The Three Finalists for the Great British Bake Off, Nadiya Hussain, Ian Cumming and Tamal Ray
'Great British Bake Off producer admits finalists were chosen to get a ‘representative mix’ of Britain'
This is a story by Sam Matthew stating that the finalists for the Great British Bake Off were chosen on their ethnicity and not purely on their baking skill.The show says that they were trying to get a more 'representative mix' of Britain and were told by their producers to include more 'fashionable minorities'. This comes after the bakers were auditioned to see who could best talk and bake on camera at the same time- to make sure the show was entertaining to watch.
The purpose of this story is mainly to advertise the final of the Great British Bake Off, as it was written the day before, but also to intrigue the reader as the GBBO is a popular programme in Britain and across the world and people will be surprised to see that is has been constructed.
I think that because the GBBO is such a widely popular programme it is a good idea to show people of all ethnicities to show Britain's diversity and to break down divides and stereotypes between people. However, if the contestants are being chosen purely on their ethnicity then, in a way that is a form of discrimination, if someone is being picked over the colour of their skin rather than their skill.
To conclude I agree with the idea of what the producers were trying to do, but it should not be the main priority.
Your analysis pointed out the key features of this story, you identified immediately what is was meant to represent. You found the influence of the media within this piece, that ethnicity still plays a role and takes precedent over the skill of the bakers. You analysed the reasons behind why this may be the case as well added your own opinion into the matter.
ReplyDeleteHowever, for the future, try to talk more about the writer of the story and how where you found this article influenced the bias behind it. This will give you deeper understanding for the reasons that this article was written.
Vinay.