Well Gordon found the blog. And posted a comment.
It turns out that we may have been a bit too hasty to judge. Unbeknownst to us, Gordon actually went all 'My Left Foot' for the role and stayed in character even when the cameras weren't rolling.
I have transcribed his comment in full:
Hi!
I'm the actor who appeared as the Disc Jockey/Presenter in James latest video! ('Love, Love, Love')
I would like you to know that as an actor I prepared myself in the Green Room and decided that my character (The Presenter) was an egomaniac, bordering on megalomania with the self delusion that he was some kind of a lothario!
As an actor I sustained this character throughout the shoot!
My mischievous use of the word "Darkie", which is now I think a redundant word, comes from the fact that I have spent the last two years researching, writing & composing a Musical - profumothemusical.co.uk
This as you know was a global political scandal in 1963 that eventually brought down the Tory "MacMillan" government & still resonates today having changed the public perception of our political landscape forever!
You will also know that this was a derogatory term used to describe the West-Indian "economic slaves" of this period for whom I have great sympathy! I never intended to cause any offence by what I thought was a harmless reference that my character would have said in the 60's on what I mistakenly thought was a private & secluded film set!
Oh! the irony here is that I did actually appear in the T.V. Series "In Sickness & In Health" (This series written by the great Johnny Speight who helped to break down the racist barriers of the time by making the viewers question their own prejudice!) And to add another footnote, I played a porno-shop manager! I hope you can share this response with Tim Nash for whom I have nothing but the utmost respect!
And finally, here's DJ Ironik wishing you all a happy christmas exclusively on In Your Face TV.
Real Christmas from inyourfaceTV on Vimeo.
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