The BBC’s role in amplifying identity politics continues as they broke the news that the Bafta acting nominations are ‘too white’. By ‘broke the news’, it’s more accurate to say they fuelled the fire. As their own report details, Radio 4 simply told the Bafta CEO what the facts are:
‘Told on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that the acting list “seems very white”, Bafta CEO Berry replied: “I’m going to totally agree with you. That’s how I felt when I first saw the list.’
The BBC’s professed neutrality often comes under guise of ‘stats are stats…
