Patrick Christy has hit out at an advert that was banned for racial stereotyping – despite only receiving one complaint.
The Transport For London video depicted a black man harassing a white woman on a bus.
Reacting to the ban, Patrick took aim at how similar adverts show white people in the wrong, but have not faced the same level of scrutiny.
Speaking on GB News, Patrick said: "Do you see what the rules are here now? White people – bad. Everyone else – good."
A Transport for London spokesman said: "Our aim is to ensure that our advertising reflects London’s diverse population and does not perpetuate any stereotypes, just as we ensure that our services are as fair, accessible and inclusive as possible
"We’re sorry that this social media advert – a shortened version of the full two-minute advert that includes a diverse range of ethnicities – falls below our usual high standards when viewed in isolation."
The Advertising Standards Authority said: "Although we understood that TfL had intended to present a range of diversity and scenarios across their campaign, we considered the ad, when seen in isolation, had the effect of perpetuating a negative racial stereotype about black men as perpetrators of threatening behaviour.
“On that basis, we concluded that the ad featured a harmful stereotype, was irresponsible and likely to cause serious offence.”
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