Surprise! Kochie Just Made A Slavery Joke On ‘Sunrise’
While you were distracted by the other racism in Canberra today...
Guess what, there’s been another horrifying incident of racism on Sunrise! Whaaaaaaaaaaat? What a surprise. I’m shook.
In a segment about Jamaican-born athlete Usain Bolt, Sunrise host David Koch managed to put his big ol’ foot into his constantly talking mouth, saying: “Who said slavery was over?”
The story was about Bolt possibly being headhunted from his current football club at the Central Coast Mariners Football Club.
“It’s a win-win: You keep him, great. You sell him, so be it. That’s the tough world of professional football,” said Kochie’s fellow panellist, Mark Beretta.
“Who said slavery was over — anyway. No,” said Koch, clearly realising he’d done goofed.
It’s worth remembering that Sunrise was found to have breached the TV code of practice due to its recent segment on Indigenous children that was deemed “highly offensive, racist and divisive”. Keep up the good work!
Watch it here:
"Who said slavery was over?"
This is what Kochie had to say about the transfer of one of the world's greatest athletes, Usain Bolt, on Sunrise this morning. #sun7
Unbelievable. pic.twitter.com/0uHr3QhzKR
— Weh Yeoh (@wmyeoh) October 15, 2018
Naturally, people are talking.
Did Kochie really just make a slavery joke? @sunriseon7 #sunrise
— Alistair Roberts (@ShadowRoberts) October 15, 2018
Did Koshie REALLY attempt to make a slavery joke, on the back of a Usain Bolt story? #genuinequestion #its2018 #waytotakehumanrightsbacktocenturiespast #idiot #sunrise @sunrise7
— Susie Thompson (@susewithhernews) October 15, 2018
Remember after the Boston Marathon bombing when David Koch suggested on Sunrise that "the Irish" could be responsible?
— Man Who Read Book (@MarkM_Sutton) October 10, 2018
Meanwhile, Kochie has addressed the controversy over Twitter, in some way.
1/2 On @sunriseon7 this We were talking about how good it is for Bolt and the Mariners at news he was getting offers from European clubs.
Basically the use of the word slavery is a reference I’ve used to defend players who want to trade clubs or change jobs in Sport…— David Koch (@kochie_online) October 16, 2018
2/2 that you can’t keep them… it’s a free world. There’s no slavery any more. People have rights.
I admit it was clumsily put this morning when talking about Bolt shifting clubs so early and I should have explained it better.— David Koch (@kochie_online) October 16, 2018
— Griff (@bolski91) October 16, 2018