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Why are white people never interviewed on the BBC anymore?

(December 2006)

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TVN
I noticed today, during that report on school meals on breakfast, that a very high proportion (if not all) of the interviewees where from a minority background.

Then I cast my mind back to other reports, it seems where there is a minority available they will use them over a white person. Not saying that minorities shouldnt be used, but shouldn't they be used in proportion to their overall bearing on the population???
JO
Jon
Its called possitive descrimnation.
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
wells posted:
Its called possitive descrimnation.

Is that where they only interview people who can't spell?
GS
Gavin Scott Founding member
TVN posted:
I noticed today, during that report on school meals on breakfast, that a very high proportion (if not all) of the interviewees where from a minority background.

Then I cast my mind back to other reports, it seems where there is a minority available they will use them over a white person. Not saying that minorities shouldnt be used, but shouldn't they be used in proportion to their overall bearing on the population???


So which is it? Do they NEVER interview white people as the thread title suggests, or merely a LOW PROPORTION as you claim in the above post?

Do you write for the Daily Mail?

What possible difference does it make in relation to a vox pop on school meals?

Answers on a postcard, marked "looking to start a race issue".

Fool.
NH
Nick Harvey Founding member
Last week (4th to 8th) I kept shouting for subtitles because a very high proportion of the people on the Six, including the weather presenters, were broad Scots.

For some reason it seemed very noticiable last week.

I just have great dificulty understanding a broad Scots accent (sorry Gavin), so found it more annoying than most, I expect.
MU
mullet
Where was the school exactly? You don't think it might have reflected the nature of the local community...
TV
archiveTV
mullet posted:
Where was the school exactly? ...


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ZS
ZiggyShadowDust
Yes I noticed it too. Its getting silly. Its being discriminate against whites now. Well thats PCBBC for you.
MA
marksi
Ziggy Shadow-Dust posted:
Its getting silly.


Something certainly is...
AR
A:R:I:S:E
Ludovic Kennedy made this very point about the BBC a few years ago. All "positive discrimination" does is promotes those from minority backgrounds regardless of how little talent they have.

Discrimination is discrimination, and is unacceptable in all forms. The BBC need to stop this silly nonsense.
IS
Inspector Sands
mullet posted:
Where was the school exactly? You don't think it might have reflected the nature of the local community...


Indeed, if it was in Tottenham or their local school in Shepherds Bush then that's perfctly understandable
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brotherton sands
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