steyr_m
14th June 2012, 08:41 PM
i'm wondering about the origin of the last name. Most people will know who usually spear-heads "anti-racism organisations".
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The Baltic port of Gdansk is one of four Polish cities hosting the 16-nation European Championship, along with four cities in Ukraine, and with race such a sensitive issue, Andrzej Bojanowski put his foot firmly in it during a radio interview.
"I thank residents and city employees for behaving like normal civilized white people toward our guests who have in turn also behaved like normal white people," Bojanowski, 40, said.
Bojanowski promptly followed up the controversial statement with an apology in the local edition of Gazeta Wyborcza daily.
"I apologise to anyone I may have hurt with the clumsy phrasing I used this morning in a live broadcast," he said. "I simply wanted to thank residents and guests, whatever the colour of their skin."
Krzysztof Jarymowicz, an official from the Polish Foundation for Freedom anti-racism organisation, said this was "an example of the extent to which stereotypes and xenophobia are rooted in the mentality and language" of Poland.
However, he added: "I'm certain that the deputy mayor of Gdansk had no ill will and that he used the phrase unconsciously."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/euro-2012/9326935/Euro-2012-Gdansk-deputy-mayor-in-racism-row-after-thanking-residents-for-acting-like-civilized-white-people.html
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The Baltic port of Gdansk is one of four Polish cities hosting the 16-nation European Championship, along with four cities in Ukraine, and with race such a sensitive issue, Andrzej Bojanowski put his foot firmly in it during a radio interview.
"I thank residents and city employees for behaving like normal civilized white people toward our guests who have in turn also behaved like normal white people," Bojanowski, 40, said.
Bojanowski promptly followed up the controversial statement with an apology in the local edition of Gazeta Wyborcza daily.
"I apologise to anyone I may have hurt with the clumsy phrasing I used this morning in a live broadcast," he said. "I simply wanted to thank residents and guests, whatever the colour of their skin."
Krzysztof Jarymowicz, an official from the Polish Foundation for Freedom anti-racism organisation, said this was "an example of the extent to which stereotypes and xenophobia are rooted in the mentality and language" of Poland.
However, he added: "I'm certain that the deputy mayor of Gdansk had no ill will and that he used the phrase unconsciously."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/euro-2012/9326935/Euro-2012-Gdansk-deputy-mayor-in-racism-row-after-thanking-residents-for-acting-like-civilized-white-people.html