[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by alex_front2

Well I am a black female with a mild disability and I do think that there is a hierarchy where white, able-bodied, heterosexual men think they sit on top ala Jay. Anyone who deviates from this is often seen as inferior and ripe for mockery (gay people, women, black/ British Asians, people with disability). Jay likes casual racist jokes because the jokes about black men who deviate from 'white man' ideal. And if you dare to challenge this white able bodied heterosexual men often say 'oh, you can't take a joke, it's just banter' etc.

Well, I think the problem there is the type of HMs they send in really. There's always alot more white HMs then black HMs. Plus, they don't often send in likeable black HMs (saying that the majority of white HMs aren't overly likeable either) People shouldn't be looking at BB for a fair representation of Irish people, Black people, Geordies, etc. cos a BB HM is chosen because they're not the norm usually!