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Being a British East Asian actor, or just a person, this was something that really aggravated me," she says.
"The 'A' in 'BAME' means Asian, which, in itself, is a very broad term. Does it mean 'South Asian', 'East Asian', 'South East Asian', 'Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Chinese', 'Thai', 'Vietnamese'? The list goes on.
"It misleads people into thinking that everyone who isn't white English should come under the term 'BAME'. And on top of that, I'm mixed, which, for me, is even more confusing."
Being a British East Asian actor, or just a person, this was something that really aggravated me," she says.
"The 'A' in 'BAME' means Asian, which, in itself, is a very broad term. Does it mean 'South Asian', 'East Asian', 'South East Asian', 'Indian', 'Pakistani', 'Chinese', 'Thai', 'Vietnamese'? The list goes on.
"It misleads people into thinking that everyone who isn't white English should come under the term 'BAME'. And on top of that, I'm mixed, which, for me, is even more confusing."
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Student Tosin Attah, 20, from Lagos, Nigeria who went to school in the West Midlands, first heard it at university, in London, where there were "BAME officers". But she would never use it about herself, likening it to the word "coloured".
"I mean, it was a white term, if we're being honest," she says. "White people made it so they don't have to say 'black', because they feel weird saying black for some reason.
"I feel like 'BAME' is just their safe word to not come off as racist."
"I mean, it was a white term, if we're being honest," she says. "White people made it so they don't have to say 'black', because they feel weird saying black for some reason.
"I feel like 'BAME' is just their safe word to not come off as racist."
Exactly. The next James Bond should be a real spy.
I don't know. It obviously should work the other way round but that is equally ridiculous.
Did you miss my point that there are no white characters in The Simpsons?
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I wouldn't mind but an actor voices crusty......
Do you know how many under represented clowns are unemployment out there,?
Don't be afraid. Just think of someone or something else.
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Anything Nosey says sounds wrong
And to think I stood up for you t'uther day. They said that you weren't fit to sleep with pigs - I said that you were.Anything Nosey says sounds wrong
