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THREE DADS TAKE ON 46-MILE WALK TO BRIGHTON FOR CANCER CHARITY Page 9 @SW_Londoner www.swlondoner.co.uk May 5, 2021 CHELSEA WOMEN AIMING FOR THE QUADRUPLE Page 12 ‘A LOT OF US ARE SEARCHING FOR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT REAL’: WE HEAR FROM LAURA HEALTH, THE PARAMEDIC WHO TURNED HER EXPERIENCE OF ONLINE TROLLING INTO A POSITIVE - PAGE 8 May 5, 2021 2 3 good time for those institutional racism of us who want to and a failure of lead- stay the course to end ership” within the BAME MPs: Pandemic shows institutional racism Metropolitan Police. instead of pretending Labour is now call- it doesn’t exist,” she ing on the govern- said. ment to “reject” the “And it probably “disingenuous” find- ‘evidence of systemic racism’ comes at a very bad ings from the Com- time for the govern- mission on Race and ment, so soon after Ethnic Disparities. By Olly Murphy lives.” nothing wrong with which has been met the Commission’s re- its report.” It is urging for Analysis from the the system itself, but by criticism from ex- port came less than More than four the implementa- A number of Lon- Greater London Au- rather some individ- perts and contribu- a month before the years after his death, tion of over 253 rec- don MPs from Black, thority’s econom- uals who are behav- tors alike.” 28th anniversary of in 1997, an official ommendations of Asian and Minori- ic fairness data has ing badly,” Abbott Meanwhile, the the death of Stephen inquiry was estab- the long-standing ty Ethnic (BAME) revealed that white added. current mayor of Lawrence, who was lished by then Home Timpson, Williams, backgrounds have Londoners earned “If you don’t accept London, Sadiq Khan, brutally murdered in Secretary Jack Straw Angolini and Lam- criticised the gov- one and a half times there are problems told SWL he was ‘in- an unprovoked racist following the drop- my Reviews – all of ernment for ‘failing as much per hour with the system, it’s credulous’ at the ‘so- attack in 1993. ping of charges which focus on the to respond’ to the compared to those very hard to combat called’ findings of the According to the against two youths. treatment of, and “life or death conse- from a Black African, racism.” report. Labour MP for The 350-page re- outcomes, for BAME quences of structur- Carribean or Bangla- Established by He said: “The idea Streatham, Bell port written by re- individuals in differ- al racism.” deshi background in Downing Street to that our society does Ribeiro-Addy, the tired High Court ent areas. Speaking to 2018. investigate racial dis- not have serious is- anniversary of Ste- judge, Sir William Labour leader, Sir SWLondoner, for- According to Di- parities in the UK, sues with structural phen’s murder is par- Macpherson con- Keir Starmer, has mer shadow home Marsha De Cordova, pictured, is one of a number of MPs warning of the disproportionate ane Abbott, the gov- the 258-page report racism is insulting ticularly significant cluded that the in- also committed to impacts of COVID-19 on BAME communities secretary, Diane Ab- ernment “refuses” concluded that it no to all who have been this year, because vestigation into the introducing a Race bott, shadow women to acknowledge the longer saw “a Britain confronted by it and it “teaches us that murder had been Equality Act to “tack- munities. deaths from the vi- and equalities minis- women and equali- link between struc- where the system is whose lives have structural racism “marred by a com- le structural racial The report, com- rus. ter, Marsha De Cor- ties minister, Marsha tural racism and the deliberately rigged been blighted by it.” very much exists.” bination of profes- inequality at source.” missioned by the According to its dova, and Labour De Cordova, said: impacts of the pan- against ethnic mi- The publication of “It comes at a very sional incompetence, De Cordova has MP for Streatham, Labour Party, found data, in six boroughs “The pandemic has demic on the BAME norities.” claimed that with- Bell Ribeiro-Addy, that BAME peo- where rates of deaths exposed and exacer- community. According to De out intervention the expressed concern ple had been ‘over- from COVID-19 bated structural ine- The former shadow Cordova the report report will instill at what they de- looked’ during the were statistically qualities. home secretary was marked a “depar- further mistrust in scribed as ‘attempts’ first wave of the pan- higher than the Lon- “We know that referring to the con- ture” from the “over- Black, Asian and eth- to ‘downplay issues demic. don average last year, Black, Asian and troversial findings of whelming body of nic minority com- around race’. The impact ofthree were also high- ethnic minority peo- the Commission on evidence of structur- munities. Their commentsCOVID-19 on er in terms of ethnic ple have suffered the Race and Ethnic Dis- al racism.” “It downplays the come amid the pub- BAME communi- diversity. worst fatal and finan- parities, published in She added: “The role of institutional lication of a review ties was laid bare last Brent and Ealing cial consequences. March, which noted Commission had and structural rac- by Doreen Law- year when research recorded some of “Overcrowded that while there was an opportunity to ism, glorifies slavery rence, which con- from the London the highest mortality housing, precarious anecdotal evidence meaningfully engage by saying there is a cluded that struc- Assembly’s Health rates in the capital, work, low pay, inad- of racism, no ‘proof’ with institutional ‘new story’ to be told tural racism was Committee found compared to bor- equate sick pay and existed that it was and structural rac- and blames Black, responsible for the that more ethnical- oughs with a lower huge health inequal- structural. ism in the UK. Asian and ethnic disproportionate ly diverse boroughs percentage of BAME ities have cost Black, “The report takes “Instead, they pub- minority people for impact of coronavi- were connected to residents. Asian and ethnic mi- us backwards by lished divisive and Diane Abbott, pictured, has said the government’s race report makes it ‘harder’ to combat their own disadvan- rus on BAME com- a higher number of Labour’s shadow nority people their suggesting there’s offensive materialracism t a g e .” May 5, 2021 4 5 tral Michigan Uni- the reasons why peo- versity found that ple are attracted to people who spend reality TV shows. Research shows reality TV is more time watch- The ‘Social Com- ing shows, are more parison Theory’ sug- emotionally invested gests that watching in them or even iden- reality TV makes tify with characters people feel better not ‘harmless entertainment’ more closely, tend to about themselves be more narcissistic. and their own lives. However, as Gib- With reality TV By Honor Cockroft administered to an caused by media, dation’s study found son pointed out: “It existing as one of the ostensible opponent. adding: “The effects that shows such as could be simply that most popular and Whilst reality TV Researcher, Bryan can be more pow- ITV’s Love Island more narcissistic profitable sectors of is one of the largest Gibson PhD, said: erful for children fuel body anxiety in people are drawn to the television indus- sectors in the televi- “Unpleasant inter- because they have young people, with those shows, or that try, with nearly 4 in sion industry, its be- personal behaviours less capacity to sep- almost 1 in 4 con- greater exposure 10 people watching havioural effects are which we were able arate entertainment firming reality TV over a length of time some form of it, it’s largely unknown. to show led to view- for reality, so it is in makes them worry leads to increased here to stay. However, reality ers increasing the the realm of possi- about body image. narcissism. Gibson hopes that programmes that amount of aggres- bility that the effects In a survey con- “It is also possible his research will show toxic behaviour sion they were will- could be stronger in ducted by SWL of a that longer term ex- draw attention to the such as Jersey Shore ing to direct towards younger people.” group of 16-24-year- posure might inten- ways in which tox- and The Real House- somebody else .” As young people olds with varying sify the effects.” ic behaviour seen in wives franchise can The study also are both the target levels of reality TV This open question shows might affect increase aggression, found that partici- demographic and consumption, 50% draws attention to viewers. manipulation and pants who watched largest viewing sec- confirmed reality narcissism in view- episodes depicting tor of reality TV, shows affected their ers. relational aggression the consumption of body image, whilst Researchers from were more aggressive scripted reality that more than 55% said Central Michigan than those exposed promotes negative they were unaware of University found to family-friendly mentalities, aggres- potential psychologi- that people were reality shows such sive conflict andcal effects. more aggressive fol- as Little People Big dysfunctional rela- The survey also lowing exposure to World or violent TOXIC VIEWING: Research shows that reality TV can increase aggression, manipulation and narcissism in viewers tionships has the po- revealed that whilst an episode of reality crime dramas such tential to be extreme- 40% said they do TV that contained as US show Dexter. the participants are of reality TV believed cial realities as they Today show that: ly damaging. not notice any be- verbal and relational Gibson, who teach- engaging in.