BBC newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti says she suffered racism from colleagues
Reeta Chakrabarti
BBC newsreader Reeta Chakrabarti has revealed she has suffered from racism at the hands of BBC colleagues as a young journalist.
In a report in the Express, Chakrabarti was asked if she’d experienced racism, the journalist said: “Yes, I have. It’s never been anything systematic, but I’ve had one or two tart comments from colleagues who have suggested I’ve only got the job because of the colour of my skin.
“Maybe I’d get back at them more if it were to happen now, but it’s harder when you’re younger.
“I’ve always just tried to remind myself that it’s their problem not mine.
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“It says more about them than it ever does about you.”
Chakrabarti, who is from an Indian Bengali family, also feels that Asians are not represented enough on screen.
