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I actually don't think the dancers were politically correct at all.
Representing black people with bouncing tribesmen and Asian people with Bollywood dancers doing that 'side-to-side head wiggle' thing that all Asians do in 70s sitcoms seems painfully stereotypical to me.
Parading wheelchair dancers on our screen, as if to say, 'look, aren't disableds clever?' strikes me as a hideously crass, patronising attitude to a minority.
Clearly there was an attempt made for the dancers to be 'inclusive' (and I really hate that word), but the result simply highlighted differences between people.
That aside, I always found the whole concept desperately twee, and poorly executed.
Roll on 7th October.
tvarksouthwest posted:
The dancers idea was naff, plain and simple. Yes, a lot of people disliked them simply because of what they were not, but on any channel they were a bad idea. That they appeared on BBC1 of all channels rubbed salt into the pro-globe lobby's wounds.
When I read on Teletext that BBC1's balloon was to be replaced by "dancing scenes" my heart went through the floor. Images of cheesy conga lines and street parties quickly filled my head. The end result didn't quite go that far, but the level of political correctness was unbelievable. Some did work such as Tapdogs, Acrobats and Tango, but mainly because these showcased artistry.
When I read on Teletext that BBC1's balloon was to be replaced by "dancing scenes" my heart went through the floor. Images of cheesy conga lines and street parties quickly filled my head. The end result didn't quite go that far, but the level of political correctness was unbelievable. Some did work such as Tapdogs, Acrobats and Tango, but mainly because these showcased artistry.
I actually don't think the dancers were politically correct at all.
Representing black people with bouncing tribesmen and Asian people with Bollywood dancers doing that 'side-to-side head wiggle' thing that all Asians do in 70s sitcoms seems painfully stereotypical to me.
Parading wheelchair dancers on our screen, as if to say, 'look, aren't disableds clever?' strikes me as a hideously crass, patronising attitude to a minority.
Clearly there was an attempt made for the dancers to be 'inclusive' (and I really hate that word), but the result simply highlighted differences between people.
That aside, I always found the whole concept desperately twee, and poorly executed.
Roll on 7th October.
