90% of Come Dine With Me Canada contestants have been Caucasian
The show ‘Come Dine With Me Canada' is entering its second season. They have had 80 contestants participate. Of that number only 8 contestants have been visible minorities. That is 90% Caucasian and only 10% visible minority. In fact there has only been two black contestants. They have had only one Asian contestant, who quit after the second episode (the other four contestants were all white)
This was pointed out to TPTB, in hopes of being more inclusive, and tries to include more people of colour on the show. Ethnic cultural diversity is something that needs to be celebrated on and off the air. They had this response.
So the 8 out of 80 makes it ten percent, not less than, But the truth is we don't take into consideration the colour of peoples' skin when they audition, we look for people who are entertaining and love to entertain, people who think they are the best host and really want to win. We pride ourselves on not ticking boxes or discriminating, it's all about the characters.
And later
We look at the people, not the colour of their skin.
But only 10% of their contestants have been visible minorities. And 90% of their contestants have been Caucasian.
Thoughts?
Comments
No one bonded in a heatwarming display of racism...That Jewish woman was a HUGE bitch SHE ridiculed everyone at the table, but I guess we should over look that because she is Jewish right?...Oh you faux liberals just embracing everyone.
to stand one another, bonded in a heartwarming display of racism when they banded together to ridicule an elderly Jewish woman who gave a Chanukah-themed feast. They all claimed never to have heard of a dreidel or latkes. Which made me think the fix was in: racism makes great (white) television.
Thoughts:
0% of Canadian prime ministers have been non-Caucasian.
4.5% of Canadian prime ministers have been female (she served, unelected, for less than 5 months).
0% of Canadian prime ministers have been avowedly LGBTQ.
11% of candidates (initially) for NDP leader are non-Caucasian.
22% of candidates (initially) for NDP leader are female.
Given that there has been very little concern expressed in the 67 threads so far about the absence of diversity in the NDP leadership race, I fear you won't trigger much sense of shock and scandal over some cooking show (if that's what it is - shamefully, I never heard of it before reading your post).
Having said that... Welcome to babble!
If I remember correctly, Peter Julian spoke about these issues in his statement when he withdrew.
As for the contestants, I think it speaks more about the applicant pool. What is it about white people that they jump at a change to look foolish in front of a national audience?
@Pogo Ha!
One of the few episodes I saw was four waspy contestants, who couldn't seem to stand one another, bonded in a heartwarming display of racism when they banded together to ridicule an elderly Jewish woman who gave a Chanukah-themed feast. They all claimed never to have heard of a dreidel or latkes. Which made me think the fix was in: racism makes great (white) television.
I got two or three minutes into the one and only episode I encountered, and couldn't stand it any longer. But food and ethnicity though...what a great combo for multicultural themed programming...because that's how we really get down with all of that. Even that can't be salvaged now because they blew it with their exclusionary practices.
They all claimed never to have heard of a dreidel or latkes.
Do you have any idea how long you have to pre-soak a dreidel to make it even marginally edible? Oy!
Not half as long as I need to soak my Zayde!
I think a zayde is marginally more nutritioius than a dreidel.
Cannibalism?
Come Dine On Me Canada?
The origin of the toothpick. Another Hanukkah miracle.
LOL!
They were filming just down the street from me a couple of months ago. Oshawa cuisine, YUM! I wonder how long you have to pre-soak an unemployed GM worker?
My daughters watch this religously. It is a trainwreck every week. They definitely attack anythng that is different. One week it was the vegetarian that was ridiculed. You would think that it may be predominantly white because only rich people have the the leisure time to waste spend a week on this show. However once you start watching you note that these are not rich people. Like the fellow who cooked his meal using a toaster oven and a portable barbeque (timing his cooking time of steaks by how long it took him to drink a beer).
It is like most reality shows, making fun of people to fill a half hour.
No one bonded in a heatwarming display of racism...That Jewish woman was a HUGE bitch SHE ridiculed everyone at the table, but I guess we should over look that because she is Jewish right?...Oh you faux liberals just embracing everyone.
to stand one another, bonded in a heartwarming display of racism when they banded together to ridicule an elderly Jewish woman who gave a Chanukah-themed feast. They all claimed never to have heard of a dreidel or latkes. Which made me think the fix was in: racism makes great (white) television.