Tracy Beaker - The Racist Episode
 

Was having a discussion with some TIBB members a few years back about this episode, surely this would never be allowed to be aired on TV today?

Do you think it’s racist/offensive?

Remember when we spent like a night in Plug watching Tracy Beaker

Nawt the foreign girlie being an alien.

The worst thing about this episode is Michael's existance (I forgot how much I hated him omg)

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Omfg now I think of it it's proper bad :skull:

a true jade goody?

"Bog off?"


The new "Your claim to fame is THIS!" :clap1:

(in before Scott comes in to say the guy with bleached hair is fit)

he wouldn't be lying

Nathan?

Welp I used to fancy Michael

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I use to fancy LOL

me with Nathan :skull:

Is there a certain part that the episode is racist or throughout?

Throughout but it had more racist moments at the start

Nathan was fit

And poor Sufia not getting credited for her work and having it poached by someone less talented. A very realistic story!

Isn't the point of the episode to show racist/xenophobic stereotypes and behaviour in a negative light? So yes, while it seems a bit problematic to portray a non-English speaking mixed race girl as an alien (well, no, that is problematic), the point is that she ISN'T an alien that should be outcasted, the fact that three of the kids stand up to Michael's taunting proves that. Tracy giving her the art set at the end is the 'kind gesture' that resolves the episode too. If it had finished with her laughing and shouting 'BOG OFF' again as she walked out the door, then it might've been different.

Most if not all children's TV shows have underlying moral lessons they're trying to teach kids. I mean the show itself was set in a care home and tried to show kids in care in a positive light. So no, I wouldn't call it racist really.

on a separate note I'm screaming at him shouting 'ohhh Lol' when they're playing football

I forgot that was his name, it sounds so stupid :skull:

also the theme tune still bangs <3

I feel like Jack just walked into our party and sh*t in the jelly. :(

I was so glad he was cut after a season

Remember when he tried to steal Jackie's granddad's shoes </3

NATHAN WAS GOT YES I always got jealous of our dolly/Suzanne warren

Scott when he only wanted to see their feet.