David Starkey blasted for Question Time remarks: 'Political incorrectness gone mad'

Historian David Starkey criticised by web users over latest Question Time appearance BBC

Occasional historian David Starkey sparked an outpouring of anger at his latest appearance on Question Time, with furious viewers branding it "political incorrectness gone mad".

Online offence piled up like a proverbial motorway car crash almost every time the TV pundit opened his mouth on the BBC current affairs panel show.

Twitter critics accused Starkey of insulting the entire Muslim population, being misogynistic for shouting down female members of the panel and audience, and berated him for claiming children are capable of seducing adults.

Oh, and Starkey also called Asian panellist Mehdi Hasan "Ahmed" by mistake.

Yes, almost everyone present at the BBC panel show was miffed with Starkey at some point during proceedings, which probably added up to a good night's work in the bespectacled controversialist's mind.

Below are some of the ripe Twitter reactions to Starkey's latest display of pot-stirring. Will he ever return to his history books and to making high quality TV documentaries? If only.

David Starkey blames victim in teenage teacher grooming case. It's political incorrectness gone mad. #Starkey #bbcqt
— Lee Jasper (@LeeJasper) January 15, 2015

Sums up #bbcqt with David Starkey tonight. pic.twitter.com/ZfOGMxaEHB
— Ryan Love (@RyanJL) January 16, 2015

BREAKING! All historians 'to be held responsible' for David Starkey #bbcqt
— News Thump (@newsthump) January 15, 2015

So confusing that David Starkey is a professor of history, presumably at the same university where Sauron is Professor of Ethics #bbcqt
— David Schneider (@davidschneider) January 15, 2015

Here's a vine of David Starkey being asked to be quiet. The beauty of vine is it repeats over and over again. #bbcqt https://t.co/c38ICe9VRt
— Brendan Miller (@brenkjm) January 15, 2015