Although London is a multicultural city with a brown muslim mayor....These TV shows like Downtown Abbey,War and Peace, Crown and now this Victoria keep marginalizing the black, trans, Muslims and Asians....
shareYou are joking, right?
shareI wonder what London's demographics were in 1840? Or do you think the Victorian era is now?
shareYou need to read some History Books
shareSometimes you just have to accept that there isn't a decent role for people who aren't white. This show depicts a certain time, a certain way of life.
If it offends, don't watch it.
What was the demographic in London in those times, anyway? I've never seen a period film where any darker skinned people are present, even as servants.
Simon Schama's book "Rough Crossings" tells the story of blacks who fought for the Crown and their struggles after the American Revolutionary War. There were many minorities in London from the 1750s onward: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrival_of_black_immigrants_in_London
In 1764 The Gentleman's Magazine reported that there was 'supposed to be near 20,000 Negroe servants'...The Blacks in London lived among the whites in areas of Mile End, Stepney, Paddington and St Giles. The majority of these people did not live as slaves, but as servants to wealthy whites.share
This business has gone far enough...
shareYes because there were Trans people in Victoria's time. You so smart.
shareForgetting Demographics of London at the time. You'd have to understand that anyone not German or British probably wasn't let near the Queen. This was standard practice back then. It wasn't until the late 1880's where Queen Victoria hired two Indian men to serve as waiters and other functions, that there was anyone of any other type ethnicity anywhere near her, and even then, most of her family, and staff were appalled that these two were allowed so close to the Queen. One gentleman by the name of Abdul Karim, even advised her on Indian affairs and taught her basic Hindustani. But this show is about the early years into her Reign. So guess what? Your Presentism antics don't work with how things were back in the day.
shareHi DeltaFlotFan,
When you have a moment, please Google Sara Forbes Bonetta, an African girl who became Queen Victoria's goddaughter around 1850. The late Walter Dean Meyers wrote a well-received Young Adult novel about Sara and though she died early, there is information about her.
an African girl who became Queen Victoria's goddaughter around 1850.
Camargue, I replied to another poster who wrote that Victorian never saw people of color. I made a reference to Sara Forbes Bonetta and the poster thanked me. Your quotes referring to Sara Forbes Bonetta are yours, not mine. I assume you them culled from Wikipedia since you probably never heard of her before I mentioned her on this board.
By the way, I never said Victoria was color blind. I never suggested that dear Vickie was a swell gal who liked hip hop, hung out in the hood, and joined Black Lives Matter movement. I'm aware of the racist views of the period and wasn't trying to rewrite history.
Nice to see you flying your racism flag high.
I swear I see a similar post for just about every show. This is a period drama, whites were the majority and that's what they are showing. Not too difficult to figure out except for those who want to scream racist around every corner. SMH.
"Vulgarity is no substitute for wit".
One good thing about IMDb shutting down is I never have to see a topic like this again.
shareAlthough London is a multicultural city with a brown muslim mayor....These TV shows like Downtown Abbey,War and Peace, Crown and now this Victoria keep marginalizing the black, trans, Muslims and Asians....