How dare he say Londonistan isn’t an English city!
Via The Blaze:
John Cleese — the former Monty Python cast member and giant of British comedy — is being branded a racist for daring to repeat his observation that London “is not really an English city” anymore.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan — who’s been lambasted for his knife-control policies amid a stabbing epidemic in the city — tweeted that Cleese’s comments make him “sound like he’s in character as Basil Fawlty.” It’s a reference to the sitcom “Fawlty Towers” in which Cleese plays a character known for his “incompetence, short fuse, and arrogance” guaranteeing that “accidents and trouble are never far away.”
“Londoners know that our diversity is our greatest strength,” Khan continued. “We are proudly the English capital, a European city, and a global hub.”
An op-ed writer for the Independent called Cleese’s comments “xenophobic” and that they “reveal a sad truth about aging comedians.”
TV comedy writer James Felton blasted Cleese in a mocking tweet: “Hi I’m John Cleese. Today I’ll be complaining there are too many immigrants in London from my home where I live in the Caribbean.”