I know Lenny Henry was cunted previously, but I think it was a personal cunitng again, rather than what he did.
What happened was that he got a role in the Lord of the Rings film – nowt wrong with that I hear you say. After all, he is a talented actor we all love and is one step from being beatified to a National Treasure (hope you all realise that this is sarcasm).
Anyway, the issue was that the role was completely made up – the character he was meant to be hadn’t appeared in any of the books, but they had to shoe-horn in a person of colour (as opposed to a coloured person, which is, apparently, offensive) and, hence, made up a new character.
I didn’t really think anymore of it until I received an email flyer from Wilton’s Music Hall for a Christmas Wind in the Willows special. There are two new characters “Duck” and “Otter” – both for dark keys. However, Mole is now also a silvery moon.
Honestly – where will this shot stop (not with the current “conservative” party, that’s for sure).
I’m sorry, but I can’t add a link as the one to the music hall just shows the show, not pictures of the characters.
Nominated by: Lord Cuntingford




