Film, Media & TV4 mins ago
A Question Of Racism?
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Following the news that the presenter Sue Barker and team captains Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell are being axed from A Question Of Sport, there is much speculation online that their replacements will be “people of colour”...though admittedly that is yet to be confirmed. If it does turn out to be the case, is that not racism against Caucasian people - firing them because they are white?
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I think this is all part and parcel of the BBC’s £100 million initiative to increase diversity - and I don’t believe for a moment that Theblip is guilty of possessing a fevered imagination, as charged. Unlike some he doesn’t appear to be in denial of the current fad for ‘woke’ that is hurtling at break-neck speed across our society. I don’t understand the...
08:59 Thu 17th Sep 2020
I'm not convinced she's a good fit for the role, but she seems to be a likeable character and I'm willing to give her a chance.
I really hope I'm proven wrong about people (and Lineker does not help this, no matter what his intentions are) thinking it's a race replacement. More ageism than racism in my view.
I really hope I'm proven wrong about people (and Lineker does not help this, no matter what his intentions are) thinking it's a race replacement. More ageism than racism in my view.