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Originally Posted by Chris
Sorry, but the race relations industry disagrees with you on that. This afternoon Judy Ling Wong, the UK Director of Black Environment Network, has told the BBC:
(emphasis by me)
That's the bit that really gets my goat. To Wong, TV drama can't just be TV drama, but it should be using the 'power' it has over the audience to shape national identity. TV entertainment programmes are not there to do social engineering IMO, but it is clear that in her view, there should be a token ethnic minority presence in the fictional village of Midsomer, no matter how unrepresentative of a real Oxfordshire village that might make it, for the greater good of getting the crusty old rural racists that make up its audience more used to seeing black faces around the place.
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While I can see the point (television *can* be a powerful weapon in fighting things like racism), it also worth noting that most drama (Midsommer Murders included) is supposed to be at least vaguely realistic. It's set in a small village. Right or wrong, anyone in such a small village is unlikely to ever see anyone who is a different colour.
Having said that, most small villages don't have someone being murdered every week.