'What can we do to change the whiteness of Devon and Cornwal
Discussion
Just 'stumbled' upon this blog, I am gobsmacked!
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100...
Imagine the headlines if it were ''What can we do to change the blackness of London and Bradford'. Both questions are equally disgusting, but only one is deemed acceptable - with no police visits to the student who posed the question;
"“What can we do to change the whiteness of Devon and Cornwall?” That pertinent question was posed by a student to actress Emma Thompson during her recent lecture entitled “All Africans Now”, delivered as part of her “cultural awareness campaign” at Exeter University.
The problem of the whiteness of Devon and Cornwall is certainly a challenging one. It seems strange that there should be pockets of pallid Caucasians still, in a country on the north-west fringe of Europe. Perhaps it is something to do with all that Devon cream they guzzle. Or more likely we are suffering the natural consequences of the Draconian restrictions on immigration so deplored by every Guardian reader.
Anyway, it is reassuring to know that La Thompson is on the case: it is a universal axiom that, if you want your cultural awareness raised – send for a luvvie. Stephen Fry is engaged on similar work and even commands his own unit of Thought Police, capable of being mobilised at a moment’s notice by a mere 140 characters on Twitter.
Thompson instigated her campaign in reaction to alleged racist abuse of her Rwandan-born adopted son while he was studying at Exeter; but his own account identified the abuse as coming not from dons or fellow undergraduates but from “three or four tattooed and macho-looking bouncers” outside a nightclub. Many people might think such behaviour was more a characteristic of nightclub bouncers anywhere than of Devonians.
This problematic situation is reminiscent of the famous complaint by Greg Dyke, while director-general of the BBC: “I think the BBC is hideously white.” Of course, this provoked the usual reactionary suspects – retired brigadiers in bath-chairs in Torquay and members of the lumpen Caucasian proletariat to pose the loaded question: would he have described Brixton as “hideously black”? No doubt they will now ask similarly inane questions, such as: what would happen if someone enquired “What can we do about the blackness of London and the West Midlands?”
They just don’t get it. That kind of speculation would be racist. To understand why, you need to be educated on issues of discrimination. Here again, we have a luvvie to the rescue. Only last month Jo Brand spelled it out on Radio Five Live: “You can’t be racist towards white people.” Is nobody listening? It seems there is still a mountain of work to be done by Common Purpose, the Equal Opportunities Commission and the three main political parties.
Meanwhile, though, that nasty, hideously white splodge at the bottom left-hand corner of the map of Britain is continuing cause for concern. Nor does even Emma Thompson imagine the problem can be sorted overnight. As she told her Exeter audience: “You’re not going to get hundreds and hundreds of black students here overnight…” But it’s not just the students that are the problem, is it? The wider challenge is implied in the question posed: “What can we do to change the whiteness of Devon and Cornwall?” Answers, please, on a postcard…"
http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/geraldwarner/100...
Imagine the headlines if it were ''What can we do to change the blackness of London and Bradford'. Both questions are equally disgusting, but only one is deemed acceptable - with no police visits to the student who posed the question;
"“What can we do to change the whiteness of Devon and Cornwall?” That pertinent question was posed by a student to actress Emma Thompson during her recent lecture entitled “All Africans Now”, delivered as part of her “cultural awareness campaign” at Exeter University.
The problem of the whiteness of Devon and Cornwall is certainly a challenging one. It seems strange that there should be pockets of pallid Caucasians still, in a country on the north-west fringe of Europe. Perhaps it is something to do with all that Devon cream they guzzle. Or more likely we are suffering the natural consequences of the Draconian restrictions on immigration so deplored by every Guardian reader.
Anyway, it is reassuring to know that La Thompson is on the case: it is a universal axiom that, if you want your cultural awareness raised – send for a luvvie. Stephen Fry is engaged on similar work and even commands his own unit of Thought Police, capable of being mobilised at a moment’s notice by a mere 140 characters on Twitter.
Thompson instigated her campaign in reaction to alleged racist abuse of her Rwandan-born adopted son while he was studying at Exeter; but his own account identified the abuse as coming not from dons or fellow undergraduates but from “three or four tattooed and macho-looking bouncers” outside a nightclub. Many people might think such behaviour was more a characteristic of nightclub bouncers anywhere than of Devonians.
This problematic situation is reminiscent of the famous complaint by Greg Dyke, while director-general of the BBC: “I think the BBC is hideously white.” Of course, this provoked the usual reactionary suspects – retired brigadiers in bath-chairs in Torquay and members of the lumpen Caucasian proletariat to pose the loaded question: would he have described Brixton as “hideously black”? No doubt they will now ask similarly inane questions, such as: what would happen if someone enquired “What can we do about the blackness of London and the West Midlands?”
They just don’t get it. That kind of speculation would be racist. To understand why, you need to be educated on issues of discrimination. Here again, we have a luvvie to the rescue. Only last month Jo Brand spelled it out on Radio Five Live: “You can’t be racist towards white people.” Is nobody listening? It seems there is still a mountain of work to be done by Common Purpose, the Equal Opportunities Commission and the three main political parties.
Meanwhile, though, that nasty, hideously white splodge at the bottom left-hand corner of the map of Britain is continuing cause for concern. Nor does even Emma Thompson imagine the problem can be sorted overnight. As she told her Exeter audience: “You’re not going to get hundreds and hundreds of black students here overnight…” But it’s not just the students that are the problem, is it? The wider challenge is implied in the question posed: “What can we do to change the whiteness of Devon and Cornwall?” Answers, please, on a postcard…"
Edited by chris watton on Wednesday 11th November 07:59
Saw this last week (and had the thread deleted by the mods)
Did she make similar comments about seeing too many black people in africa?
Another example of a complete and utterly idiotic actor using her platform to push stupid ideas.
No wonder actors werent allowed to vote a few centurys ago.
Did she make similar comments about seeing too many black people in africa?
Another example of a complete and utterly idiotic actor using her platform to push stupid ideas.
No wonder actors werent allowed to vote a few centurys ago.
I rather suspect its because the few immigrants who went down there or tried to settle in the area found out about the local economics, i.e. its bloody expensive, the local economy doesnt pay like larger urban areas do, its a hundred miles and 2 hours + from civilisation and apart from June - August its wetter and windier and no warmer than the rest of the country apart from Blackpool!
Personally I love Devon and Cornwall and have never noticed it being very "white". Maybe because I usually go down in the summer when it's full of tourists. In the winter there aren't many jobs so I guess it's not a magnet for new immigrants.
We're pretty white up here in the Dales too. I know of only one Afro Caribean chap in the local town and surrounding villages and a nice family of Bangladeshis who run the excellent local restaurant. Should I be worried about our lack of cultural diversity? We have no crime and everyone talks to each other in the street which is a bit subversive I guess. I've noticed that most people vote Conservative too which Emma wouldn't like, although quite a few are muttering darkly about switching to UKIP. I'm worried now that I might be living in some sort of weirdo enclave. Send us a Luvvie to make it better - quickly!
We're pretty white up here in the Dales too. I know of only one Afro Caribean chap in the local town and surrounding villages and a nice family of Bangladeshis who run the excellent local restaurant. Should I be worried about our lack of cultural diversity? We have no crime and everyone talks to each other in the street which is a bit subversive I guess. I've noticed that most people vote Conservative too which Emma wouldn't like, although quite a few are muttering darkly about switching to UKIP. I'm worried now that I might be living in some sort of weirdo enclave. Send us a Luvvie to make it better - quickly!
She hasn't been to Truro then. There is considerable, visible diversity everywhere. Same with Redruth and Camborne.
I imagine that she was talking about the quaint coastal villages where the affluent whites live.
To boot, she has made herself look even more stupid by not taking the history of the place into context. The demise of copper mining scattered people all over the world to look for work. A lot of them came back with partners, offspring, when the metal prices picked up. Not so much blacks, but most certainly various S American/Mexican hybrids.
The woman is a total fool and if this was in the paper, there would be hell up.
I imagine that she was talking about the quaint coastal villages where the affluent whites live.
To boot, she has made herself look even more stupid by not taking the history of the place into context. The demise of copper mining scattered people all over the world to look for work. A lot of them came back with partners, offspring, when the metal prices picked up. Not so much blacks, but most certainly various S American/Mexican hybrids.
The woman is a total fool and if this was in the paper, there would be hell up.
Edited by Tangent Police on Wednesday 11th November 11:14
One of the first things I noticed when moving to Plymouth was how few non-white people there were. Beyond the Uni you rarely see a black or Indian face. I've noticed people down here are more likely to voice their views and say things that would have a Guardian reader up in arms. Still at least it means less positive discrimination PC bulls
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tNegative Creep said:
One of the first things I noticed when moving to Plymouth was how few non-white people there were. Beyond the Uni you rarely see a black or Indian face. I've noticed people down here are more likely to voice their views and say things that would have a Guardian reader up in arms. Still at least it means less positive discrimination PC bullst
Don't get to dinpurt much? Init t
Plimuffs got loadzupackysanat init?
(tongue in cheek)
So the basic message is;
Educated white upper middle class media airhead luvvie adopts herself a non-white baby from Africa then discovers that there's some sort of white supremacist ghetto in the West Country and then makes a speech imploring this racial imbalance to change
(Or have I missed something?)
It must hurt, being that right-on.
Educated white upper middle class media airhead luvvie adopts herself a non-white baby from Africa then discovers that there's some sort of white supremacist ghetto in the West Country and then makes a speech imploring this racial imbalance to change
(Or have I missed something?)
It must hurt, being that right-on.
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