"I used to be a racist," caller tells James O'Brien | LBC
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- This caller opened up to James O'Brien that he used to be racist and nearly joined the BNP simply because he was from a small town and had never integrated.
"This is difficult for me to talk about because it's something I'm ashamed about," the caller Charlie said, "I'm a white guy from a rural area and when I was between the ages of 13 to 15 I was quite a racist person."
James reminded him there was no shame in admitting that on the basis that he no longer is.
Charlie said he felt compelled to ring in: "The lack of education that I received on it and the influx of media influence...even though I had parents who spoke of love and compassion and talked very strongly against it.
"I was a paper boy and I would read the papers as I was going around and every single day you'd hear negative things in thee newspapers about young black kids specifically and Muslims and it turned me into this horrible, horrible person."
Charlie told James that what is not highlighted enough is the fact that in these rural communities, people only see what they know: "There was one black person in my entire school and he was a teacher."
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As a black british woman, I appreciate the callers honesty and transparency. It takes a lot of courage and self reflection to admit these things.
The amount of respect i have for this gentleman is uncalculable. Making the insanely difficult work to get rid of hate and bias is absolutely amazing.
I’m black and really appreciate him telling his truth, an open mind can lead to wonderful things
Ignorance is prejudice....I admire the caller to admit his ignorance well done, now you're on the right path and I wish you well. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Oh mate.. that gentleman who called in was brilliant absolute brill if only we had more like him UK will be a better and safer place.. my opinion
Lovely caller, I wish him well, and he doesn’t sound uneducated. He’s come a long way
I'm an international listener and just recently got acquainted with this show and I love it. James is wonderful to listen to. Great caller, what this tells us is no matter how bad you are if you understand your faults in life. You can fix your direction.
As a black mother in America I thank you for getting it. 🥰 Keep sharing information and love
I am in tears. Always great to hear how people find the right path. Well done Sir.
all of James O’Brien’s clips get so many dislikes because he proves uneducated, angry tories wrong. they really don’t enjoy it. you are great, James.
This man speaks for a lot of people who won't openly admit to it.
Respect! To that caller for admitting his wrongs!
I heard this call live. Listening again, so powerful. Big respect to this caller
James You're doing a fantastic job listening to this guy testimony make me realise that love can destroy hate
The caller matured as a person and refused to be led down the path of hate.
This man's story is amazing!! ❤❤ that is exactly what racism is and I'm so glad you're cured! 🙌🏾
Thank you to the caller AND LBC for posting this. Often we label people and write them off- but we’re all works in progress. We are all learning through education, life experiences and reflection.
Nothing but respect for this caller.
Look what happens when you have self reflection, can admit you're wrong and just want to be better. There is not a single comment against this caller in this comment section. Whether you're with him or not, you can only respect him. It's a great feeling listening to someone like this man. I hope he comes to this video and sees all the comments here for him.
Always props to people that show significant growth and introspection and then arrive at a conclusion that doesn't benefit them personally. Takes a really open, curious, and, really, smart person to defeat things they've been indoctrinated to believe since youth.