IF you are a black or any other minority and speak out on an issue then expect to be discredited.

Stormzy was the latest high-profile celebrity to have his words misconstrued and rightfully accused the media of “intentionally spinning (his) words” after he said he believed the UK was still a racist country.

The grime rapper, 26, responded to a number of news reports in a tweet.

Stormzy, who released his second album Heavy Is The Head earlier this month, made the comments in question during an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica.

Asked whether the UK was still a racist country, he said: “Definitely, 100%. It’s like: ‘Oh no, we’re not racist’. But there’s a lot of racism in the country.

“The difficult thing with the UK is, as you said, in Italy it’s a clear problem, whereas trying to explain that Britain is a racist country is the most difficult thing ever.

“They think: ‘No, it’s not. Stormzy you’re successful. Look at London, there’s loads of black people’.

“It’s a more difficult case to fight.”

Broadcaster ITV had to apologise after a tweet, who like many others stated that Stormzy had said the country was '100% racist'. Not so.

The issue with Black, Asian, Chinese and all minorities in the UK face is that you are expected to speak in a specific way and if you don’t you will be vilified and made to look as if you are:

a) not patriotic enough,

b) ungrateful to the country where you reside or

c) know your place in society.

Much of these feelings come from a belief that you are not truly British anyway and should be appreciative of what the nation gave you and your parents.

Even if you have managed to succeed against all odds then you have to be grateful to this country and hold back from calling out any faults.

You may get told a true Brit acts and behaves in a certain manner. Anything out of the ordinary is simply not tolerated.

Now, clearly Stormzy wasn’t accusing everyone of being racist as that is simply not true.

Most people realise that ‘difference’ is what actually matters and that is the true value of being British.

What the Stormzy incident has laid bare is how articles by mainstream media organisations to fit in to a particular narrative.

Regardless of what is said and the context behind that saying there seems to be an inherent need to mould that into what we would like them to have said.

That way the message is nullified and we talk about how and who said it rather than what was said.