Johan Derksen tackles his brand new regular table guest Tina Nijkamp firmly in Today Inside. He believes that the TV authority has exaggerated two Chinese riots. “Sensitive tut.”
TV authority Tina Nijkamp has recently caused two serious media riots: first she was angry that some Chinese skater at the Olympic Games was called ‘that Chinese’ in the media, later she lashed out at Ruud de Wild and Lauren Verster because of babipangang jokes on the radio. Racist, she even thought it was.
Oversensitive
Wilfred Genee finds it a difficult situation. “Tina, what I find a bit difficult is: can we still use the word Chinese in this program or do we have a problem with you?” he explains to her. Today Inside.
Tina then says: “No, not at all. You can use the word Chinese. Sure.”
Johan: “Yes, but you are a bit oversensitive. And I understand that, because you have those adopted children, but you now also see insults or mild racism when people just use it very correctly.”
Touchy
It disappoints Johan. “I thought both times I read something from you about it… I thought: she shouldn’t do that, because both times it wasn’t meant in a bad way.”
Tina admits: “No, yes, look, I am of course touchy about it, that’s true. I have never had to deal with racism or anything like that myself, but of course I do have children who are spoken to about things at school, so I am indeed touchy about that. Maybe I have indeed overreacted a bit, that is possible.”
“But yes, my mother’s heart then opens completely and then I think: yes, Jesus, don’t show up!”
Sensitive tut
Johan thinks that Tina should control herself. “Yes, but you have to protect yourself a little.”
Tina: “Yes, that’s right.”
Johan: “Because you come across as a bit of a sensitive little thing.”
Tina: “Yes, hysterical. Yes, hysterical. I don’t think it’s a little bit, but maybe hysterical.”
Wilfred: “Like last week with Ruud de Wild and Lauren Verster, is that racism?”
Tina: “No, but I was actually especially annoyed by Lauren, because she always pretends to be a journalist very seriously, like: ‘Look at me, I’m learned and intellectual.’”
Ping
Tina’s fanaticism is mainly due to her motherly heart, she emphasizes. “It’s just not fun when you go to school and someone calls you Ping, for example. That may not be racist, but it’s not fun. It can come across as very hurtful.”
Wilfred: “We absolutely understand where it comes from for you, we all understand that, but it might also be useful for yourself every now and then to keep it in balance.”
Johan concludes: “But Tina, you have a mouth like a razor here, and then you have to be a little tougher in that.”
