Puzzled by actor and comedian Lenny Henry's diatribe in the Daily Telegraph about the lack of black people at the BAFTA awards: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10057059/Baftas-were-a-disgrace-for-not-celebrating-black-talent-says-Lenny-Henry.html
According to the 2011 Census the black population of the United Kingdom is 2%.
That means only two people in every hundred are black.
As there are only thirty or so BAFTA awards inevitably there are going to be years when no black people are going to feature.
Statistically it could not be otherwise.
Unless Lenny Henry wants positive discrimination, which would mean awards going to actors who can't really act and comedians who are not really funny.
According to the 2011 Census the black population of the United Kingdom is 2%.
That means only two people in every hundred are black.
As there are only thirty or so BAFTA awards inevitably there are going to be years when no black people are going to feature.
Statistically it could not be otherwise.
Unless Lenny Henry wants positive discrimination, which would mean awards going to actors who can't really act and comedians who are not really funny.
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