Dance troupe Diversity's Black Lives Matter performance receives 24,000 complaints

[editor]

I've only got around to watching the performance. I thought it was fucking brilliant. Really moving and powerful. How on earth can anyone get so worked up about it*?

Diversity's BGT complaints soar above 24,000 almost breaking TV record

The performance is close to surpassing the TV's most complained about event of the decade

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(*rhetorical question!)

 

[Pickman's model]

not sure where you want this thread to go. some people complaining may have been blm supporters - it's probably a mistake to assume everyone who complained is racist or insensitive to the subject. some complainants may have felt this made light of a very serious subject.

 

[ska invita]

Missed a zero off, it's 24000

 

[editor]

Missed a zero off, it's 24000

Corrected!

not sure where you want this thread to go. some people complaining may have been blm supporters - it's probably a mistake to assume everyone who complained is racist or insensitive to the subject. some complainants may have felt this made light of a very serious subject.

The thread will go where it wants to go, but I think it's worth a discussion, don't you?

 

[Pickman's model]

The thread will go where it wants to go, but I think it's worth a discussion, don't you?

yeh it will go where it meanders but not sure opening it with a rhetorical question is going to help the infant discussion grow

but i still think it's a mistake to highlight the number of complaints and imply that people could only not like it if they're wrong uns.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I've only got around to watching the performance. I thought it was fucking brilliant. Really moving and powerful. How on earth can anyone get so worked up about it*?

Ditto 100%.

Music & dance has always be used to tell stories, and sometimes they can be 'political'.

 

[Pickman's model]

Ditto 100%.

Music & dance has always be used to tell stories, and sometimes they can be 'political'.

everything's political

 

[Petcha]

I saw Piers Morgan the other morning in reference to this, pointing out that a good number of the people who have complained to Ofcom about his bollocking of tory ministers during the pandemic hadn't actually watched the interviews. Ss he said, its quite probable a lot of the numbskulls who bothered to complain about this performance didn't actually see it.

 

[wtfftw]

There's a counter complaints petition. In support of Diversity's BGT performance

 

[editor]

I saw Piers Morgan the other morning in reference to this, pointing out that a good number of the people who have complained to Ofcom about his bollocking of tory ministers during the pandemic hadn't actually watched the interviews. Ss he said, its quite probable a lot of the numbskulls who bothered to complain about this performance didn't actually see it.

I'd say that's highly likely.

 

[hegley]

 

[The39thStep]

It had less than 10k after the performance. It’s risen mainly due to people jumping in the bandwagon and some organised mass complaining . Still less than the Live Island complaints a few years ago .

 

[Magnus McGinty]

I enjoyed it and forced my mother to watch it (who loathes BGT) and she was more receptive to the message there than she is ‘black lives matter’ (no, she isn’t racist, it’s a bad slogan).

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

not sure where you want this thread to go. some people complaining may have been blm supporters - it's probably a mistake to assume everyone who complained is racist or insensitive to the subject. some complainants may have felt this made light of a very serious subject.

Bollocks. We all know who the sad little cunts complaining about this are.

 

[scifisam]

It is ridiculous. The routine was really good, and ended on a positive note. Plus, Diversity have always had aims beyond entertainment, ever since they first appeared on BGT years ago - I don't usually watch the show, but happened to have a friend over who wanted to watch it one time they were on, and they were really impressive. The main choreographer, Ashley Banjo, is a really impressive guy.

What a fucking world where there are enough trolls willing to try to make something uplifting into something depressing instead.

 

[Pickman's model]

Bollocks. We all know who the sad little cunts complaining about this are.

we know who most of these slcs are. not necessarily all of them.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Tbf there are progressive arguments against the likes of BLM being/becoming a vehicle for nationalism. So it’s not as simple as anyone against = racist.

 

[maomao]

Tbf there are progressive arguments against the likes of BLM being/becoming a vehicle for nationalism. So it’s not as simple as anyone against = racist.

So you think people were phoning ITV to complain about identity politics being a vehicle for nationalism?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

So you think people were phoning ITV to complain about identity politics being a vehicle for nationalism?

Given you got what I thought wrong in very recent history, why are you eager to make a dick out of yourself again so quickly?

 

[belboid]

Tbf there are progressive arguments against the likes of BLM being/becoming a vehicle for nationalism. So it’s not as simple as anyone against = racist.

And how would they be relevant in this dance performance that you haven’t seen?

if you have anything relevant to say, say it somewhere relevant.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

And how would they be relevant in this dance performance that you haven’t seen?

Did you miss post #13 ?

 

[Magnus McGinty]

Lol.

 

[belboid]

Did you miss post #13 ?

No. And nor have I or anyone else missed you.

 

[Magnus McGinty]

No. And nor have I or anyone else missed you.

So why did you lie about me having not seen it following me saying I had seen and enjoyed it?

 

[8ball]

I am very angry about this.
Whatever it is...

 

[editor]

Tbf there are progressive arguments against the likes of BLM being/becoming a vehicle for nationalism. So it’s not as simple as anyone against = racist.

Can you post some here please?

 

[Pickman's model]

So why did you lie about me having not seen it following me saying I had seen and enjoyed it?

i'm glad to see you posting again

 

[belboid]

i'm glad to see you posting again

Easy target for you

 

[ska invita]

Fair point

 

[belboid]

Anyway, I hope it’s true that Alesha Dixon said she’d quit if ITV apologise. Doing so would completely undermine having shown it in the first place and do nothing but satisfy those reactionary fools who respond with ‘but all lives matter’