PLUMMET after Stacey Dooley's rank "white savior"

Comic Relief's revenue dropped by £ 8 million after criticizing "white savior" celebrities.

The donations of Red Nose Day amounted to £ 71 million at this stage of last year, but are currently at £ 63 million.

Although the reason there were fewer donations this year is unclear, the dramatic fall in funding comes after the national debate sparked an image shared by Stacey Dooley with an African orphan.

Stacey claimed that she did not want to hurt, but many, including Labout MP David Lammy, claimed that she was acting as a "white savior" and that she was wearing it. undermined the impression that the world had of Africa by posting this image on social media.

The total collected by Red Nose Day is currently the lowest in over a decade.

Stacey's tour of Uganda, the director and winner of Strictly Come Dancing, was shown during the broadcast of Red Nose Day on Friday, but the controversial images of her young child's outfit were cut off.

Many had badumed that all images would be dropped during tonight's live telethon, and they were shocked by the fact that provocative Comic Relief bosses had screened the film.

One of them wrote: "Surprised that they play Stacey Dooley's tape … # comicrelief19."

Another added, "I am very surprised to see BBC broadcast Stacey Dooley's images to Africa for Comic Relief.

"I thought we were all in agreement with davidlammy to say that this celebrity" white savior "does not make sense, she has to stop?"

While he was criticizing Stacey after his trip to Uganda, Mr. Lammy stated that his problem was not with her personally, and that he was not questioning her "for good reason" .

Instead, he stated that he had a problem with the fact that "British celebrities" are sent to Africa by Comic Relief to make films that send "a distorted image" of the continent and perpetuate "an old idea of ​​the colonial era ".

"The world does not need more white saviors, as I've said before, that only perpetuates the tired and useless stereotypes.

"Let's instead promote the voices of the whole African continent and have a serious debate."

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