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Piers Morgan launched into an explosive racism rant on Good Morning Britain where he claimed that black people calling him a ‘fat, white gammon’ is racist.

Over the past few days, the controversial presenter has been discussing whether or not the press treatment of Meghan Markle has been racially derogatory and today he kicked off.

Beginning his impassioned speech, Piers slammed: ‘I don’t see racism [in the coverage] and when people say to me the press has been racist, and the wider public has been racist, I think its grotesquely unfair to smear everyone in that way without producing tangible evidence which says this is racist.’

Susanna Reid refuted Piers’ comments though and clapped back: ‘The trouble is Piers that when the women of colour have produced tangible evidence, you dismiss it.

‘You’re not accepting the experience of women of colour who have complained about it.’

Piers Morgan claimed that being a ‘fat, white gammon’ by a black person is racist (Picture: ITV)

Piers snapped: ‘I’m not accepting. Also, I’m not accepting that just because I’m white, I can’t see racism when I see it. I have campaigned against racism my entire broadcasting life.

‘I will listen to, as we had Dr Shola yesterday, lecturing me about what racism is. Just because she’s a black woman it doesn’t mean that she can say, “that is racist” when it’s not.’

Susanna offered: ‘Don’t you think she has more experience of racism than you do as a white man?’

‘Well possibly, yes,’ Piers responded. ‘She is a black woman and been exposed to more racism than I have, although frankly, on social media, I get called a fat, white, gammon all day long. That is also racist.

‘If you’re called, by a black person on Twitter, a fat, white gammon, they’re being racist too.’

Good Morning Britain viewers were divided on whether ‘gammon’ is a racist remark

Lmaooo Piers Morgan claiming he’s had racist insults bcos ppl on this bird app called him a “fat white gammon” I AM CRYIN #gmb — khaleesi (jem) 🦝 (@emiliaxdaenerys) January 15, 2020

Piers Morgan thinks getting called a fat white gammon is racist and honestly that’s done me in 😭😭😭😭 — meq (@idcmeqs) January 15, 2020

So the woman on @GMB reckons that calling someone a fat WHITE gammon is NOT racist… Just insulting? How is that? @piersmorgan #DoubleStandards — MCFCCarlo (@mcfc_carl) January 15, 2020

@GMB if someone is called a ‘fat white gammon’, that is most definitely a racist comment. — peeboo66 (@Barden1966Paul) January 15, 2020

Being called a Gammon and symbol of Male Privilege privilege isnt racism – especially when its flipping accurate!!#goodmorningbritain #GMB @piersmorgan pic.twitter.com/aOzRVdrhTa — Mephisto A. Blackthorne (@BeelzebubButler) January 15, 2020

‘No, they’re not,’ insisted guest and economical reporter Grace Blakely. ‘They’re just insulting you’.

Unsurprisingly, viewers had a lot to say about Piers’ comments on Twitter, with some hitting back at his claims.

Grace Blakely (right) disagreed with Piers’ comment (Picture: ITV)

‘Piers Morgan thinks getting called a fat white gammon is racist and honestly, that’s done me in,’ wrote one, while another scorned: ‘If someone is called a ‘fat white gammon’, that is most definitely a racist comment

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Piers and Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu locked horns in an almighty debate on Tuesday over whether the British media has treated Meghan Markle unfairly.

After schooling This Morning’s Phillip Schofield on the deep-rooted levels of white privilege and racism earlier in the week, the public speaker and political commentator joined Good Morning Britain to discuss the Duchess of Sussex.

And as expected, things got a little heated.

‘Where is this racism that you keep talking about?’ Piers began. ‘Where are the ghastly tabloids which you say have been driving this racist agenda against a woman who was lauded and welcomed?’

‘If you’d paid attention to the interviews I’ve done then you would have had the answer,’ Shola reasoned. ‘That is an incredibly obtuse question to keep asking.’

‘No, it’s a very important question,’ Piers snapped.

‘Let me tell you what’s so offensive about this Piers, especially with you,’ Shola answered.

‘You are a man, privileged to have power and influence and you are using your platform so irresponsibly to spout out this personal vendetta with nasty and vile comments knowing full well that your words are containing bigotry, misogyny, sexism and racism.

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‘You don’t take responsibility for how you have contributed to the so-called royal crisis. So when you ask me where is racism, it is not my job teach you about racism.’

Good Morning Britain airs weekdays at 6am on ITV.

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