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David Walliams & Matt Lucas accused of racism
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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a294992/walliams-lucas-accused-of-racism.html
Why? Did anyone see this? And if so, what happened?
Why? Did anyone see this? And if so, what happened?
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Both Walliam and Lucas played all the characters in the show, some of whom were non-white which is where allegation of racism came from
Sounds like a lot of hot air over nothing imo...
As said they played all characters with no bias against any race more than any other. If they had made all the characters white it would of been racism.
I thought it was possibly just that and you're right - a load of hot air over nothing then.
It's like Jynx all over again
They did sketches involving a black West Indian woman, white people of varying nationalities, a British-Asian, a couple of Japanese girls, a mixed race man & a man of Greek origin.
They covered a lot of bases there, so maybe it was racist again Indonesians because there weren't any in their sketches?
Not racist.
Exactly, nobody is complaining that it was homophobic because some characters were gay.
Apparatently, Walliams and Lucas are not only racists, they're also homophobic and anti disabled
Homophobic? Do those people not realise that Matt's gay, FGS! And David's unlikely to have Matt as his best friend and business partner if HE's homophobic! Ridiculous.
According to some on that thread, they're also anti semitic despite the fact that Matt is Jewish.
Some people just like to see offense in every corner and then shout loudly about how those of us who can't are just stupid or as bigotted as the people they are having a go at.
I'm a bit bored with the racism thing, to be honest. So he pretended to be a black lady--big deal. As long as he wasn't using horrible and offensive stereotypes--who cares? It's not like he was tar black with big red lips or anything like that. They played like a dozen different characters that made up the airline-- that's their thing. Ant and Dec "blacked up" to play those Jamaican ladies on their programme and it was kind of funny.
David Walliams dressed as a black lady on Little Britain when he was playing Bubbles' love rival. I thought that was pretty funny.
If someone sees something as racist that is up to them but it is often a result of taking it too seriously. They should accept that it was not meant like that, complain if they want and then forget it.
I don't see what was offensive from what I've heard, I suppose that as a white person, it might be easy for me to say, but I know you're a black woman and I'm glad you agree.
For the Fail to protest about anyone else's 'racism' is beyond belief.
Absolutely. Context and intent is everything. (That particular sketch cracked me up!
There were a couple of negative posts about them on twitter, which the Daily Mail translated into 'thousands of complaints'. Even though the article later states, towards the end of the article when the typical reader has given up reading 'BBC1 bosses said they had not yet established how many complained to the corporation.'
The thousands figure is seemingly plucked out the air, and doesn't seem to relate to either OFCOM complaints, or official complaints to the BBC.
It's just the Daily Mail playing up to their audience who love these 'PC GONE MAD' stories.
I didn't find it offensive in any way, and I doubt many people did.
I have to agree with you there.