|
||||||||
Is Sir Alan Sugar racist/old fashioned |
![]() |
|
|
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
|
|
#1 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 7
|
Is Sir Alan Sugar racist/old fashioned
For the past few yrs every asian/black/ethnic person who goes on this show always gets fired and sir Alan doesnt like them
This yr a black women was the first to get fired so is it that sir Alan is racist and only wants white/british only people to work with him as never any asian/black or any other kind are hired and always a white/british born person always gets hired what do you think |
|
|
|
|
Please sign in or register to remove this advertisement.
|
|
|
#2 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Apr 2006
Posts: 1,106
|
Quote:
For the past few yrs every asian/black/ethnic person who goes on this show always gets fired and sir Alan doesnt like them
This yr a black women was the first to get fired so is it that sir Alan is racist and only wants white/british only people to work with him as never any asian/black or any other kind are hired and always a white/british born person always gets hired what do you think |
|
|
|
|
|
#3 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2008
Posts: 25,445
|
Quote:
For the past few yrs every asian/black/ethnic person who goes on this show always gets fired and sir Alan doesnt like them
This yr a black women was the first to get fired so is it that sir Alan is racist and only wants white/british only people to work with him as never any asian/black or any other kind are hired and always a white/british born person always gets hired what do you think I think you are trying too hard to be controversial, and failing miserably. The fact that you can't even be bothered to check the facts shows this. :sleep: |
|
|
|
|
|
#4 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2011
Posts: 954
|
He's also gone into business with Susan Ma who isn't white or British born.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#5 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 7,653
|
He also offered Saira a job, even though she didn't win. Also Yasmina is half-Iranian.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#6 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 11,097
|
What a load of...
|
|
|
|
|
|
#7 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 11,097
|
What I would say is he/the producers are sexist, going by how they split the groups by gender every year.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#8 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 4,430
|
No, Lord Sugar is not a racist, its just coincedence
When he was Tottenham chairman they had plenty of foreign players |
|
|
|
|
|
#9 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 34,217
|
Quote:
For the past few yrs every asian/black/ethnic person who goes on this show always gets fired and sir Alan doesnt like them
This yr a black women was the first to get fired so is it that sir Alan is racist and only wants white/british only people to work with him as never any asian/black or any other kind are hired and always a white/british born person always gets hired what do you think He's gone with and supported his fair share of ethnic minority candidates. He's not very good at allowing for different cultural attitudes though, and if those people fall into types he doesn't like (quiet, invisible but efficent types, and argumentative assertive types who talk too much) they tend to do disproportionately badly. There's another problem that the producers tend to pick quiet Asians who get unfairly removed for doing nothing, and there's been a high number of recent not very able black candidates.The show spreads the unfairness around on other grounds too though and has lots of other stock types too - including the public school stereotypes, and the selfmade man whose parts were poorly assembled, and the boaster salesmen whose self hype is inverse to their ability. |
|
|
|
|
|
#10 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 567
|
I quite liked Raef but apart from him the standard has been poor.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#11 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2003
Posts: 34,217
|
Quote:
Not at all, they are just not very good, Tim Campbell was the first winner and there was Saira (or some thing ) she did well.Thats just off the top of my head. He made his first BIG mistake in employing Michelle ahead of Ruth. All looks over substance. I think this years batch is heading the same way.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#12 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Nottingham
Posts: 4,430
|
Quote:
Old fashioned - very - but in a particular way that credits particular attributes he thinks he has and ignores other's he doesn't value.
He's gone with and supported his fair share of ethnic minority candidates. He's not very good at allowing for different cultural attitudes though, and if those people fall into types he doesn't like (quiet, invisible but efficent types, and argumentative assertive types who talk too much) they tend to do disproportionately badly. There's another problem that the producers tend to pick quiet Asians who get unfairly removed for doing nothing, and there's been a high number of recent not very able black candidates.The show spreads the unfairness around on other grounds too though and has lots of other stock types too - including the public school stereotypes, and the selfmade man whose parts were poorly assembled, and the boaster salesmen whose self hype is inverse to their ability. |
|
|
|
|
|
#13 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Apr 2009
Posts: 33,270
|
Quote:
For the past few yrs every asian/black/ethnic person who goes on this show always gets fired and sir Alan doesnt like them
This yr a black women was the first to get fired so is it that sir Alan is racist and only wants white/british only people to work with him as never any asian/black or any other kind are hired and always a white/british born person always gets hired what do you think The candidate I think SA liked most was Joanna , who was black, and a thoroughly likeable girl. She got the most charming and complimentary firing ever. |
|
|
|
|
|
#14 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 5,398
|
Deleted because someone had already made the same point as me.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#15 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Londres, Tierra del Fuego
Posts: 12,952
|
In his position I'd sack the lot of them on the first episode, regardless of race, sex, whatever. What a crowd of talentless gobshites
|
|
|
|
|
|
#16 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 76
|
Dont feed the troll
|
|
|
|
|
|
#17 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: cardiff
Posts: 12,557
|
Well there were 3 "minority" women up for the chop in the first ep so... no win situation there. And no, to answer the question,
|
|
|
|
|
|
#18 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,051
|
It's possible that the production may be racist in selecting only crap black people to go on but I doubt it. The nature of the programme encourages the casting decisions to be of provocative characters and encourages the candidates to big up themselves in an unattractive way. The black lady who went last night deserved to go, as did the white man who went tonight.
|
|
|
|
|
|
#19 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 3,051
|
Oh, and Dara O'Brain lamented last night that the Irish candidates always get the chop. He didn't suggest though, that Suralan dislikes Irish people (and I'm hoping that Leah takes it this year, as she';s my current favourite)
|
|
|
|
|
|
#20 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Birmingham
Posts: 7,604
|
Quote:
Well there were 3 "minority" women up for the chop in the first ep so... no win situation there. And no, to answer the question,
Also, as already mentioned, Tim (a black guy) won the very first series and Saira came second (I think) on the series she was in. The OP is obviously trying to be controversial for the sake of it. |
|
|
|
|
|
#21 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Jun 2004
Posts: 16,500
|
I don't think Sugar is racist. He's possibly a little sexist.
I think Sugar's main prejudice is one against academic types; he seems to prefer people from a similar background to himself - not well qualified on paper and from a working class background. |
|
|
|
|
|
#22 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Posts: 28,896
|
Noooo. He always had a soft spot for Tre! Gave him quite a few chances. Syed too.
And wasn't the first winner of Junior Apprentice an Asian lad? There just haven't been that many high calibre ethnic minority candidates. And that's down to selection. |
|
|
|
|
|
#23 |
|
Inactive Member
Join Date: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,586
|
..Delete this thread, it's not even worth discussing.
It's like discussing whether or not Rick Waller has something against Pies. |
|
|
|
|
|
#24 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Sep 2005
Posts: 17,496
|
Who were the women in the boardroom with Jaz?
|
|
|
|
|
|
#25 |
|
Forum Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,266
|
Ban this troll
|
|
|
![]() |
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 12:07.



