– I know that Atle is not racist, but what he did here was 100 percent racist. That’s what comedian Johan Golden said during the recording of this week’s episode of “Nytt på nytt”. Golden is a very close friend of Atle Antonsen, and the two have collaborated closely for a number of years, including in the radio program “Misjonen” on P4. Program manager Bård Tufte Johansen has also worked closely with Antonsen in the past. He followed up on Golden’s comment: – If you steal a piece of jewellery, it doesn’t do to say that you didn’t need to steal it, you’re still a thief, Johansen said. Author and social debater Sumaya Jirde Ali reported Atle Antonsen for racism on Tuesday this week. – It is a terribly bad day for everyone who believes that racism does not exist in Norway. They are struggling, Golden continued. A large part of the “Nytt på nytt” recording was dedicated to scolding Antonsen’s behavior. news Nyheter was present during the recording, which lasts two hours. It will be cut down to half an hour, and it is therefore not certain that everything that appeared will end up in the broadcast on TV. Neither Golden, presenter Bård Tufte Johansen nor comedian Pernille Sørensen would comment on the matter beyond what came to light during the recording of this week’s episode of “New again” on Thursday evening. – The only one who is sorry is Sumaya – I wonder if I have done a bad job of explaining to Atle that I am darker-skinned than he is, said Golden. Several of the jokes presenter Bård Tufte Johansen reads out in Friday’s episode of “New again” are at the expense of Atle Antonsen. Photo: Ole Kaland / Ole Kaland, news – It is easy to think that I have done too bad a job. Atle is such a good friend that I feel like I’m in a Haddy Njie situation, I’m stuck, he continued. Golden also gave his full support to Sumaya Jirde Ali: – There is only one person to blame here, and that is Sumaya. She has been scolded all her life, she has received death threats. Then she goes to enjoy herself one evening and then she is scolded by an old comedian. – She deserves the king’s merit medal, and by that I mean the king and not “The king commands”, said Golden with reference to the Discovery program with Atle Antonsen in the role of presenter. – As a family, Golden also explained that he had to talk to his son about the episode. – Atle is like family, like a brother. My son is going to hear about this, explained Golden, who says that his son reacted with disbelief: “Uncle Atle, did he say that?!” – So I had to explain to him that you must not always listen to what uncles like that say, continued Golden. Bad humor Also “Nytt på nytt” colleague Pernille Sørensen used the opportunity to comment on the matter. – Atle himself said in his apology that this was an idiotic attempt at a joke. I think that if there was a joke, he must have found it in a German joke book from 1943. At least not from this century, said Sørensen. – I think that if there was a joke, he must have found it in a German joke book from 1943. At least not from this century, said Pernille Sørensen during the recording of “New again”. Photo: Ole Kaland / news – The good laugh comes primarily from what is said reminiscent of a joke. And it wasn’t this here, said Sørensen. – From a purely humorous point of view, it’s not a matter of timing, you have to work with the content and not start by yelling at people in their faces. And then I think that Atle should change the joke, she continued. Against the internet Sørensen also made a comment to all the internet that has come after the episode. – Atle has behaved badly. Then it’s Sumaya who gets all the crap in her inbox from the darkest basements in this country, said Sørensen and concluded: – We can’t have it like that. Antonsen has apologized for the incitement that has followed, and calls it “reprehensible”. Several of the broadcast’s humorous elements also referred to the episode between Ali and Antonsen. Among other things, presenter Bård Tufte Johansen said that “Team Antonsen is back”, followed by a clip of people who looked like the Ku Klux Klan. This week’s guests in “Nytt på nytt” were comedian Isalill Kolpus (far left) from Girkonjárga and “Maskorama” expert Sarah Natasha Melbye (far right). Photo: Ole Kaland / Ole Kaland, news Another feature read as follows: “Sumaya Jirde Ali reports to the police Atle Antonsen for hate speech. Since he is a celebrity, the police are considering making an exception and actually investigating the case.” Expect reactions Project manager Kjetil Kooyman says that there are thorough, editorial assessments behind the “New again” broadcast. – When we consider news items for “New again”, we look for cases where you can criticize power or say something important about somewhat larger issues in society. We think that this case has: Such a perspective, says Kooyman. – Do you expect reactions? – Yes, we always have a lot of reactions after “New again” broadcasts and we think that is right and important. People must be allowed to react and express what they think about the programme. It is an important part of our mission, that people should be able to express what they think, whether it is praise or criticism, says Kooyman. – Is it too serious to joke with? – No, it’s not that. It is so serious that it has to be joked about, perhaps. – Is it something too serious to joke about? – It’s a question we often get, and it’s a bit of a strange question. It is important to joke correctly. Then people get to watch the program to see if we do it. The Atle Antonsen case: – Can give us insight as a society Reported for racism It was Tuesday this week that writer and social debater Sumaya Jirde Ali reported comedian Atle Antonsen for hate speech. The incident, in which Antonsen is said to have made racist remarks against Ali, is said to have taken place at Bar Boca in Oslo on the night of 23 October this year. According to Ali, Antonsen is said, among other things, to have screamed “shut the fuck up” at her and said that “you are too dark-skinned to be here”. Ali has posted about the incident in a post on his own Facebook profile. Antonsen has apologized for what took place on the evening in question, also on Facebook. “What was supposed to be a pleasant evening ended in disaster,” Antonsen writes, among other things, in the post. Furthermore, he points out that he will reassess his relationship with alcohol. “There is no excuse that the idiotic comments were some kind of attempted joke. Because what I said was just idiotic. Period,” he writes further in the post. The case has been fully investigated and it is expected that the prosecution decision will be ready shortly.
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