Three reasons why Diane Abbott's tweet was not racist:
a) She was actually referring to this Xbox game that white people like playing:
b) In Uruguayan Spanish "White people" does not mean "White people."
c) She was on a tram in Croydon at the time.
With a hat tip to @jamiemont, @EmmaHasNoIdea and @duncanrobinson. Pic by chigwiri.com