Strictly Come Dancing has been accused of being racist. I don't think the show itself is racist, but I wonder where British society is at. Many Brits seem to have got back in touch with their nasty side in the run up to and after the recent referendum.
Radio DJ Melvin Odoom was the first black contestant to leave Strictly and in all honesty he wasn't the most graceful of dancers. Next to leave was soap actor Tameka Empson. Again, as a layman, I think she was just pipped in the dance off. However it was the public vote which put her in the dance off and that may be a reflection of the racism we've seen growing with a little help from Farage and Boris The Turk.
Sorry, I sound a bit racist myself there; I have nothing against Turkish people at all, indeed, two of my best and most respected friends are Turkish, but Boris using fear of Turkey, when he of all people knows better was hypocrisy on an epic scale, so I just wanted to remind people of his heritage and two faced nature not denigrate Turks.
Back to Strictly and racism may have played only a minor part, it's impossible to know. I have noticed a tendency for people at the bottom of the leader board to attract a sympathy vote which puts better dancers out, also unfair. It is also to some extent a popularity contest and that's not right either, but it's more acceptable than racism. Racism is never acceptable and Britain IS struggling with it right now and we should be better than that.
Malcolm Snook on You Tube
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