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Dreams and reality

Had a funny old dream last night. Young Radish and French Nat were hanging about wearing candy-striped hats (in a style not unlike one would see an old-time railwayman wearing). I don't know why they were wearing these and I can't remember what they were doing either. Possibly it's cos the pair of them are going to Gay Shame (the only event worth attending this weekend)? I wonder if they're planning on wearing some headgear in this style? Also, my old chum from Exeter Bonham-Carter made a cameo appearance. She was telling me about stuff that had been going on in her life. This wasn't surprising, because I have recently made contact with her again after a gap of three or four years, and we are hoping to meet for a chat and a drink soon.

Ahem.

Moving swiftly on, I'd like to have a bit of a word about Big Brother (link here is to the BB:Digital Spy site, as opposed to Endemol's 'official' website, which I can't be bothered to Google - go find it yourself).

This year we have a group of appalling individuals in the house whom are setting themselves up as a moral 'norm' (Saskia, Maxwell, Anthony and Craig - white Anglo-Saxons, apart from the 'quarter-Sri Lankan' Saskia. This woman stated in her audition tape that despite her ethnicity she didn't like "all these immigrants being let into the country". What a twat) against the more lively 'ethnic' group (Makosi, Derek, Kemal, Science, Vanessa).

Could this be racism in action on our screens? I'm not sure that Endemol really planned for this. We've seen Maxwell verbally abuse Science for stealing...you can see those little cogs clunking away in his thick skull - 'it's alright for me to do this because all black blokes are thieves'. Marco (BB housemate from last year) has some interesting stuff to say about racism/homophobia in the house on the above link.

Ironically, Trevor Phillips, the Chairman of the Commission for Racial Equality, appeared on BBC Breakfast News this morning, praising BB for its positive portrayal of Black and Asian Britons.

He's dead right that they will be portrayed positively, particularly when compared to their white counterparts this year.

posted by deafdisco @ 11:39 am