Is This Racist?

The Scottish Mr. T

from BEEB 3's 'Snog Marry Avoid?' (the programme based on a great idea but with an awful format)

I saw this and thought it was funny as you so often hear people say "Is This Racist" when things obviously are or are not which means talking about anything even related to race makes one a target for criticism.

It is context that is important, so it is interesting to consider what makes this different from the 'blacking up' done by The Black and White Minstrels.

Feel free to ignore everything written here and make extemporary comments and let off some steam about racism, political correctness or minority groups.

Category:

Comedy

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• Marry
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• bbc
• three
• Is
• This
• Racist
• Mr.
• BBC
• Team

[heymynamesbeth]

anyone see him jump when pod turned the light on?:')

[briigita1]

he has nice face:) could be a model

[MissLilyMcguiness]

He reminds me of "The only gay in the villlaggge" on Little Britain :)

[curlylocks4u]

lol i like when he goes I can pull this off because i have the body and he didn't even have the start of a six pack !!!!!!!!!!!!

[TimberWolf2509]

He looks a bit like Elijah Wood. To me that's a good thing. He's quite cute without the make-up, very smart.

[starrattmaster]

die 

[NikkiKitLiu]

looks like jedward :@

[showahbunga]

NOT ONLY IS THIS PRICK SCOTTISH,HE'S A FAG TOO...POOR GUY!

[MsAlexs2]

omg he's so beautiful naturally

[TheHahasaur]

If I bleached my skin im being racist grow up.

[domeenicaa59]

Wait.. so you think him wearing make up darker than his actual skin colour is being racist? I'm mixed race, and I've had a lot of racism growing up. This isn't racist. That's like saying if I wear make up lighter than my skin tone I'm racist.. Right..

[WiseBerries]

He's so cute with the brown hair!