Stacey Dooley criticized for refusing to apologize for Comic Relief's "White Savior" line

Stacey Dooley was criticized for refusing to apologize for the series of "white saviors" that began after her trip to Comic Relief.

The Strictly Come Dancing winner, 32, had been criticized for posting a photo of a young boy while she was in Uganda, claiming that she was "obsessed" with him.

This caused an uproar at Labor MP David Lammy and on social media, accusing critics as well as other celebrities participating in Comic Relief missions of exploiting people in areas affected by poverty to feel better.

Stacey said the fury was "hysterical" and that she "did not care" about what Lammy or Twitter thinks of her when she was asked about it on Monday at Sheffield Doc Fest. .

The shock in return meant that Comic Relief stopped sending famous personalities to developing countries, after the donations would have been reduced by 8 million pounds sterling as a result of the debate.

Stacey said, "It all seemed pretty hysterical and divisive, then he went on television and shouted and tried to get his message across.

"If he knows my job, he would know that I'm going to Africa and to different countries for 12 years and that it's never about me, it's about making sure that these people are heard.

"I remember sending text messages to a lot of people in Uganda and telling them," I'm really excited to have raised 60 million pounds this year for many different projects. " no idea what's happening on the ground.

"In the end, I do not care what David Lammy thinks of me, I do not care what people think of me.

"They are people on the ground, they sent us an SMS and thanked us for their time, they are really happy with our behavior and the family has given their consent, so I am very happy with my behavior. . "

Annalisa Toccara, a Twitter user, was present at the event and criticized Stacey's response, accusing her of "lack of understanding" of the problem.

She tweeted, "What was shown to us was a lack of understanding and a total challenge on her part with her words," I do not care what people think "over and over.

"A salvo of applause should have been given to the man at the back who aptly called him."

Annalisa also accused Stacey's boyfriend, Kevin Clifton, of having spoken "as if I were a bading bastard" after she told him about Stacey's comments, without realizing who he was.

She added, "I ended up in a conversation right after that with a white man beside whom I was sitting (who happened to be BBC team.)

"He started telling me that I was angry and defensive." Of course I said no, you describe me like that because I am a black woman. "

Annalisa added: "I ended up moving away and he called me" you do not care about your own argument. "This completely ruined my experience of @ sheffdocfest. So much so that I did not return for @ the speech of the flower of flower. "

Mirror Online has contacted Stacey's representatives for comments.

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