Can´t we finally accept that some `white saviours´ really want to help? | Barbara Ellen
(The Guardian North Korea)

David Lammy´s attack on Stacey Dooley exposes the troubled relationship between fame and charityIf it´s overdue (and it is) to crash the patronising, self-serving western narrative of the `white saviour` in Africa and elsewhere, then isn´t it also important to ensure that all charitable white-on-black endeavours aren´t automatically dismissed as condescending and offensive?The latest white saviour row is a rerun of what has become a cyclical, increasingly heated debate, turning on charity and race. Documentary maker and Strictly Come Dancing winner Stacey Dooley appeared in photographs holding a child in Uganda, for a Comic Relief film. Continue reading...