innonimatu
the resident Cassandra
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I'd love to see this happen in the US, just for the heads explode effect in the media:
Pay a lot of attention to "race" and get this...
What do people from that side of the ocean think about this little polemic?
Anthony Ekundayo Lennon: White theatre director who described himself as ‘African born again’ given job meant for people of colour
Actor who won paid traineeship as 'theatre practitioner of colour' said he 'went through struggles of a black man' despite being born to white Irish parents
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Writing for The Independent, Paula Akpan, an advocate for black women, said his claim of being “African born again” was “not how race works at all”, while black actor Luke Elliot said he was “fuming” that Mr Lennon was “taking up the little resources” awarded to black artists.
Pay a lot of attention to "race" and get this...
What do people from that side of the ocean think about this little polemic?