Student Awarded £60,000 of Taxpayers’ Money to Research Whether Puppets are Racist
A student is getting £60,000 of taxpayers’ cash to research racist puppets for three years. the Sun has more.
News of the programme left ventriloquists stunned last night — while campaigners called it a woke-fuelled waste of money.
The project, entitled “Grotesque acts of ventriloquism”, will analyse “race, puppetry and performance” in the 21st century.
It claims white artists receive funding to produce “puppet representations of people of colour” that is often “stereotypical”.
A student at Queen Mary University of London will lead the research, which was last night dismissed as “postmodern piffle”.
Ronnie Le Drew, president of the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, said: “I find it very strange.
“I know several puppeteers working in the West End and the job market has been better for black people in the world of puppetry.
“So I’m slightly bemused. Most of the puppet companies in this country are all for using black puppeteers.”
James Roberts, Political Director of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: “Taxpayers are fed up with their money being wasted on woke research.
“Cash should be focused on urgent priorities like tax cuts or public services, not this postmodern piffle.”
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Punch and Judy aren’t racist are they? OH YES THEY ARE!
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Soo from the Sooty Show is a female POC (Panda of Colour). Oh.! Now you mention it ‘Sooty’ does kind of sound like it might be a bit racist, and slaves were made to Sweep, were they not.?
Actually it looks like they dreamed this garbage up just in time to save us from ourselves..
George from rainbow is gay, and always seems to get a bit of a hard time from Zippy.
Jeffrey and Bungle are obviously inter-species, transgender, common law lovers.
Case closed Columbo, can I get my £60K?
Venus in Fireball XL5 doctor and invariably was involved in the adventures.
Atlanta in Stingray second in command of Marineville.
The Angels in Captain Scarlet, all female interceptor aircraft pilots. All five from different countries. Lt. Green in Captain Scarlet from West Indies (in reboot was also female).
Clearly Gerry Anderson was ahead of the curve and puppets are not racist or misogynistic, where do I get my £60,000?
Early footage of “specially abled trans sorts” enjoying Pride Month.
£60K payable in used notes please.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo6C_CebBqc
Puppets are racist.
So f***ing what?
And on what part of the study spectrum would the Robertson’s golliwog fall? I think it is very important that inclusivity is built into the programme. Furthermore, in order that this research is seen to be holistically sound should the project not extend its remit to include the anthromorphic elements contained in series’ designed to appeal to sub optimal adults such as The Magic Roundabout, Teletubbies and the now fossilised but much missed Skippy – the Bush Kangaroo?
Even a cursory analysis of this area of intellectual endeavour reveals that three years committed solely to the study of racism in ventriloquism is likely to leave a vast subject area effectively ignored and could lead to charges of hate crime towards those deemed responsible for furthering this hitherto undiscovered area of neglected but essential research.
It is beyond question that a paltry sum of just £60,000 quid is wholly insufficient for such a massive area of research and funding should be energised by a factor of ten initially and expanded as other wasters climb on board the choo choo train.
“racism in ventriloquism”
My lips are sealed…
And what on earth would we make of Muffin the Mule?
😃 😃
Someone on Top Gear (James May), after interviewing the woman who designed modern road signs with a small team, quipped “imagine how many people it would take if they designed new road signs today”. I think he might have been on to something…
Bring back good old Bill and Ben…and ickle weeeeeed. The rest can all Flobabdob! 😋
The only puppets that need investigating are those in HM Government
Anyone know what happened to Puff the Magic Dragon?…
I may as well add this:
puff the magic dragon at DuckDuckGo
Made me feel cheerful anyway…
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The Sun has really lost its touch, “News of the programme left ventriloquists stunned last night” surely should have been “News of the programme left ventriloquists speachless last night”. Sad times.
Well: Andy Pandy, Looby Loo and Teddy were non-gender specific and had a gay old time living together in a picnic basket.
So the alphabet people will approve.