BBC’s “Diversity Chief” Says Popular Black TV Detective “Luther” Isn’t Back Enough To “Feel Authentic”

The woke progressive left seems to only see things in terms of one’s sexual or racial identity. And in reality, that doesn’t actually benefit the so-called racially or sexually “diverse.”

The latest target of woke progressive lunacy is Idris Elba’s popular TV character, detective Luther.

That’s right, the fictitious character played by the incredibly talented and popular black actor.

According to BBC’s “diversity chief” Miranda Wayland, he’s not black enough.

Not Idris Elba himself, of course, because presumably he’s black enough for her, considering that he is black. But apparently the character “Luther” isn’t black enough for Wayland’s liking.

She literally said that he (the character) “isn’t black enough to be real” because “he doesn’t have any black friends and doesn’t eat any Caribbean food,” and that means that it “doesn’t feel authentic.”

Talk about racial stereotyping.

I’d give the award winning and wildly popular actor at least a little more credit than this, and assume that he would have spoken up and changed things if he felt uncomfortable with how he was being expected to portray the character.

And as it turns out, there’s actually a whole bunch of different ways that a person, or even a fictional character, can be black. It’s just this massive spectrum of how a person can live or act and still be black. If you can believe it, some black people may not like Caribbean food, and it actually doesn’t make them any less black than any other black person. Crazy how that works, right? It’s almost as though individuals are more than just their skin color and their racial stereotypes. But “diversity chief” Wayland apparently doesn’t understand this concept.

Back in December, BBC Studios Productions announced their commitment to

“a minimum target of 20% of its on-screen talent and production teams on all new BBC and third-party UK commissions coming from a Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic (BAME) background, having a lived experience of a disability, or being from a low-income background.”

They also aim to include “at least one senior role on scripted and unscripted production teams being appointed from one of these backgrounds.”

So, a racial quota for all future projects. Sounds perfect misguided.

BBC has also stated that they would spend 100 million pounds on “diverse programming” over the next three years, in the wake of widespread Black Lives Matter activists last year. Additionally, they intend to fund “a mentoring program with ScreenSkills aimed at under-represented talent.”

BBC bosses have said that diversity is part of “every conversation” and that targeted diversity in new programs is “non-negotiable.” To their credit, the company’s official stance on this particular issue is to defend the show and the character, saying they are “tremendously proud” that the show, with a strong black lead, has become so popular that they will also be producing a full length feature film. I’m sure money plays no small part in that decision.

I’m interested to see if “diversity chief” Wayland’s overt racial stereotyping will have any kind of consequences.