Gerry Adams: ‘I don’t see myself as white’

Gerry Adams claims he does not see himself as white in his latest attempt to defend a tweet in which he used the N-word.

The Sinn Féin president caused international controversy when he compared the struggle against slavery in the US to the situation encountered by Irish nationalists. After watching a Quentin Tarantino film Mr Adams tweeted: “Watching Django Unchained — A Ballymurphy N*****!”.

Addressing the provocative tweet, which was quickly deleted but which drew much criticism Mr Adams yesterday said: “I’ve never seen myself as white”.