‘A Terribly White Balcony’

By all accounts, the Coronation of King Charles III was a rampant success. A dazzling display of pomp and pageantry, for which Britain is unparalleled. Even the anti-monarchists within our midst could surely not help begrudgingly admire the way we do these things. Not to fear however, the anti-whites could. In Britain, there are now no depths those opposed to whiteness will not stoop to – as ever, thinly-disguised by the euphemism ‘anti-racism’. Even the Queen’s death was a naked opportunity to decry the evils of colonialism, with the mourning of her denounced as an example of ‘white privilege’. 

The Coronation could hardly expect to be any different – no matter how much Charles tried to diversify. With a gospel choir, the most diverse guest list in the ceremony’s 1,000-year history, and a huge effort to include Britain’s diversity of faiths, it was clear he was always going to trip up at some point – even had he held it at the Brixton Academy. And as is so often the way in drama, the denouement of the balcony scene served as his undoing. ‘Where was the diversity?’ you could almost hear the media scream. 

Thankfully, they didn’t have to wait long. First up to protest was the actress Adjoa Andoh, star of Brigerton – the Regency drama which pretends the aristocracy was black. Ensconced on the ITV sofa as the cameras panned from the Mall, Andoh chose her words carefully:

‘We have gone from the rich diversity of the Abbey to a terribly white balcony.I am very struck by that.I am also looking at those younger generations and thinking: ‘What are the nuances that they will inhabit when they grow?’

Next up was Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu, who wheeled out the ‘white supremacy’ card: 

The ideology of White Supremacy is literally, metaphorically & symbolically the bread & butter of British Monarchy & superbly exemplified on Buckingham Palace balcony while the multicultural/multiethnic/multi race ‘isms’ stay below where they belong👏🏽 #Coronation #RoyalFamily pic.twitter.com/6Xxt8F39k9

— Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu (@SholaMos1) May 7, 2023

Not forgetting of course, Professor of ‘Black Studies’, Kehinde Andrews, who regularly informs us that ‘There’s nothing a white person can do about racism’ (except buy his books). 

With all its diversity, less controversial colonial jewels and celebration of the empire I am honoured to be able to ledge allegiance to the White privilege of King Charles. I put together an anti-racist guide to watching the #coronation for @thedailybeast https://t.co/x1e71B5rDu

— Kehinde Andrews (@kehinde_andrews) May 6, 2023

There can be no surprise at this behaviour, for the visceral hatred of whiteness is now the bread and butter for vast swathes of the commentariat, who enjoy a fat living professing victimhood from the division they so effortlessly sow and nurture. What is it about Britain which so willingly entertains this fifth column within our midst? Why do the Japanese, the Nigerian, and the Thai Royal Families fail to suffer from this malady? And more pertinent still, why is it that the one thing you can guarantee these professional malcontents will never do is leave this oppressive nation – presumably some relative of battered wife syndrome is at play? 

The idea that any family, let alone the Royal Family, should be subject to diversity quotas or risk opprobrium is not only profoundly racist, but also quite possibly the stupidest idea going; the fact that it could only be said about white families, merely illustrates the bias our society has normalised. What precisely should the Royal Family have done to mitigate this visual faux pas – would blacking up Princes Andrew and Edward have passed unchallenged? 

The comment ‘a terribly white balcony’ is almost superfluous, in the sense that any number of millionaire victims of white supremacy could have uttered it; in fact, there must have been many sat at home, kicking themselves that they were not in the studio to denounce the whiteness of the palace balcony. Take your pick from Guardian columnist Yasmin ‘I don’t like white men, I want them to be a lost species’ Alibhai-Brown, broadcaster Afua ‘I’ve had enough of white people’ Hirsch, and former BBC diversity tzar June ‘white people are never judged on their race’ Sarpong – none of whom would have had a problem delivering the line. 

Since the comments over the weekend, the UK’s broadcasting regulator Ofcom has been flooded with complaints about Adjoa Andoh. So much so, that she has felt it necessary to make a mea culpa, of sorts. Speaking with Paddy O’Connell on Radio Four’s Sunday morning show, she commented: 

‘I think I upset a few people yesterday. I was talking about the day and how marvellous it was and then looking at the balcony at the end and suddenly going: “Oh it’s so white!” because the day had been so mixed and I didn’t mean to upset anybody.’

To which her host bizarrely responded: ‘You haven’t upset anyone!’ Clearly, it is offensive to believe whites have the capacity or the right to be offended. 

The lie of ‘white privilege’ is as astonishingly brazen as it is inaccurate. Every non-white group in Britain is now actively promoted far beyond its actual representation, as witnessed by the ridiculous diversity figures in television. This of course, is not enough – they do not have white privilege. It is not enough that white, working-class boys are the worst performing demographic educationally, nor that white, working-class girls are abused and raped with impunity – they have their white privilege to sustain them, after all. 

The people screeching about the evils of ‘whiteness’ do not want diversity, as they claim. Adjoa Andoh for instance, made her name as director of ‘the world’s first all-women of colour Shakespeare production’ – you can guess how much diversity there was in that. In their desire that whites be silenced, replaced, and ultimately eradicated, the ‘anti-racists’ are the epitome of everything they profess to oppose. 

Thankfully, they should not have to wait long to get the future they desire. Whites are already a minority in Britain’s major cities (‘So what?’ comment our politicians), but perhaps the process would be successfully catalysed by mandatory diversity quotas upon white families? It’s sure to be a vote-winner. Keir Starmer should consider prioritizing it in the next Labour Party manifesto. 

This piece first appeared in The European Conservative, and is reproduced by kind permission.

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