Originally Posted by red_amber:
“Let me make a prediction for next week.... Ore will be in the dance off.
I have no idea why people on here get so sensitive when these questions are asked. It's not as if racism doesn't exist, just like sexism and homphobia are prevelent, but it seems as though racism is some kind of dirty word and just reading/glancing the word brings a weird anger out in people.... I wonder why....”
I think people get sensitive for two reasons:
1. It is a horrible thing to be accused of
2. It is impossible to prove a negative.
Racism is not a dirty word and I am happy to discuss it where, perhaps, there is some evidence of it coming in to play. But I see no evidence at all with Strictly and always get the impression that people raising it in the context of this programme are just setting hares running.
We could spend hours analysing why each contestant has gone but it would prove nothing. For the record, in Week 1 a truly terrible dancer with a low public profile was voted out. Okay, the circumstances were less than ideal, but the fact that he was black had absolutely nothing to do with it.
With Tameka, I would not have voted for her because I didn't like her dance this week or her costume and I particularly disliked her antics when she spoilt Ore's big moment. I am also not an Eastenders fan so had never heard of her before and, just as Kelly got on my nerves last year, Tameka had a similarly loud OTT personality that I didn't warm to. The fact that she is black was not remotely relevant.