Originally Posted by penelopesimpson:
“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.”
I'm sure being a victim of racism is worse.
You don't really have to spend hours analysing anything. It's often asked on here why there are so few black contestents on various shows like these. The reply is usually "Well the British public is made up of only 6% black people" well if thats the case, it's funny how black people are always the first to be voted out, shouldn't it be, statiscally speaking, a white person voted out first, seeing as there are more white people on the show?
In your opinion, please can you tell me what genuine racism is?
