'I'm of this country': Sangita Myska's powerful reflection on what bigoted LBC caller said to her
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- This video clip is from a LBC show presented by Sangita Myska on August 29th 2022.
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Bring back Sangita. It is shameful how you have treated her.
womp womp
Shame on LBC for sacking Sangita!
Awe, this upset me. The degree of ignorance of so many people in our country is beyond belief. Kudos to Sangita for managing the situation like a boss. Big hugs ❤
she knows that she is a foreigner that is why she is crying and upset about it because a true englishman wouldnt be upset about being not being called English. The Truth hurts
@@covfefe1787- Crawl back under your rock….
Hi Sangita, your reflections is articulately elegant. It demonstrates your education and who you are; are exactly what we need in this country. Anna's irrational fear is embedded in a lack of self-knowledge. You stand to peacefully change vilifying ideologies like xenophobia, whereas Anna's hatred of people who do not look like her comes to the surface because she is envious of their achievements. She cannot accept that it is through sheer hard work that black people achieve their social or professional positions and not through passive emotional and irrational articulations of their fears.
Well-done Sangita! We need your contribution to change the world for the better!
This woman is an actor.....pathetic and disgusting
Not only was that caller a xenophobe, but she also advocated for letting children go hungry. What a wonderful job her parents did. They must be so proud of her. It must take a lot of hate and effort to mold such a callous individual. Gross.
and, let's not forget, nine others.
Her parents likely ARE proud of her 😞
Oh yeah, they almost certainly are very proud 😐 I hate that these vile bigots live in the same country as myself and other decent people.
@@Warbaman Oh how ever so peaceful and tolerant you are 😉
She said her dad died when she was young and her mum worked 12 hour shifts…
But in any case - she’s an adult now, at some point it’s not on the parents anymore, surely? 😅🤷🏾♂️
I think we all know what "Anna from Widnes" meant. If it helps, I'd far rather share the country with decent people like Sangita and Marcus Rashford than with Anna.
What Anna of Widnes needs to reflect upon is that when you point the finger at someone, is that there are three fingers pointing back at you.
@@albert7311 'new Britons'? Who are they?
Well said.👍
@@albert7311 spent a lot of time in Bradford, always found everyone as friendly regardless of heritage. Yes it's beautifully diverse, and a lot of people live very differently to me, but I'm intelligent enough to not see that as a demonstration of ill will towards me. You see what you want to see, mate.
@@albert7311 I am a white British male and lived and worked in Bradford,, really nice town, what problem do you have with it?
You are a strong woman, and getting emotional about what happened is the biggest proof that you are a human being that has a heart, and in the right place for that. I have the highest respect for what you do and how you do it.
What does it mean to be British? It means to have your morals and your empathy for your fellow human beings. It is an honour to have a person such as you as a member of our country.
"to have your morals and your empathy for your fellow human beings" thats just being a decent Human being, nationality and ethnicity has nothing to do with it and to be honest its something that the UK is lacking these past few years.
It's genetics.
Well said
Beautifully put.
That is hilarious, and shows a total lack of historical knowledge.
I heard “Anna from Widnes”, and her vile call.
I’m sorry you were subjected to that.
Plenty of us are disgusted.
However,
Let’s not kid ourselves, there are plenty of Annas. They’ve always been amongst us. They just got more confident recently.
Anna is an example of the worst of British. Marcus Rashford, an example of the best of British.
Anna will probably never understand that.
The sooner the Annas of this world start dying out the better.
''Anna from Widnes'' is Sangita's best pal , these LBC calls are all made up to wire up all the London idiots
@@faithpearlgenied-a5517 Progress is made 1 death at a time
@@albert7311 or it could just be his middle name and he very wisely hasn't put his surname on social media...just a thought
I agree with Paul about these vile people feeling more confident of late. This is a direct consequence of policies, attitudes and right wing rhetoric of the last decade. As Sangita puts it so eloquently, we have to avoid turning against each other given that such horribly divisive and hateful attitudes are likely to harden and be more overt as the conditions we all are facing become commonplace over the coming months. History tels us that as times become more difficult scapegoats are sought and manufactured. We must speak out. Thanks to LBC, and British people like Sangita, we have a powerful platform and role models. Let’s never regret not standing up and using our voices.
This goes back to 2016, when Farage, Bozo and co let the genie out of the bottle.
Sangita intimidates Anna, because she's everything that Anna isn't
@Dave you are so spot on.
Totally right Dave, unfortunately .
The Genie was being fed BS by the British press for 40 years. This incessant barrage of lies by the newspapers ultimately sold newspapers and caused people to vote to insulate themselves and limit their lives to the British isles and to vote to be financially poorer.
What positives were gained?
We have all lost a lot.
And tRump in the USA.
@Bolo Young ENGLAND FOR THE ENGLISH!
You're worth a billion of this baggage Sangita. As a "White" Englishman heading towards changing his citizenship, totally out of love with the UK, a Brexile and on the road to becoming German you are, without question, far more British than me. Respect.
Why have you put 'white' in speech marks? An Indian is "more British" than a Brit? Do explain that one..
@davidwelsh Hi David, welcome back to Europe. I feel with you. I am born german, immigrated to New zealand and because of a woman went back To Germany. I was very disappointed when Brexit was happening.
In dem Fall, servus Bruder und willkommen.
👋🏻
Sangita you are great and pure
anyone that fights for a better Britain for all is unquestionably British in my eyes.
It doesn't matter what you look like, sound like, or what religion you might hold. I, for one, am proud to have someone like Singita represent our home. People like her give me hope when, at times, it can be hard to find.
I hope that caller is proud of themselves because the rest of us are horrified and embarrassed. Im sorry you had to go through that.
In group preference is completely normal around the World. Wake up to reality.
@@evolassunglasses4673 Normal doesn't equal right.
I'm not horrified. I agree with everything Anna said.
I hope she's terrified at home waiting for a brick to come through her window
@@ktool4855 keyboard warrior
Sangita comes across as a genuine and lovely lady.
tory propaganda does awful things to people.
The same thing has been going on over here in the United States since the founding really. And actually, there is no real race other than the human race. It's utterly pointless to hate someone because of their outward appearance and then to associate that with your own personal circumstance as if somehow you could pinpoint another for all the ills that diminished your life. It takes a collective effort by those who perpetuate this demagoguery and are rewarded by the special interest for pitting average folks against each other when commonsense reveals in minute detail the rewards for that demagoguery are only confined to those who can translate it into some gain at the expense of the spurious dupes who express them over the airwaves like the naive caller to the host intent to imply she's not really a subject of the British government or even an English person. The rest of humanity has to do something to curb the avarice of the elite lest they bring the entire planet to its knees for their callous ill regard for others' right to feel secure in their existence. We all are all the extended progeny of people who originated in some other place.
It does indeed and it’s alarming how nasty people feel emboldened to be nasty these days.
@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 well another perfect example of hate culture -- what were you trying to find ? knight of nothing pish
@@bl4ckkn1g8t5 Who the broadcaster? She is new to broadcasting for one so not much history and as an individual she has a right to privacy just as you do. And a quick question why are you looking up peoples details? I think yesterdays call is enough to warrant her privacy can you imagine the abuse she could get if she was easy to find with a google search?
@@colinhill9439
Most people in the public, have detailed wiki pages, net worth, education, early life, she doesn't even have her age.
Seems as she had had her info removed
She has been in the business for years
I recently stumbled upon this radio station and I absolutely fell in love with her style of conducting interviews. So so elegant and her calm demeanor is so contagious. ❤
😂😅😂
Sangista Myska is someone I have only recently started listening to . She is very impressive , LBC is very much less without her
Hello Sangita, I listened to the call and was absolutely horrified and dumbfounded. I am sorry you experienced that. You keep up your brilliant work. :-)
I couldn’t agree more, I was furious at how she had the nerve to call and say that
@SagittariusA* I bet you thought that was a right "gotcha" comment, didn't you? Idiot.
I'm personally horrified that a radio presenter uses time to talk about her emotions based not on any logic! She is Tanzanian and Anna did not mention color - they are the facts for the jury!
@@jamestoney5852 Marcus Rashford was born in Manchester. Of course you're cherry picking in order to support a dumb conclusion.
@@entx8491 not really pal that of course makes him English but Sangita is not. Are we done here?
She's 100% conservative, and trying hard to keep a rusty conservatives sinking ship afloat.
you are one of us, Sangita, and we are proud to have you!
Wow, such a powerful and moving segment. What does it mean to be british? I think you are the living encapsulation of our country as it should be. An open, kind and inclusive nation.
Such an embarrassment but not the least surprised by what I’ve heard today.
@@albert7311 Can you name an English city where the English are a minority?
@@albert7311 The English are/were the Angle tribe which is situated between southern Denmark and northern Germany and came to England (what was then known as Britain) in around 600 AD meaning, they came on a boat to these islands themselves.
@@albert7311 why are you afraid of being in the minority?
The first person in This country wasn’t even white he was black I believe.What a horrible person I was very upset by that person she had no feelings what so ever.☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️☮️🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@@albert7311 Who is ethnically cleansing you? Nobody is - but 1000 years ago, your ancestors came over and actually ethnically cleansed the indigenous people of the islands so, you don't have any moral highground to whinge about who is coming on over next, the only difference between you and Miss Myska is your family have a longer timeline on here, that's all.
As a tax paying citizen of this country I’d genuinely appreciate it if the police could investigate this caller for racial abuse. Honestly sick and tired of this relentless racism.
Totally agree with you.
Like the ongoing grooming scandal?
That's all the police do!! The lady knows why she was horrible, need to do classic old crimes.
@@vincentblack7467 arresting people for hurty words is pathetic!
@Soul of a robot Are you serously pretending not to know the difference? Really
You responded to this with such dignity and class Sangita. The caller was someone who has so obviously been failed by her government and clearly just not a very informed individual. It would have been easy to put her down negatively but it comes to a point where we have to start asking ourself the hard questions about why people like this have this kind of mindset, and unfortunately that stems right back to the very top.
We can see now that kind of British nees no longer exist or her group’s understand because all over the world other people can vote for national party like’s of India B J P and other so that this group need to be Educated this is Great Britain
Unfortunately including much of the media who should have realised the reasons people voted Leave were largely about this. Not me ... but I accept that I am unusual.
@@mohammednoor5108 lol u just look for anything and anywhere to grind your axe against BJP when this is not even relevant ! Lol
@@sgordon8123 there are many Non English British and non British commonwealth long term residents of Britain who voted for Leave so you are not alone
LOL, She claims "African heritage" but the East Africans kicked her family out precisely for the colour of her skin
Sangita, you're probably more British than I am. I'm white but also part Irish. I watch you and James O' Brien all the time. Keep on doing what you do. The world is a better place with you in it!
The fact this has caused such upset has shocked me. It shouldn’t, but it has. What that horrid woman said is so risible, so ignorant, so hopelessly detached from reality that it should be treated as a joke. What these people say should be treated with the same derision as the assertions made by antivaxxers or those who believe the 2020 US election was stolen. It has so little basis in reality that is can be summarily discarded for the batshit it is.
I don’t want to live in Anna’s Britain. I want to live in Sangita’s. Anna’s worldview makes this country worse. It’s enabled the society destroying Tories to infest our nation’s soul like a cancer and sown culture wars where social priorities desperately need addressing. We need more Sangitas and fewer Annas.
Well said!
oh grow up , ''Anna from Widnes'' is not a real caller, LBC always pull that trick to clickbait all the London communists ,
Exactly
I am in US. I did take them as a joke, until I realized that most of the same people are in power and they are trying to make this country a White Christian Nation. Don't take these people lightly. I learned that after January 6, Because it's being put on POC. Not the people everyone saw on camera.
@@albert7311 What?
This woman does not make me proud to be British. You and Marcus Rashford do, Sangita. Your response was beautiful, measured, honest and powerful.
Bradford is the most dangerous city in Europe check it out. Neil Campbell.
@@albert7311 That sentence doesn't make sense. Why would they go to Bradford and see how proud the people of Bradford are of them? Bit weird.
Marcus Rashford is calling for the government to feed hungry kids with taxpayers money, whilst he hides is vast wealth through tax avoidance schemes. Maybe he should put his own money up to feed these kids.
@@albert7311 what are you waffling on about
@@vincentblack7467 jog on fella.
Sassy Sangita🥰 what a model of class, beauty, intelligence. Such a silky smooth voice, love your broadcasts and try to listen at every opportunity. Stay proud girl, you’re beautiful- no amount of hate will ever extinguish your bright brilliant flame😍😇
We in Malaysia facing the same problem. I salute you, you handled with dignity. I feel you too Sis.
The revolting comments from this caller shamed the Nation. Sadly this disgusting woman is typical of so many who now live on this island that is sinking in a sea of racism, hatred and bigotry. Luckily there are still decent people living here who were outraged, so there is still hope.
Shamed the nation! Really? Admittedly the woman's comments were abhorrent but to say the caller shamed the nation is very over dramatic.
@@mattd5073 ok where would you put it on your own person shamemonitor ? I am all eyes 👀…tadahhhhhhhh….oops was that too dramatic for you love ?
@@mattd5073 Attitudes & comments like this is what shames this nation, Ann from Widnes is not alone.
@@wcfields547 He’s absolutely right- and you know it, in an hour or so when your emotions have calmed and reason has returned you’ll agree. My sympathies
@@mattd5073 she only shamed herself, she doesn’t speak for me.
Awful comments from Anna. Presumably she was fine with Jamie Oliver criticising the Government on School Dinners. Like it matters who stands up for peoples rights.
Tbh she was probably that parent going to the chip shop to feed her kids because no one tells her to feed her kids nutritious food. She is .. pig ignorant
I'm British, born and raised in the UK, but of a different cultural heritage... and I can say that The UK is an ABSOLUTE DUMP🤣🤣.. I moved away years ago..and will NEVER return
Sangita! STAY STRONG!!! You know that we are all behind you and we love you!!
I listened to the call and was disgusted. Much respect to you for your initial response and this followup. Though I personally think you are being too generous to Anna in Widnes, she does not deserve this respect and the sooner we’re rid of people like her the better
She may have learned something. Why has tearing into each other become so common?
@@marionlarkin1161 I am done with being diplomatic and nice to people who show no offer of the same to other human beings
@@Geege101 lol I've gone the opposite way. I think it's important we make arguments in a clear and most level headed way as possible. Not only does it feel better for me personally as it's like you're allowing yourself to hold on to less anger, but I also think it allows your points to ring more true.
I think being diplomatic helps to ensure that nothing undermines the actual points and words being said.
@@burni988 I do have a lot of respect for people who can do this, I tried for many years but my patience has run too thin
Well said Anna, I'm proud of you!
What that caller said proved your whole point of yesterdays phone in. Children eating together and socialising together gives them so many skills for future relationships. The fact that that caller didn't do that as a child and the way she spoke to you, proves exactly why its so important.
this
Open borders for Israel.
Open borders for every non-White country.
Try telling those white folks who live in Rotherham, Rochdale, Telford, Oldham, Bradford etc.. about the wonders of multiculturalism. I doubt they would be over the moon.
@@Nuron666 what happened to those kids is unacceptable, think everyone would agree. All those people should be held accountable and throw away the key. The children affected should also get all the support needed due to the trauma they endured.
That being said have you checked the gov statistics on pedophiles in the UK being majority whites, will you call of them out or be a hypocrite and only scrutinise one group, so that makes you feel better?
This made me so emotional. Sangita handled this so well! I feel so annoyed at the hurt this caller has caused her. It's ridiculous. I've watched a few of sangita's shows now and I have to say, I think she's fantastic
Top bird🎉🎉😅😅💖🤩🤩
I suppose this is so upsetting when it's someone who is supposed to be your fellow countrymen/women and you're supposed to be able to trust.
Betrayal by a foreigner hurts much less than when it's someone closer and it cuts much deeper than a sword.
You asked 'what does it mean to be British?' - my answer is simple. You, Sangita 💙. Very proud of your response and resolve, and proud to call you a fellow Brit.
'Resolve' to keep foreigners out? Yes, I like that too.
She is not of British heritage. She has hijacked another culture, cultural appropriation I think they call it.
This kind of thinking is what is seriously wrong with the world. Her mentality is disgraceful.
@@albert7311 The whole point is that you can let go of that paranoia. Welcome immigrant people's desire to be English, and they'll become one with you.
@@albert7311 Given 85% of the country are white your fears are not just irrational, they are unjustified. You do know you will die one day don't you? And that in the future, probably in your absence, the planet will be chewed up by the sun or a meteorite or rogue black hole. There will be oblivion. Then the variety of colours of homosapien skin on some little historically lively island on the planet will cease to matter. Given life is so short why not just spend your short blink of a life making things marginally better for fellow humans while you're here. Or failing that, try not making their experience worse. Think - how would YOU like to be treated if your parents had chosen to permanently move abroad while you were still a child?
@@albert7311 I'll be getting the champagne when we finally evolve past this kind of mindset. And don't be coy mate - you mean when >whites< are in a minority.
@@albert7311 you mean white English I guess we will have an idea as to how the natives is in Australia feel
@@lawsonj39
No they wont.
They'll self segregate & bring their traditions with them that are incompatible with the west.
Well done for keeping your dignity, Sangita, you gorgeous human being. I'm afraid I would have responded far more angrily.
You mean you would have responded with privilege?
How would you feel if Sangita responded like you would?
Well done Sangita. You dealt with this emotive issue with such grace and dignity. This caller has much to learn about accepting non white people no matter how much you would drill common sense into her. She has so much hatred in her and at the end of the day, she has no peace of mind and struggling and hurting herself without realizing it. She's done herself a disservice...what can you do! You have the support and admiration of all your fans. Stay blessed.
Sunalini kamayah
Well done, for your brave and passionate response.
We love this wonderful country ❤️ where we live, work and call our home.
keep going Mrs. Sangita 👏👏👏👏
It's amazing how brits make fun of americans and yet they can be similar in the most horrible ways.
Agreed, I’m an American living in Britain and I have experience more bigotry and discrimination my 5 years living here in England than my whole life in America.
England is just a more subtle version of America at this point. We've gone batshit just like you guys.
To be fair, the US deserves to be made fun of. But you're right, we have dreadful people too and so do we.
@@faithpearlgenied-a5517 Nearly every country is comical, but you're right.
@@geogeek7816 I agree. Brits are very antisemitic too. Sad country ….
The tragic part of this story is that Anna from Widnes probably put the phone down and completely forgot about the conversation, whereas Sangita has clearly spent the rest of the day and night thinking about what she said and that according to Anna, she doesn't belong here. Shame on that caller who has no idea the hurt she has caused, and huge respect to Sangita who called her out and had the bravery to continue her show and speak her truth. Solidarity!
It's mentioned in this short clip that A.F.W continued to text L.B.C. After her hate filled call.
I'm 36 years old. Half arab. When I was in school someone told me to go back to my country. I told him I was born here and my mother is white English. The kid asked the teacher if I was British.
She replied "just because a dog is born in a barn, doesn't make it a horse" it hurt me so deeply that even to this day I haven't forgot about it. I know exactly how Sangita feels.
@@nuriben7910 Wow I'm sorry mate. That is disgusting, coming from a teacher of all people. I hope she isn't still a teacher.
I am glad you said " Her truth" The problem lies in the fact we all interpret or experiences
in life differently . You have to understand the lady caller was probably raised in a restricted environment a closed culture many people in Britain are . What all the outraged people fail to understand is they would no doubt think the same as her if they had had her upbringing .
@@nuriben7910 As a white English man, I apologise on that teacher's behalf.
Thank you Sangeeta for your bravery and a wise response . Having worked as an NHS doctor and a proud British Indian most of my working life , I can say that We should not get deterred by a small number of prejudiced people .
I bet you think you're white.
@@ygmistique8155 no I'm blue with yellow polka dots....OK!
"Don't take criticism from someone you wouldn't take advice from " ❤️
I think its absolutely disgusting that someone who has lived and worked their whole life in the UK be treated in such a manner. Well done for standing up for yourself, that kind of xenophobic behavior is unacceptable.
100% agree with you, but just to be clear I think someone who lived and worked their whole life abroad shouldn't be treated in such a manner. It's small minded.
She's still not English.
@@DarlingFascistBullyBoi Not what her passport says!
@@DarlingFascistBullyBoi define English.
@@gregoryboatswain1605 Absolutely, I lament that common human decency no longer seems to be an aspiration.
If a child was raised in a country, did their school years in the country, their first love was probably a native, listen to the same music, watches the same shows, WHAT OTHER COUNTRY are they supposed to belong to? Their entire upbringing and worldview was modeled after the country they grew up in, all their friends and loved ones live there, to claim they don't belong is madness. Skin colour is superficial, their _soul_ is imprinted by the place they grew up in.
But you hate white English 😂 what are you going on about?
@@nathanfurnival8724 It's completely obvious what they "are going on about". Was a bit too complicated for you?
@@nathanfurnival8724 How did you not understand that? Are you an adult? I hope not because you sound like someone with the mental maturity of a slow 12 year old with issues. Grow the F up and find a hobby or something.
@@nathanfurnival8724 I hope your objective here is just to provoke. One would have to feel sorry for you otherwise
" their first love was probably a native " 🤣🤣🤣 and you didn't even realise what you said.
I had a neighbour like Anna.She's no longer on this earth.After suffering a heart attack and she's now having a dirt nap.Oh well not missing her dulcet noisy tones.Stay strong Sangita.
Dharma,Artha, Kama, Moksha.... ❤❤❤ You are doing great Sangita... 👍👍👍
I'm a New York City gal in North Carolina, U.S.A., and never heard of Sangita until I clicked on this video a few minutes ago. I was in tears halfway through! Sooooo sorry you were treated this way, Sangita! I recognize your generously minded response and your ability to turn this around into an open discussion that may be healing for some and challenging for others. Wishing you well from across the pond!!
@MsMissy her country! She belongs to England not the other way around.....
Clean up ya own back yard, atleast shes not shot by a blue lifer !?
@@albert7311 no. Why do ask?
@Marc Berger I don't think she has that power, Marc.
@@johncobourne361 @Albert is attempting a childish analogy. He is clearly simple minded.
The work and pensions secretary, Therese Coffey, has said she will not publish five official reports into how the department handles helping the vulnerable, or how many people have died as a result of being denied disability benefits.
The publication of these reports was promised by Coffey’s predecessors, following claims that thousands of disabled people had died since the Conservatives came into power in 2010. The true number still isn’t known, but it was found that over 17,000 people died between 2013 and 2019 whilst waiting for decisions to be made over their benefit claims. In 2020, we learned that 5,000 disabled people died still waiting to be reimbursed by the government to the tune of £16m in underpaid benefits
Sounds like lies
Wondering if publication can be demanded via a FOI request. Public interest demands that the electors know what the elected have done in office, with the public funds and powers granted to them by Parliament.
I got my DLA took off me 8 years ago, It was a year after I'd nearly died from severe sepsis (at the age of 17,righr before my exams) my body was still massively in tatters, I had an ileostomy bag that repeatedly leaked, I have hypermobility and osteopersosis so my joints and bones are in a terrible state. I went to an assessment to renew my benefits, they decided I wasn't entitled to any rates. One of the reasons cited was because I opened a bottle lid (the flip cap) in front of the assessor. I appealed, lost, I went to tribunal and I was made to feel like I was lying and that I should just get on with my life from the DWP spokesperson. The doctor and judge were visibly shocked at what was being said. They awarded me low rate care and no mobility, the judge told me to reapply and with the further evidence I had id probably get better rates (they couldn't accept how bad I was because it was after the reassessment process had started a year before.
It scarred a young me so much, how i was treat I questioned whether I deserved it, whether the DWP was right. Fast forward to today, I haven't been able to work a single dya of my life. I have multiple surgeries every year because surgeons literally can not fix me. I finally got the courage to apply for pip during lockdown and I was instantly awarded high rate care and mobility. I'm not the only one I know who's had similar experiences with the underqualified assessors and broken welfare system.
If it wasn't for the support of my mother and father, I'd be dead by now through suicide because I wouldn't have been able to afford to exist.
Well done!! So inspiring. It would have been easier to just ignore her but you tackled it beautifully and professionally!
I just wanted to add that that the issue is beyond skin colour. It’s everything that may be perceived as different. Accent is a big one, Names, Religion. The discrimination towards skin colour or tone is obvious but racism is seen on every front.
Many immigrants including those of ‘white’ skin colour anglicise their names to reduce the chances of discrimination.
Sangita we absolutely love you. Well done for NOT doing what bullies want and going quiet. Keep on being fab and your kindness continue to radiate.
Odellin speak for ya self I don't love Sangita... I find her narcissistic myself
@@jamestoney5852 That's cool James! You only have to read through the comments on this video to see that you and the awful caller Anna are in a tiny minority of people who dislike Sangita. The rest of us hold her in very high regard. Tata!
Stop saying WE love you , I don't I think she's terrible and needs to get a backbone !
@@scotty634 Its very obvious if you scroll through the comments lacey just how overwhelmingly loved Sangita is. The public outpouring of support for her through twitter also makes it very clear just how much WE love her. It's perfectly ok for you not to like her though, for whatever inner hateful reasons you have for people. Free country etc etc etc. Have a blessed day!
@@jamestoney5852 I don't love her either she reminds me of Meghan markle .
Well if the woman who called in claims to be British you are a million miles apart.
If being British now means being selfish and nasty like the caller then it is no longer something to be proud of.
I would far rather strive for the values that Sangita and her family clearly have.
I can't believe there are not thousands of comments supporting Sangita on this.
Right. I'd rather be surrounded by millions of people with the attitude of Sangita than Anna, any day.
@@albert7311 I'm afraid you are part of the problem.
What an absolutely classy response to some of the most hate-filled garbage I've ever heard one human spew up at another. Brilliant, Sangita. Thank you for handling yourself, and this situation, in the way that you have. Much love from the left side of the big pond. ❤❤❤
why did LBC fire sangita?
Gosh, how did Sangita manage to stay so gracious? Insane that someone like her would ever need to defend herself to someone as awful and ignorant as Anna from Widnes.
I know, she was very dignified about it. I would have lost my rag with Anna immediately and taught her a few things someone should have taught her a long time ago.
Sangita, you are so much more British than Anna from Widnes will ever be. To anyone who has suffered xenophobia, discrimination and racism in the UK from my fellow Britons I am so sorry. I am utterly disgusted by the underlying bigotry that underlies much of British society. You are the best of us Sangita and I applaud your efforts to bring people together despite the public hostility. Britain needs many more people like you.
Well said Tom!
Tom you are addressing me in this as well. Were it not for wonderful people like yourself, I would not be living here. It is the few backward thinking people who cause these issues.
My experience is that having lived abroad for most of my life and then moving to England, I am able to see the UK with new eyes, I haven't had decades of political dripfeeding. There is a lot that is brilliant about this place, there are some things that are faulty. Maybe not new immigrants, but immigrants who are established really do have insights that are worth considering by the new citizens, we have a massive amount to contribute as well as huge passion.
Moving to the UK for me was immensely costly not in a financial way, but it costs you everything. The loss is about as close to dying one can get. One's entire history is obliterated, goodbye family, friends, memories, food specialities, smells, pets and a million other things. Having left almost everything behind, we have no option but to do everything we can to rebuild our lives. To rebuild and become integrated into British people's lives would be wonderful, but it's hellish difficult because the British culture is not always inclusive.
No
Your emotions don't determine who is more English than someone else.
@@timpullen4941 Our culture is being eroded to make way for people like you. We were never asked to be flooded with foreigners. You don't care about our culture and our identity. All you care about is "inclusion".
I'm Portuguese, I live here for 17 years of full-time employment. Financial stability. Thank you, England.
Just wow, straight from the heart, absolutely impressive, Sangita 🧡
It shouldn't be an issue but it is and it's a terrifying example of how people can be manipulated by extremists. History is full of stuff like this and it shouldn't need spelling out. I am really sorry you had to put up with this hate and I applaud you for addressing the issues today. Proud to count you as a fellow citizen.
Like you being proud is something to be proud of.
The problem I find is that those who suffer such abuse will defend capitalism to the hilt. Capitalism makes workers turn against each other, makes us hate each other and gets us to defend capitalism.
@@pubzero have you heard these people, what planet are they on 🙆🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🥴
@@jamesjameson4566 These invertebrate snowflakes really get my goat.
So was prophet muohamed an extremist? Are his followers also extremists? Wake up
Anna in Widnes didn't deserve another thought. You have such a compassion for positive social change Sangita, don't let these people get to you. The sad part about people like her are unable to successfully debate their own views in a persuasive manner, so they choose to attack and debase people based on their traits and characteristics in an attempt to silence them and win the argument by default. Well guess what Anna from Widnes, you didn't win the debate this time and you never will.
This was both emotional and empowering. In times of hardship we are encouraged to look for a Scapegoat to blame the ills and hardships we experience due to the decisions of the few.
I am a British Muslim woman of Pakistani heritage. England is my home and I cant imagine living anywhere else. My faith gender and heritage means that my perspective and experience enriches the many communities I belong to. I don't know whether I will ever be seen as British which is a burden I live with but it's the only home I will ever have.......
You are not british, you dont belong in UK.
You are British 100%
@Prospero She's more British than you. She embodies British ideals. You're a hateful POS. That's the nation you belong to. Well done.
@Prospero and you'll never be a human being so... guess that sorts it.
@Prospero English can mean culture. Culture is not based on where you are born, but where you are raised. If you are raised in England during childhood and you have that culture, then you're English.
I'm half 'English', but I'm also 100% 'English' in that I'm raised here, It's my culture, and I'm not swapping.
I'm second generation Pakistani in this country. My father fought in Germany in the second world war for this country, that's how we came here in the 60s. I was just a few months old. Would love to know what her father or grandfather were doing whilst my dad was a British prisoner of war in Germany. I love this country England. The country my father fought for
Nothing but love for Sangita.
Well she is hot....!!
No
Anna has achieved what she set out to do Sadly and it's too make this lovely woman cry and come out and try to justify her behaviour. Anna knew what she was doing and she's not ashamed of it.
If she had achieved what she set out to Sangita would have already left
Nothing but respect for you. Well done for responding with eloquence and intelligence.
My wife is from Ukraine, has lived here for ten years, and she is more passionately Scottish than any 'native' Scot I know. She ran a charity kitchen for our large elderly community, delivering free home made meals to people who hadn't had any human contact for months. They were so grateful that many cried when their meals were delivered. She has been in the local paper five times for her services in our home town.
The 'Best of British' are, in reality, whoever comes to these islands and calls it home. They have so SO much to offer, if only they're given the chance. And like it or not, we need them desperately.
Absolute nonsense. The British are the native British, and the 'best of British' are whomever one would personally consider better of those British people. A lot of people that come to these islands have nothing to offer, and others have violence to offer. I notice you left those people out of your description even though we commonly see the damage they've done every day. And to your last point - Why would we need them "desperately"? That doesn't make any sense whatsoever. Does Bulgaria suddenly need a huge influx of Maoris? Does Tibet suddenly need a masses of Somalis?
@@ringtail1410 I don't know where your anger and bigotry comes from, but I hope you're able to one day let it go and live a happier life. The world isn't out to get you.
@@happymaskedguy1943 Why would you conflate facts to bigotry? I like how you put the word "native" Scot in speechmarks, by the way, implying that it somehow is fluid or doesn't exist. Your wife is from Ukraine, therefore, she's not from Britain. The end. And I live a perfectly happy life, thanks. I just prefer truth to lies. A shame you're the opposite really isnt it
@@ringtail1410 You've got a long way to go man, but I hope you get there. All the best.
@@happymaskedguy1943 I wish you all the best too, in your pursuit of being able to actually tell the truth for once in your life.
I wonder what Anna would have said if she didn't know who you were. If it was just your voice and arguments, I think Anna would have to face reality instead of attacking you for your heritage
You are a gracious person and worth a thousand Annas. You are what makes it worth living here. Anna certainly doesn't.
Well done, Sangita, for highlighting this problem of xenophobia in the UK! 👏👏
I live in the USA and I see it all the time!
Politicians have to be very careful so as not to ‘stoke the fires’ of divisiveness by their comments! ❤
People like Anna from widnes have no concept of what it means to be anything. Horrible bigotry at its finest and people at the top have condoned it for a long time. Stay strong and be happy 😊
In group preference is completely normal around the World. China India Israel ect.
Immigration is capitalism importing an over supply of labour in, which is a race to the bottom particularly for the working class.
Oligarchs love immigration
Encouraged it, even
Sangita trying to understand and deconstruct Anna's motivation is heart- breaking..Anna's hatefulness and mean spiritedness are almost certainly a projection of the miserable life she leads...well done to Sangita for pushing back against this hate
@@albert7311 indigenous Brits ?..we are a mongrel race ..invaded by every country from the Danes to the Anglo Saxon s ,the Vikings the Romans, the Normans,the Celts..or is your concern about skin colour?
It's a complete lack of education I was similar to Anna a few years ago although I'd never phone a radio show and say it out loud. Then I took a course in healthcare, studied sociology, psychology, as well as the medical field of interest and have done a complete 360 on everything. Tbh it was remarkable and only achievable through proper education. There are so many people out there like i used to be who feel they're relatively smart and informed but they've been duped by certain sections of the media and those around them. Usually their families who also lack the right information. Honestly if the course I done was made mandatory to all adults I genuinely feel there would be a seismic shift in people's opinions and who they vote for.
Love how the reoccurring mantra is "she probably doesn't understand..." Basically Anna is thick. :D
Yeah, and Sangita had even the decency to answer and go into her words.. Normally you never should lower yourself to this racisme, but she did and now I have tears in my eyes..
It's somewhat odd that I'm being recommended this video about Sangita's alienation by a bigoted nationalist, just after she was fired for conducting an entirely appropriate interview with a spokesperson for a government of bigoted nationalists. On the exceedingly remote chance that some hint of this comment might ever make it to Sangita... These spineless cowards didn't deserve you anyway.
Beautifully spoken Sangita. We should always welcome a discussion, even with those that might share views we otherwise consider to be repugnant. The most powerful response to any ignorant person will always be one shared with dignity, emotion and honesty.
Well said 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Your response was far more than was deserved, and way, way more respectful than I could ever have managed.
I hope that person reads the comments and is rightfully ashamed of themselves.
Sadly people like that don't care what people think of them and don't listen to reason or possess decency. I doubt anything would make her ashamed of herself.
She won't be ashamed because she "knows" she is right. The fact that she is wrong won't even occur to her. She will put all the negative responses down to "political correctness" or "lefty-wokeness" (depending how she gathers her current affairs news). Sadly the "Anna from Widnes" of this world are, pretty much, beyond redemption and we will just have to wait until they are all gone before we can move on.
Sadly people like her don't care. especially labour!
We're all Brits regardless of colour, Race and Religion. infact passing the compulsory Citizenship Ceremonie is a very emotional and uplifting experience
My best friend did that and the questionnaire and our history you have to know is far more than most people born here will ever know. I was once proud to be British but for the past 12 years of so that has gone and I feel shame not just due to racism but many reasons and most importantly by the way our society seems to be going. And it goes from the top of the country down. It is a shame.
@@colinhill9439 name your alternative utopia country then where you would feel proud ?
@@moshedayan6698 you probably need to re-read his post.
@@richardbradley1532 They won't get it either way.
@@moshedayan6698 most countries is Europe has been doing better than the Brexit Tory disaster zone
To be "British" is to be compassionate and kind to others. That caller was certainly none of these qualities. You are a lovely person Sangita and always remember that ❤️.
When has Britain or it's people ever been compassionate to anyone?
it really hurts when someone calls you a non-indigenous colonizing occupier and tells you to get lost, doesn't it?
You are lovely, this is your home. What you say is very true but don't forget people can just be jealous and want an easy target for their bile. I'm proud that many lovely people want to make their home in our country and have greatly enriched it.
Couldn't agree more 👏🏻
British to Anna means white England. Being from Scotland, she would probably say i'm not British, i'm just Scotch. Britain to her means England and it is what most English politicians think too. But I would say i'm Scottish and her version of Britain/England can fek right off. Roll on Scottish Independence...
Then you have another question,what is it too be scottish. Is it hate the English, love tartan,haggis,the accent,whisky,drug deaths,suicides,being abject miserable.
@@colinsmith1288 Nope, mostly just hate the Tory, Labour and Lib Dem cabal. And on the subject of racial bigotry, and I quote "Is it hate the English, love tartan,haggis,the accent,whisky,drug deaths,suicides,being abject miserable"
Clear, concise and with the deepest meaning. The most British thing ever. You are a proud Daughter of Britain, and a worthy heir of its history and destiny.
I wonder what her 23andMe would say about that
@@jo18533and that’s relevant how?
@@Tamarlane389 Because it reveals one's origins.
@@jo18533 are you saying, bring ‘British’ can only be determined by a DNA test?
@@Tamarlane389 Well. yes. Although you can apply for a piece of paper from the government and become a British citizen.
Brilliantly summarised well done keep letting your voice be heard
Sangita, you are part of GB, the old empire Anna dreams off. She probably cheers for Priti Patil. You had a very brave strong response to Anna (if that is her real name). You can be proud
My Gosh! My heart is with you, Sangita.
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What does it mean to be British....Poor
How you reacted just then as you was speaking is in my eyes what it means to be british.. To be so emotional over someone that has the cheek and lack of empathy to say your not part of this wonderful country is beyound me. Where a person starts means nothing its how they treat the place they live and the people round them now. We are better of as a country with you in it. You are a brit and I think we are lucky to have you.
Wow Sangita. Very inspiring, you've responded with such compassion and grace - I don't think many could respond the way you have in the equivalent circumstances.
As someone who wasn't born here but grew up in the UK, you get this a lot. People won't except you as British simply because of either the colour of your skin or weren't born here. It's a strange limbo because Britain is the only country I know, culturally, all my friends and family are here.
Yet to others can judge me as not being one of them.
You may have had the most dreadful experiences- but I promise the majority of us don’t feel that way or condone such disgusting behaviour-I would stand in front of you in your protection any time over this disgusting caller
@@albert7311 So Fred West and Ian Huntley are your "family" because they are in "your house"? Be careful with metaphoric statements. You can read them multiple ways - therefore they are meaningless! If someone spends all their life in the UK how can you possibly say the UK is not their home?
You are British to me and to many my friend, you live here you have friends and family, you work or contribute to the British society in some way take British education, speak English what is more British than that. My Dad was born in Malta my aunt in Germany they were British Army brats so I would challenge the caller to say they are any less British because they were not born here.
You are one of us, if you choose to be. We are not one of them….
@@albert7311 British was a citizenship that extended from Australians to Jamaicans - it was a citizenship of Empire, you need to learn more about your own history, Albert and stop embarrassing yourself in public.
Well said Sangita.
Marcus radfords mothers is a real hero.Hardworking and a credit to our nation
Feltz is in her seat now FELTZ What are you thinking about LBC NEVER LISTENING AGAIN !
I was listening yesterday Sangita, I was open mouthed at what I was hearing coming out of my Radio. Don’t give Anna the satisfaction of another tear of yours. She really must be so, so unhappy in her own life! I actually would feel rather sorry for her! People who have racism running through their vein’s like that really aren’t worth your energy. Loving the show Sangita, keep up the great work! 👍
Sangita, I recently obtained British Citizenship, after 42 years living in this country. I had several reasons to apply for it. One of them was, funnily enough... "people like you and Marcus Rashford", i.e. fundamentally decent people, who thankfully can be found up and down the country. Keep going.
@@richardharris4566 Indeed, as a THFC fan, I have no particular love for Man U players, but Rashford is above all that nonsense. A true man of the people.
Rashford needs to pay his taxes, I pay mine,
Marcus Rashford could donate just one months pay of his obscene salary to hungry children, should he genuinely want to make a real difference.
Yes brown people are everywhere now.
Rushford smiles for a charity and we take him be a Saint? Imagine if Barry Chuckle was afforded the same gig. He would be derided as a predator because he lacks the childlike charm Marcus has.
You can appreciate Rashford but making him out to be a Saint because he used his fame to help other is like taking a damp flannel into a bath.
So i only started listening last year, and 2024 will be my first year listening from the start of the year, and Sangita is somebody i have nothing but respect and admiration for, she is a British woman and has more British values and heart than a bigot with access to a phone, be proud Sangita, you have many fans that support you for tou just being you.
My first post was about half way through the video and moving and powerful enough, but here at the end it completely breaks my heart.
What an inspiring person Sangita is. We all stand behind you.
I'm sorry you have been treated this way :(
All my respect goes to Sangita..wonderfull, genuine person...oh and by the way, she's British ok...no argument ...period period
How moving. Well-said and well done!
British people like you help me to still have a small measure of pride to be British. Well done. Proud of you.
Proud of her for what exactly?
@@robuk3723 you don’t understand or don’t have IQ to grasp the words in the broadcast.
@@albert7311 when you have no real argument, simply cut the other person off, make up their argument for yourself and then use emotional manipulation such as crying.
@@skwish6401 lets not go down the IQ of races argument, that data is very clear.
I don't understand why you are crying Sangitha. Somebody called me names in the supermarket once,. I put him in his place. Most white British are immigrants from Germanic,Southern Europe, Scandinavia etc anyway.
You do not have to justify yourself ever Sangita. Nothing but love for you.