Appparently having eight out of the twelve contestants being of white Northern European extraction isn't enough. The BBC had the audacity to include two from Asian background, a biracial woman and a bloke from S.E. Asia.
One of the contestants had tattoos, which was enough for Quinten Letts to remark on (only God knows why)!
If this is evidence of the BBC 'box ticking', what is the answer? Should competitions such as these be open only to those who can prove their Britishness going back ten generations?
And does this suggest that those on the political right secretly believe that if you have brown skin, any success you may have is nothing to do with your skills or qualities, but because of preferential treatment (ie. if you're not white, you're not as good)?
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-3178064/I-adore-Great-British-Bake-does-right-Asks-QUENTIN-LETTS.html