Culture ‘Doctor Who’ Star Ncuti Gatwa Complains That “White Mediocrity” Is Celebrated While Black People Struggle To Get Half That - Ncuti Gatwa, the first Black Doctor Who, was extremely outspoken in a new interview.

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Ncuti Gatwa, the first Black Doctor Who, was extremely outspoken in a new interview.

Gatwa is an LGBTQ Rwandan immigrant to the U.K. and made his comments to the magazine Attitude for its May/June issue.

Asked about backlash on his assuming the role of Doctor Who, he said that it’s all part of a shift. “We do see a shift happening in casting, in positions of power and in the status quo. I mean, not a fast shift, things could tip over the other way a little bit quicker. But you see people kind of malfunctioning because things are changing.”

Ncuti talked of his battle for acceptance. “There’s so much White mediocrity that gets celebrated, and Black people, we have to be absolutely flawless to get half of [that] anyway. So, I’m slowly training myself out of that and being like, ‘No sh–. You deserve love just for existing.’”

Gatwa was asked about the U.K.’s struggle with gender diversity and trans identities.

"Everything trickles down from the top, and when you see politicians openly attacking marginalized communities, when you see our politicians openly attacking trans people, it makes it OK for everyone else,” Gatwa said. “And it is scary to see that we’ve got to a point where it is fine to attack vulnerable people because that’s essentially what’s happening. People who are the most vulnerable, the most disenfranchised, most disconnected from everyone else are being told that they are the threats.”

He added, “It’s sick because it’s a hiding away of your own ineptitude. You’re going to put the blame on immigrants, Black and Brown people, trans people, queer people, to hide the fact that you are not doing anything for people? It’s easier to just create discord amongst people. It’s divide and conquer, isn’t it?”

Gatwa said that “We’ve got to keep pushing for more. Lots and lots and lots and lots more diversity, lots more inclusion on our screen. Lots and lots and lots of it for all you male gamons out there!”

In U.K. slang, the term “gamon” refers to the color of a person’s flushed face when expressing their strong opinions, as compared to the type of pork of the same name.

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[Day of the Cope]

Oh yeah, attacking your audience. That's gonna put some butts in seats.
Maybe try "you hate us 'cause you anus". Worked so well before.

 

[Cpl. Long Dong Silver]

A literal nigger faggot. Bongland is in shambles

 

[Super Guido]

Black man gets role for being black, whines about meritocracy discriminating against black people.

"No sh–. You deserve love just for existing.’”

That's for interpersonal relationships, dingus.

 

[wtfNeedSignUp]

Is that a man or a woman?

 

[A Spanish Inquisitor]

What is this fucking retard on about? The prime minister is Indian, the government is stacked with minorities and women, the Scottish prime minister is Pakistani, he has taken one of the (previously) most recognisable British TV roles after a retard woman had it.

How are minorities struggling? Is he mad that a white majority country has more white people in most roles? The sheer audacity to move to a county you are not native to, keep your jungle name, and moan that everyone is not like your shithole jungle roots is getting to me now.

 

[Brenda Holiday]

In one breath they talk about how weak and mediocre white people are then say that they are oppressed and beneath those same mediocre whites. What does that make you then?

 

[Sargon's wife's son]

In one breath they talk about how weak and mediocre white people are then say that they are oppressed and beneath those same mediocre whites. What does that make you then?

Like All Blacks they have an inferiority and superiority already complex simultaneously

 

[Day of the Cope]

What is this fucking retard on about? The prime minister is Indian, the government is stacked with minorities and women, the Scottish prime minister is Pakistani, he has taken one of the (previously) most recognisable British TV roles after a retard woman had it.

It's quite simple

 

[Morethanabitfoolish]

The UK and its awful racism. Remind me again, why did his family come here?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwandan_genocide

Oh. Right. Because they were murdering people like his family en mass based on ethnicity.

 

[The Ugly One]

Yeah, whites with C averages and 1000 SATs totally get into better schools than blacks with the same scores.

 

[Divine right to rule]

European countries are culturally a shadow of their former selves, and that still puts them before literally every country in africa.
Go back and make mother africa a shining beacon if you are such a great artist, faggot.

 

[Clem Fandango]

In U.K. slang, the term “gamon”

I thought it was spelled "gammon". Or is the misspelling part of the retarded leftoid slang?

 

[Psyduck]

Our mediocre is better than your best

 

[isalaide]

I thought it was spelled "gammon". Or is the misspelling part of the retarded leftoid slang?

Nah, it's gammon, the subeditor of this article doesn't speak the King's English.

 

[unfer]

Is that a man or a woman?

It's a faggot.

 

[Dante Alighieri]

Mediocre literal who nigger whines while being propped up.

Doctor Who can burn.

 

[make_it_so]

Extremely disappointing. When he was first announced for the role, he came across as extremely grateful and humble for being given an opportunity to play such a long-running and storied character, which to me was a sign that he was a genuine fan of the show and its community and so wouldn't have the dumb foot in mouth moments the previous star and showrunners had. But I guess he just couldn't ignore that big chip on his shoulder.

 

[The Skeksis Emperor]

Ugly untalented man calls other people mediocre while he lives on the casting couch. Cringe.

 

[Otis Mallebrok]

Hey Brits, explain this to me: Why the fuck would any sane nation import grifting, low-IQ, literal nigger faggots from AIDS infested Africa?