Charlene White, 41, learned on the ITV documentary Empire's Child last year that her five times great-grandfather was a slave owner. In the documentary the Loose Women star is astonished by her connections to the British Empire and has taken to Twitter to hit back at claims she "profited from the slave trade".
Charlene took to Twitter yesterday evening to call out those who believe she profited from the slave trade.
In view of her 62,400 followers, she penned: "All wknd a few folk with nowt better to do were furiously tweeting to 'out' me for 'profiting' from the slave trade. (sic)
"Why? Cos my slave-ancestors birthed kids belonging to slave ownerrs. Kids who were born slaves. (sic)
"Is there a British education system complaints dept?!" (sic)
Many took to the post's comments to express their view on the documentary and Charlene's situation.
Lucyluluastic said: "These people will never learn, it's a comfy ignorant lack of knowledge and it is so wrong."
Shaz1440 added: "Wtf? By their logic, Charlene's achievements are due to slavery 200 years later? (sic)
"That black people in the former colonies are existing thanks to slavery and colonisation?"
Jamaraproducer commented: "I guess I too benefited from the slave trade because I exist because of it."
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