The Racist BBC

From the desk of Michael Huntsman on Thu, 2008-02-28 16:54

In the old days the BBC used to delight in prefacing anything to do with South Africa with the adjective ‘racist’ – the ‘racist government of South Africa’, for example. Well now comes the time when we may properly return the compliment and begin to refer to the BBC (al-Beeb to its many fans) as ‘the racist BBC’.

I am prompted so to do by the news that the BBC has on offer ninety positions on what it calls a ‘mentoring programme’. Of these forty-five are reserved for persons from ethnic minorities. Al-Beeb has denied that this amounts to illegal positive discrimination.

Well, an institution which has denounced itself as ‘institutionally racist’ and has demonstrated time and time again its hostility to and hatred of Britain would say that, wouldn’t it?

It does not matter how you cut the mustard, there are forty-five posts on offer from the BBC for which I as a white person cannot apply. That is unlawful discrimination pure and simple, discrimination against me because I am white and for no other reason whatsoever.

@marcfrans

Submitted by Atlanticist911 on Fri, 2008-02-29 10:40.

All the points you make are true,not least the fact that I am highly unlikely to turn "Armor-ous" .In truth I had hoped to prompt Armor to post on this issue but apparently to no avail.Who knows perhaps he still might.But let's face it,when it comes to the question of race vs culture there is little love lost between Armor and myself. 

Damn # 3

Submitted by marcfrans on Thu, 2008-02-28 22:58.

@ Atlanticist

I doubt that there is any chance of you turning "Armor-ous".  Since you are well aware that both the BBC and Armor suffer from the same fatal 'disease'. 

At least, Armor is aware of this situation/condition, whereas the BBC is not.  The BBC's condition is worse than Armor's, for recognition of the disease (a proper diagnosis) is the first step to possible (but unlikely) recovery. Armor confuses race with culture, whereas the BBC mistakenly thinks that culture does not matter.

Damn!

Submitted by Atlanticist911 on Thu, 2008-02-28 17:12.

It's stories like this that (almost) turn individuals like me Armor-ous.