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Old 30-10-2016, 22:24
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But, at least he knows he doesn't know.

That's actually where I stand (despite the fact some people might have wrongly deduced otherwise)

Doesn't mean it's wrong to at least consider the possibility though.
Some people however are revelling in the possibility to the exclusion of the dancer going either not doing a great dance or just not having a big following, and in other places it has been stated that the voting is racist
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Old 30-10-2016, 22:36
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so is Daisy ...
So is Rob Rinder
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Old 30-10-2016, 22:36
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I would point out that Anthony Ogogoo was really really bad last year.

I'm glad Otti has a decent partner this year. I like her.
I think Anthony Ogogoo had attitude, I think he did not like being partnered with Oti right from the word go. BBC were wrong to put them together IMO.
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Old 30-10-2016, 22:56
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I think Anthony Ogogoo had attitude, I think he did not like being partnered with Oti right from the word go. BBC were wrong to put them together IMO.
As came across in an interview, he expected the BBC would spread the races out a bit and not put him with Oti
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Old 30-10-2016, 23:03
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As came across in an interview, he expected the BBC would spread the races out a bit and not put him with Oti
Yes, was he also injured? I am not sure but I heard that he didn't too well because of his injury. TBH I really don't remember any of this.
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Old 31-10-2016, 00:08
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Yes, was he also injured? I am not sure but I heard that he didn't too well because of his injury. TBH I really don't remember any of this.
I do remember him saying something about his shoulder and I think he was or had been receiving treatment for it

Just found an article and he had had surgery which meant he couldn't box which is why he did Strictly.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/34017448
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...ocked-out.html
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Old 31-10-2016, 08:56
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I think Anthony Ogogoo had attitude, I think he did not like being partnered with Oti right from the word go. BBC were wrong to put them together IMO.
Their heights matched, which was a good reason for putting them together. Surely it is the people who say they shouldn't have been put together who are racist, most people, of which I am one, took no notice at all what colour they were.
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Old 31-10-2016, 10:38
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Exactly, perhaps this will shut up all those crying racism.
Doesn't prove anything just like Melvin and Tameka going first doesn't prove anything.
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Old 31-10-2016, 10:49
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Their heights matched, which was a good reason for putting them together. Surely it is the people who say they shouldn't have been put together who are racist, most people, of which I am one, took no notice at all what colour they were.
No I didn't either just that he wasn't very good and Jeremy Vine and Ainsley Hariott were a lot more engaging. I liked Ote actually from the start as did many she seemed fun and it's lovely to see her doing so well this year.
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Old 31-10-2016, 10:53
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Well this was the test wasn't it? If the voting was racist Ore would have been in the dance off tonight and he wasn't. Neither were Danny and Oti.
Agreed if the support wasn't there they could well have been in danger. Had I not been watching it recorded from earlier I'd have voted for Danny because I thought he was overly harshly penalized for some mistakes in an otherwise great routine. Thereas I think Ore was geuninely a bit poor although for understandable reasons and was likely to survive a DO.
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Old 31-10-2016, 11:02
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Doesn't prove anything just like Melvin and Tameka going first doesn't prove anything.
This.

Ore could have been anywhere from 1st in the vote to 9th in the vote. Melvin could have been high up or low down or bottom when he left. Declaring anything definitely or definitely not racially biased based on individual results is ridiculous.
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Old 31-10-2016, 11:18
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If that were true, that would suggest to me that the show's producers had already identified Danny as a potentially capable dancer.
I think they have some idea whom might be half decent and whom isn't. A young fit in both senses of the word person is more likely to be do better than an older one - both in terms of what they can and how compelled the public is to vote for them (unless they fall into the likeable duffer, joke contestant or 'lets flick the judges the v sign bracket). Whatever Danny had or hadn't done in the past it was blindingly obvious he was going to be one of the front runners this year before he danced a step. Most actors have some sort of stage school training that means they're going to be at least competent.
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Old 31-10-2016, 15:02
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Their heights matched, which was a good reason for putting them together. Surely it is the people who say they shouldn't have been put together who are racist, most people, of which I am one, took no notice at all what colour they were.
He certainly seemed to have an issue about it if we believe this ( which appeared in a few places )

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/a...c-over-6617178

Anthony Ogogo SLAMS BBC over 'race' pairing saying he thought Strictly Come Dancing bosses would 'spread minorities around'


Not so sure how true this is

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015...n_8174550.html

South African Otlile, who is brand new to the BBC dance show this year, has labelled boxer Anthony Ogogo an ‘arsehole’ ahead of this Friday’s first live show

No I didn't either just that he wasn't very good and Jeremy Vine and Ainsley Hariott were a lot more engaging. I liked Ote actually from the start as did many she seemed fun and it's lovely to see her doing so well this year.
I found Ainsley far more likeable and more enjoyable to watch
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Old 17-12-2016, 20:54
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Totally racist!! 🤔
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Old 17-12-2016, 20:55
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We need The Sun to apologise.
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Old 17-12-2016, 21:43
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Ore winning doesn't prove there's no bias against black contestants that affects Strictly voting; it just shows that, if there's a bias, it's not so strong that it outweighs so many other factors that a black contestant can't win.
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