S9, Ep7 How to Fail: Nadiya Hussain
How To Fail With Elizabeth Day
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The Discomfort of Asking Questions About Race and Background
I wanted to ask you about that initial reticence when you were being asked, I imagine by lots of journalists like me, questions that might be well-intentioned. Does it also feel a bit like, I've got to be really careful of how I express this? But does it also feel as though in an attempt to question you about race and background, the attempt itself is a bit racist, it's a bit patronising?, she said. Was there that kind of discomfort to it? I suppose it's difficult because we need to talk about these issues and people need to understand. And so I find it easier just to answer the questions before they're even asked.
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