British Historian David Starkey under Fire After Blaming Black Culture for Turning White Youngsters into Looters

British historian and broadcaster David Starkey under fire for his comments on BBC TV where he blamed ‘black culture’ for turning white youngsters into looters. He said the "whites have become black.""A particular sort of violent, nihilistic gangster culture has become fashionable. The language wholly false, which is a Jamaican patois that has been intruded in England. Black culture, is not skin color, it's culture." Writer and education adviser Dreda Say Mitchell, also a fellow guest on the show, was clearly annoyed with his comments. Starkey had an issue with rap music. He equated rap music with rioting on the street.