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A white theater director defended Saturday his decision to identify as black, a case that has sparked an identity-politics debate in Great Britain after he received a publicly funded grant intended for minority artists.

Anthony Ekundayo Lennon, a director for the black-led Talawa Theatre Company in London, said he had “no doubt that I have some African ancestry” after coming under fire for winning an Arts Council England award meant for “theatre practitioners of colour.”

“I will not allow anyone who can’t accept or understand my life to be relevant to my existence,” said Mr. Lennon in an op-ed for the [U.K.] Guardian.

His critics, including some British theater figures, accused him of misappropriating a racial identity and hijacking public funds meant to support minority thespians after the [U.K.] Sunday Times broke the story Sunday.

Actress Kelechi Okafor tweeted Saturday that, “However ‘black’ you might ‘feel’ it is unethical and immoral to access funding that is specifically meant for actual black people,” adding that “I’m shocked that people are actually entertaining this nonsense.”

“The leap to claiming blackness for himself is almost breathtaking,” said Paula Akban, an advocate for black women, in a Monday [U.K.] Independent column. “Not only has Lennon chosen to wear black identity like a costume, he has actively chosen to take up space and pilfer resources that were never meant for him.”


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He is entitled to the grant. He is black. End of story.
 

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Opens up an interesting discussion. One I'm sure that many won't want to have.

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A white theater director defended Saturday his decision to identify as black, a case that has sparked an identity-politics debate in Great Britain after he received a publicly funded grant intended for minority artists.

Anthony Ekundayo Lennon, a director for the black-led Talawa Theatre Company in London, said he had “no doubt that I have some African ancestry” after coming under fire for winning an Arts Council England award meant for “theatre practitioners of colour.”

“I will not allow anyone who can’t accept or understand my life to be relevant to my existence,” said Mr. Lennon in an op-ed for the [U.K.] Guardian.

His critics, including some British theater figures, accused him of misappropriating a racial identity and hijacking public funds meant to support minority thespians after the [U.K.] Sunday Times broke the story Sunday.

Actress Kelechi Okafor tweeted Saturday that, “However ‘black’ you might ‘feel’ it is unethical and immoral to access funding that is specifically meant for actual black people,” adding that “I’m shocked that people are actually entertaining this nonsense.”

“The leap to claiming blackness for himself is almost breathtaking,” said Paula Akban, an advocate for black women, in a Monday [U.K.] Independent column. “Not only has Lennon chosen to wear black identity like a costume, he has actively chosen to take up space and pilfer resources that were never meant for him.”


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Shaun King is mixed race. He's at least 1/4 black.
 

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So how does the grant-giving agency, the Arts Council of England define "of colour"? The source you quoted is stupid and incomplete without that.

Since the man was awarded their grant, we can only assume he satisfied their criteria.

Since there are no generally accepted, nor scientifically established, nor legislated standards for such racial nonsense as "theatre practitioner of colour" in Britain, how would you prefer the Council determine the worthy recipient's acceptable degree of colour-ness', canada-man?
 

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All this does is show the silliness of affirmative action...
 

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So how does the grant-giving agency, the Arts Council of England define "of colour"? The source you quoted is stupid and incomplete without that.

Since the man was awarded their grant, we can only assume he satisfied their criteria.

Since there are no generally accepted, nor scientifically established, nor legislated standards for such racial nonsense as "theatre practitioner of colour" in Britain, how would you prefer the Council determine the worthy recipient's acceptable degree of colour-ness', canada-man?
Maybe they should use a color palette from a paint store- if you're darker than this leaf, you're black. No makeup permitted, of course and all tests performed in the natural light.
 

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So how does the grant-giving agency, the Arts Council of England define "of colour"? The source you quoted is stupid and incomplete without that.

Since the man was awarded their grant, we can only assume he satisfied their criteria.

Since there are no generally accepted, nor scientifically established, nor legislated standards for such racial nonsense as "theatre practitioner of colour" in Britain, how would you prefer the Council determine the worthy recipient's acceptable degree of colour-ness', canada-man?
maybe do a genetic test to determine ancestry
 

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So how does the grant-giving agency, the Arts Council of England define "of colour"? The source you quoted is stupid and incomplete without that.

Since the man was awarded their grant, we can only assume he satisfied their criteria.

Since there are no generally accepted, nor scientifically established, nor legislated standards for such racial nonsense as "theatre practitioner of colour" in Britain, how would you prefer the Council determine the worthy recipient's acceptable degree of colour-ness', canada-man?
Right. That's why media outlets like CNN should stop taking all their racist polls about who "black" or "African American" people will vote for, and stop having guests who talk about who "black" or "AA" people should support and what issues are important to the "black" or "AA" community.
 

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Right. That's why media outlets like CNN should stop taking all their racist polls about who "black" or "African American" people will vote for, and stop having guests who talk about who "black" or "AA" people should support and what issues are important to the "black" or "AA" community.
You, and smallcock and c-m can go first.

Now, with generalities about contemporary expression aside, do you have anything to say about the specific agency and its decision to make a grant to this particular individual why that shouldn't be their decision to make for themselves? The briefest Google at bio shows the honouree had a longstanding commitment to and success in the sort of theatre they sought to reward and encourage, no matter what his genes or his appearance (as to the latter, Google Images is also your friend)

If all you're offering is another comment on the stupidity of such terminology and the impossibility of accurate, meaningful judgment in its use, who could disagree? But tell c-m, he's the one who started this latest pointless thread pumping up his racist BS.
 

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Its bullshit, but why am I not surprised you fall for their claims?
How do you know it is bullshit? Have you tried them before? Due to you proven scientific illiteracy it's not surprising that you call DNA advances bullshit.
 
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