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Kate Plummer
Jun 06, 2021
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A Daily Mail article has been slammed for claiming there are areas in Britain that white people may not enter.
The article, which was published on their website without a byline ran with the lengthy headline: “British towns that are no-go areas for white people: Muslim author’s study of mosques reveals children ‘attacked for being white’, parents making families live under Taliban-like rules and women who can’t leave home without permission”. It summarised the claims made in an upcoming book by writer Ed Husain, that areas like Bradford, Blackburn, Dewsbury and Didsbury had been described by locals as “no go areas” and are sights of racial violence.
“Ed stated that upon arriving in Dewsbury, he feels ‘as though he is in a different country and century,’” the lovely story read.
“In nearby Bradford, Ed was amazed by the lack of white English people in the city, and asked a Muslim taxi driver ‘where they are’”.
Right.
Unsurprisingly, people were confused by this portrait of Britain and took to Twitter to criticise the article. Some said the claims were ‘racist’ and others local to the towns and cities mentioned in the article said that they were actually more populated by white people:
Wait. The Mail claiming Edinburgh & Cardiff are no go-areas for white people? Have I been in the sun too long tod… https://t.co/IQ9cA0SMvU— James Wong (@James Wong) 1622928323
Absolutely cannot cope with the Daily Mail’s conviction that *Didsbury* is a ‘no-go’ area for white people https://t.co/BINPjPZNOk— Hannah Rose Woods (@Hannah Rose Woods) 1622963865
Of all the rich multi-cultural areas of Manchester they could try to suggest was a no white area, the Daily Mail op… https://t.co/Zga05iP72S— David Scott (@David Scott) 1622921553
We all know the Daily Mail love being hateful but this is ridiculous. Didsbury is an affluent, & a very, very white… https://t.co/9mI9VPhpRd— Miss Meek 🐝 (@Miss Meek 🐝) 1622928710
Outright racism from the Daily Mail. That Bradford is a no-go zone for white people must come as a tremendous shock… https://t.co/uoUb41YrdC— Harrogate's 19th Most Popular Social Influencer (@Harrogate's 19th Most Popular Social Influencer) 1622930444
@JenWilliamsMEN 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 they should make their mind up. Posh, leafy suburb or no go area. Three weeks is a lo… https://t.co/S9GSLRtDnP— TontKowalski (@TontKowalski) 1622923173
Yer actual Daily Mail claiming that Edinburgh and Glasgow are "no-go" areas for white people. Must remember that th… https://t.co/3mgoe4epu9— Alan Ferrier (@Alan Ferrier) 1622962724
Ah, yes, an old Daily Mail racist trope is back. The 'No Go Area' aka The Heart of Darki...I mean Darkness. https://t.co/QgpmUE8f3X— Priyamvada Gopal (@Priyamvada Gopal) 1622913606
Hahahaha just caught up with the Daily Mail piece making out Didsbury is a no-go zone for white people— Jennifer Williams (@Jennifer Williams) 1622918249
As things are slowly getting back to normal, so good to see the British media is too ☺️ https://t.co/XNLYREvPFI— Tez (@Tez) 1622911594
It is not the first time the publication has run stories about “no go areas”. In 2014, it parroted claims made by the Chief Inspector of Constabulary that “parts of the UK are becoming no-go areas for police because minority communities are operating their own justice systems”.
In 2016, they published comments made by Hungary’s government (led by Viktor Orban) that migration had created 900 “no-go” zones in the EU.
Meanwhile the “no-go zones” theory, which is spread by global far-right pundits online has been widely debunked.
We’ve contacted the Daily Mail to comment on these criticisms and will let you know if they have anything to say.
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