Has anyone else seen that they're going to remake Love Thy Neighbour, but the black people will be affluent and cultured, and a white trash couple are going to move in next door, much to their horror. The programme directors are happy because "it will be the first true positive representation of black people on TV".
1. balls to it being a "first" 2. so you can only be racist against black people, white people cannot be discriminated against? 3. showing black people as discriminating against others, rather than being discriminated against, is a positive thing????
I'm sorry, this *really* annoys me. I hate racism in any form, but as a white person who used to live in Moss Side in Manchester (the rent was cheap!) I know white people can be discriminated against, and it's about time people worked together to eradicate racism in ALL it's forms! (Rant over!)
well it depends if the rich black guy calls the scallie guy next door a white honky, will it not be a comedy based on snobbery rather than race? a bit like the Boswells move next door to Penelpe Keith's lady in To the manor Borm? i think it will be worth a look.
the black couple weren't cultured but they were trendier and portrayed as younger too , he worked with the white neighbour but Nina Baden- Sempler was the more sarcastic., the wives got on well and were friends. It would work again based on cultural diferences and living standards and expectations lol
when you look at it all the comedy programmes of the 70s and early 80s were racist love thy neighbour certainly and as mrrobbo rightly says the black person always came out best.rising damp was the same rigsby always gave phillip loads and was made out to be racist........and guess who was always made out to be bad yes thats right rigsby......is that right or wrong?is there ever a coloured person on tv portrayed as being racist?
Honestly, I'm just plain sceptical of somebody remaking Love Thy Neighbour. Especially if it's just to make a political point. The original series doesn't need remaking. It's fine (well, it's not my cup of tea personally).
Personally, I can't see why we all just can't have a laugh. I thinkt this "racism" thing has gone too far. Everyone reads racism or sexism or ageism or whatever into everything we say or do. Where has the common sense gone in this country? I thought "Love Thy Neighbour" was funny and I didn't see any racism in it.
It does seem strange that the people who start off life with every single social advantage going (white, physically able, educated) are the ones who claim that they are the oppressed minorties.
Frankly, it's like men claiming that they are the worst affected by rape.