UKIP's Bloom: I don't see why Bongo Bongo is racist 

"So you still don't understand why it is." "..............No." I like this guy. Honest and to the point.

If he said "Pasta land" to refer to italy.. would it be racist? What about kangaroo land for Australia?

I wish he's become the leader of UKIP, not a single shit was given during that interview. We need more people like him.

Official from Channel 4 "We're not interested in where a billion pounds a month goes, but we'd rather hear about bongo drums" Straight from the horse's mouth, as it were. Hope it's not a brown horse, I bet that's racist too. Channel 4 needs to get its priorities right. Disgraceful. Where is the real political debate?

Says alot about Chanel 4's priorities when they would rather debate a throw away comment than where billions of pounds of our tax is disappearing to

that man on channel 4 news is pathetic.

My favourite political interview of all times. Must have watched it literally dozends of times. Godfrey Bloom is a legend exposing the shallowness, and nasty idiocy of the media - and is having none of it.

why are channel 4 still broadcasting these videos in mono sound? plus well done for getting rid of one of the most colourful and honest politicians we had, who time after time was brave enough to speak the truth on the EU. What a shame he won't be able to play a role in UKIP at the time of their greatest success. He says he isn't suited to party politics, no, what he can't cope with is this kind of sanctimonious rubbish and this horrible media nightmare world where any kind of joke or sign of being a human being rather than a robot is outlawed. An utter disgrace.

Which 'race' of people are from Bongo bongo land...?

Bongo Bongo the British went to the Congo, but never expected the Africans to come to Britain, but they did.

I am soooo offended, I just don’t know why yet. Let me think of something and I’ll get back to you.

Here in 2023, this man is a Legend

I hate that channel 4 news presenter he's big headed and very arrogant

Handled this little C4 inquisition like a boss :D This whole 'bongo bongo' skit is hilarious.

Bloom did the right thing to terminate the interview. That C4 interviewer was just trying to force words into his mouth. "Im not going to let it drop until you explain what was in YOUR mind". Does he think he's from the PC Thought Police or something? Load of nonsense and waste of time about nothing. Bloom has better things to do.

Bongo Bongo land - sorry not at all racist.

I suppose the type of people who are 'offended' by bongo bongo land are also offended by the Um Bongo fruit juice drink.

bongo bongo land is not racist... drum land thats the culture... my country is called land on wind and music

It's like banging your head against a brick wall trying to reason with a man who probably cried when Hendrik Verwoerd was assassinated.

The real problem is that the media in the United Kingdom has far too much power, and needs to be reigned in. It needs to be sorted out one time.

It comes as a surprise to me that the word bongo is racist. I looked up a recipe for bongo juice (which is an alcoholic drink I tried) and I'm bombarded with stories of racism. I'd like to end on this statement. "Racism is taught and the internet taught me racism today"... However, I don't accept it as racism because I would never use the term to be anything but a drink. I choose to live my life without being offended by every other word and gesture.

Why would people of African descent be ashamed that there forebears played the drums? What is the matter with the word Native?

Godfrey is 100% correct.One billion of taxpayers'money gets spent and we don't know where it goes and none of our media seem to care. But refer to bongo bongo land and they are all " offended". Absurd.

I cannot believe this petty nonsense is is still going on. These days you can't say anything without someone deciding that part of something you've said is offending someone. Grow up, suck it up and get on with your life. I think we all understand what really is offensive. There is no shortage of small minded people, including the media , that can't wait to point out something to be offended by on someone's behalf.

Black Tanzanians have dubbed their favourite music "bongo bongo music"

In simple terms: This is a silly thing to be wasting air time talking about.

The number of white British people in the capital fell by 620,000 - equivalent to the entire population of Glasgow moving out. The consequence, as revealed by the latest census, is that white Brits are now in a minority in London, making up just 45% of its residents.

Keep it up Geoff you do a great Job..

Bloom is a fascinating guy.

Is Bongo bongo land really so offensive? Are there not more important things in this world to worry about!

Vintage Godders at his absolute best :)

1:10 bang on. funny how the interviewer is taking it personally.

Each morning a missionary advertise with neon sign He tells the native population that civilization is fine And three educated savages holler from a bongo tree That civilization is a thing for me to see So bongo, bongo, bongo I don't want to leave the congo Oh no no no no no Bingle, bangle, bungle I'm so happy in the jungle I refuse to go Don't want no bright lights, false teeth, doorbells, landlords I make it clear That no matter how they coax him I'll stay right here I looked through a magazine the missionary's wife concealed (Magazine? What happens?) I see how people who are civilized bang you with automobiles (You know you can get hurt that way Daniel) At the movies they have got to pay many coconuts to see (What do they see Danny?) Uncivilized pictures that the newsreels take of me So bongo, bongo, bong he don't want to leave the congo Oh no no no no no Bingle, bangle, bungle he's so happy in the jungle he refuse to go Don't want no penthouse, bathtub, streetcars, taxis Noise in my ear So no matter how they coax him I'll stay right here They hurry like savages to get aboard an iron train And though it's smoky and crowded they're too civilized to complain When they've got two weeks vacation they hurry to vacation grounds (What do they do Danny) They swim and they fish but that's what I do all year round So bongo, bongo, bongo I don't want to leave the congo Oh no no no no no Bingle, bangle, bungle I'm so happy in the jungle I refuse to go Don't want no jailhouse, shotguns, fish hooks, golf clubs I've got my spear So no matter how they coax him I'll stay right here They have things like the atom bomb So I think I'll stay where I om Civilization, I'll stay right here

Kwasi Kwarteng has gone back to Bongo Bongo Land apparently.

He shouldn't have given that interviewer the time of day! 😡. Quite frankly it's just another diversion to shut us up! So someone pretends to be offended 😂. What is this world coming to? Going back to his point.....where does our money go and who's spending it? Keep up the good work Godfrey.

Bongo Bongo Land..? is that all he said..? Are the British people offended by that.. ?

Torbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe did say something about a Bongo from Kongo...there was not much noise made about it because he 'mispoke'....

Godfrey Bloom is an excellent man. An Englishman should say what he likes.

Guys a legend

If you don’t like the feeling… change the feeling not the fact.

What an absolute Chad

I wanna live in bongo bongo land,sounds like a nice place.

Of course Kristian Guru Murthey was visibly upset, because his ancestors came from (wait for it) BONGO BONGO LAND.

Would Guru-Merthy be offended if India was referred to as “Tabla Tabla land” ?

Mr Bloom, excellent argument.

If anyone's offended get over it

I don't know about bongo drums. With the money we send these charity cases they should be able to buy top of the range phones. In this world they should learn the fact that beggars can't be choosers.

Bongo Bongo land? Not racist?

Fair play to him he should be able to say what he wants.

I like how this guy doesn't even know what 'bongo, bongo Land' is, and the interviewer still tries to accuse him for being racist, lol. If a term is racist then it shows that you have belief of racism and that another race is inferior, how can you show to have the belief and at the same time not actually have the belief? How can this guy be 'accidentally' racist and not know it? And how the hell is 'Bongo, Bongo' racist anyway!? Even if it was an insult to a race, it still doesn't make you racist, that's a bit of a stretch. 'Niger' is used as an insult to someone who happens to be black, some racists say it, but that doesn't mean everyone who says it is racist, they just tried offending a black person, it's a swear word, but directed at black people. You could say the same about 'bitch', which refers to women, so if you say bitch aloud or call a woman a bitch, does that mean you hate all women and think they are inferior? Think of all the people who have said bitch, are those people now misogynists? Apply the same logic to 'Niger', we've been brainwashed to think of it like saying Lord Voldemort name. Racism is always, always, always about the intent of the person, and the beliefs of the person, that a race is inferior to his own, or another. It's not merely offending someone or making a distinguish between races, etc. it's much more.

I'm not really for or against UKIP or Mr Bloom, but I've got a massive issue with these interrogation tactics used by the BBC, Mr Bloom brings up a very good point that they'd rather sabotage a political group based upon a term than actually bring up genuine immigration issues. Remember that the BBC is very central to British television obviously. I'd like to think that having such a high position and influence in our daily lives would warrant some seriousness in the way they behave

modern days eh cant wven say somthing as harmless as bongo bongo land without people getting offended

Channel 4 thinks that Bongo drums only exist in Africa. Lol. Pathetic race baiting.

If an African referred to Europe as "piano land" I doubt anyone would give a shit

That interviewer has been sent to drag that man down. Clearly he was using the term not as a races turm against an individual or a nation.

Where is Bongo Bongo Land? I can't find it on Google maps.

So, the president's name is Bongo, they play the bongos and there are place-names called Bongo... I didn't want to say it but he's legit! Stop pouring money into Bongo Bongo land!

Whatever happened to him?

Why vote for old Tories calling them selves UKIP

My bros: so you and this girl serious now? Me: 2:37

4:21 "I'm not interested in the aid stuff". Pathetic. This is why we need UKIP because Tory supporters, like the Tories themselves, frankly don't care were our money is being spent.

It can't be racist as no country is referred to.

Godfrey is the best!!!

C4 has always apposed UKIP....C4 should be ashamed

Well done Mr. Bloom. My respect from Italy.

Well, since bongos are from Cuba and completely unknown in Africa, I would understand if someone from Africa found it offensive to be labelled as a citizen of "Bongo Bongo Land". It would be the equivalent of referring to the English as "Skirt-wearing haggis eaters"..

Is this really journalism?

Sometimes I have to check whether I'm watching reality or the thick of it

Faith in humanity restored with these comments. Priorities yeah?

Where is this place "Bongo Bongo land" it sounds nice to me.

Bongo Bongo Drums to me mean the old Tarzan films and quite rightly relates to Africa and Africans…. He has a point he was brought up in that era and was quite rightly pointing out how back dated a lot of of African politics are…

Um Bongo Um Bongo they drink it in the Congo. I loved that fruit drink. I think it was made in bongo bongo land.

I genuinely think he believes he isn't a racist, people like that think they're right minded because they just can't face the person they are...

This piece neatly demonstrates why Ch4 news is unfit for purpose.

The bbc the labour party I'm not going to write a huge essay about carl marx

I Can see where Godfrey Bloom is coming from It is a game it has a loser it has a winner and it has debates, that's a game... And this bias interviewer clearly wont move off of the obvious unracist comment because he himself is black and ignorant, that's not me being racist its just a fact... Its 180 Degrees outside and he's an ignorant black guy ( both fact example's)

"Um Bongo Um Bongo They Drink It In The Congo." Used to love that advert as a kid. Never realised that I was being a racist bastard.

Before this bloke spoke I thought it was Victor Meldrew🤣🤣

This man should do comedy for living.

my left ear loved this

This is utter Tommy Rot by over sensitive people who just can't bear it because they aren't English.

No problem to me, I can certainly think of worse.

It's the same as calling England "Thicko Thicko land" or "Cnuty Cnuty land" which it is.

No more racist than referring to England as ' Perfidious Albion '.

Is it just me or has anyone else gotten a headache listening to the interviewer go on and on and on and on and on about Bloom's silly phrase? He answered the question. We can make our own minds up, thanks very much. . And politics is serious business and not a circus? *Snort!!* I think that Bloom used the term "Bongo Bongo Land" in the same sense as the young say "Whatever". What do you expect from the "Love thy Neighbour" and "Man about the House" generation, bless 'em. The fact that Pakistan, for example, takes foreign aid and buys F-16 jets needs addressing. Sure, those jets need a lot of money to maintain and keep in fighting shape, but I don't think that that is where aid money needs to go. It's kind of like someone on welfare benefits using the money to pay for the ongoing costs of their Audi R8 Quattro.

Is he referring to Gabon or the Gambia? Not sure if I heard him properly, but pretty sure Gambon isn't a country...

I can't stand Krishnan Guru-Murthy a foreigner, who thinks he is an interviewer in the same league as say, Andrew neil. He isn't, he is just a chancer and not as clever and likeable either.

It's like victor mildew and Alf garnet took turns in bringing this kid up...😂😅😂😂😊

bongo bongo an island in popeye cartoon

Bongo Bongo is racist. He ethnically cleansed a bunch of Hylians before his execution and he's now at the Shadow Temple playing his drums.

"It's a game" "no, it's very serious" well if you claim it's age that's making you so unreasonable maybe you should give up politics (though not all old people are racist)

Im sure that wasn’t racist. It was the truth

Anywhere where large sums of money disappear without accountability is a bit like people playing bongo drums. Just jamming bro. Just embezzling UK money. What’s the big deal don’t be so stressed. Don’t be so “white”. Indigenous systems must be respected.

I always say Wugga Wugga land myself.

fair play to bloom getting fed up with this guy and telling him to stick it up /////////

So politics is a game............wow UKIP are a breath of fresh air and new in politics

To be correct, it's the land of Bongo Congo!! All hail King Leonardo!!

I love this man!

I support him giving billions to Africa and they loose the money this should be on the top political discussion not bongo bongo

Bloom is as we say in Spanish "el puto amo".