How Come This Black Actor Is Allowed To Deliver A Speech At Westminster, Surely There Are Much More Important Matters Our Mps Should Be Addressing?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3404586/Luther-star-Idris-Elba-warn-MPs-lack-black-actors-British-television-leaving-talent-scrapheap.html

/// His comments will come when the 43-year-old from London delivers a speech at Westminster, attended by over 100 MPs and senior TV executives, when he will speak about his experiences. ///

[Prudie]

It's an event organised by Channel 4, he's not speaking in Parliament. Presumably a media event that MPs were invited to and over a 100 MPs want to go.

[jackthehat]

Why shouldn't he be allowed?

[Islay]

Why should he not be allowed?

[TWR]

Leave the Scripts to the Actors & leave the Cock ups to the M.P.s

[jno]

The actor is due to deliver his speech at a meeting organised by Channel 4, speaking at an event which will be attended by over 100 MPs, including the culture minister, Ed Vaizey, as well as senior television executives.

That's all; he won't be speaking in the Commons chamber. Much of Parliament is available for hire

http://www.parliament.uk/visiting/venue-hire/venues-for-hire/

[Baldric]

Does it really matter what a luvvy has to say about luvvies job prospects, and if there is a shortage of lead roles for black actors could it not be down to a lack of talent rather than skin colour?

[bazwillrun]

all i see on tv is blacks shoehorned in at every possible opportunity by the left wing dominated meejia......

[Mamyalynne]

I imagine there will be more than one speaker at the event and I doubt MPs are forced to attend.

[jno]

all i see on tv is blacks

you must be watching very restricted channels. Afrobabes maybe?

[retrocop]

I would be surprised if there were a shortage of Black actors in Nigeria , Uganda, Congo etc but unless we are going to
Keep apologising for slavey via the movie media do we really need that many???

[hc4361]

Are you complaining because Elba is black, or because he is an actor? You don't think that ministers should be involved in television when the government owns the BBC and Channel 4?

[ichkeria]

all i see on tv is blacks

you must be watching very restricted channels. Afrobabes maybe?

That deserves best answer. Go on, AOG, show your sense of humour !

[jomifl]

Possibly issue of out of work steel workers is of more importance. Anyway if all the 'actors' were acting where would restaurants get waiters from?

[mikey4444]

I'm with jack here...why shouldn't he deliver a speech AOG?

[Zacs-Master]

Imagine the outcry if he wasn't allowed! It's not a case of him being 'allowed'. He has a right, as does every British Citizen, to speak about whatever he feels strongly about. Your use of the word 'allowed' is yet another crack in the veneer of how you really think, AOG.

[retrocop]

Don't film directors choose their subject matter and casting directors.Have a whinge at equity not HM government. Why didn't Steve McQueen cast Micheal Caine in the title role of 12 years a slave? Prejudice ????

[bazwillrun]

"why shouldn't he deliver a speech"

suppose it beats delivering pizzas on a moped in this weather...

always blacks moaning....want want want, demand demand demand...start your own frikkin film studios, production companies etc etc etc and employ who you want then...oh, you want it handed to you on a plate...ok I see

[Mamyalynne]

.......and breathe.

[Zacs-Master]

.....or start drinking decaf.

[mikey4444]

Baz...that post was highly offensive and I have reported it as such.