I apologise to those upset by my description of President Obama’s smile on tonight’s programme. 1/2 — Matt Frei (@mattfrei) September 23, 2015 British Reporter Apologizes After Comparing Obama’s Smile To A Split Watermelon Barack Obama slander is nothing new but one British reporter is apologetic for using what can definitely be considered a racial slur to describe the U.S. president this week. It was intended as an entirely innocent phrase that apparently has a history I simply wasn’t aware of. Honestly no offence intended. 2/2 — Matt Frei (@mattfrei) September 23, 2015 Via NY Daily News reports : A British news anchor is in the hot seat after telling viewers Wednesday that President Obama was ‘smiling like a split watermelon’ during a meeting with the Pope. Matt Frei, an editor at Britain’s Channel 4 News, made the shocking racial slur while reporting about Pope Francis’ historic trip to the U.S., where he was feted by a visibly ecstatic Obama. Frei immediately apologized, telling his Twitter followers that he was unaware of the racial undertones associated with his expression. “I apologize to those upset by my description of President Obama’s smile on tonight’s program. “It was intended as an entirely innocent phrase that apparently has a history I simply wasn’t aware of. Honestly no offense intended.” In his defense, he did make the same comment months ago about British Prime Minister David Cameron: Cameron smiling like a split water melon pic.twitter.com/KfDM5WoE9r — Matt Frei (@mattfrei) May 8, 2015 So does that excuse him at all?
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What The Hell??? British Reporter Describes Obama As “Smiling Like A Split Watermelon”