1. I’m a black conservative . I dont think every offensive comment is racism, but when I see real prejudice I have to call it out.
EDC’s comments were profoundly distressing, and a toxic reminder of the struggle black people face daily in defeating stereotypes.
3. The fact that she made them while an elected councillor is a disgrace. This is why it is still relevant to discuss today.
4. The tragedy is that someone who holds these views is an MP, representing a sizeable black population, make no mistake, this is racism...
5. An assumption that there’s only one way to be black, and anyone who doesn’t conform is a “coconut” an “Uncle Tom” or a race traitor.
6. It is a poisonous belief and destroys the lives of so many children. I once heard a black boy accuse another of “acting white”. Why?
7. Because he wore glasses and liked reading. Imagine what it’s like being in a classroom where everyone thinks like that?
8. Where do such attitudes come from? From “Community leaders” like Ms Dent-Coad, who want to tell us what to think and how to behave.
9. They haven't given us permission to leave our ghettoes, be Conservative or make friends with posh white people. This was Shaun's crime
10. This attitude traps many black children within imaginary boundaries they believe they aren't allowed to cross. They end up living less than the very best lives they can
11. I have read Clive Lewis's awful remarks to Nimko Ali. Patronising and wrong-headed. Denying blacks a basic human right to support a party of their choosing. 
12. It's the attitude I referred to in my conference speech -that you can't be black and conservative.
13. Emma Dent-Coad did NOT apologise for her offensive remarks, merely for Shaun being upset by them. bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…
14. My message to young black people everywhere is please, please feel free to be who you want to be. Don't let Labour's stereotypes and low expectations hold you back and never let them treat you like black sheep who will always follow them.
