- It has not been called for by anti-racism campaigners; (it is projected onto them by a small number of well-wishers)
- most ethnic minority Britons will probably see the row as a big distraction from anti-racism campaigns.
By 4-1 ethnic minority respondents (60%) think focus on statues distracts from more significant anti-racism issues (but would remove major slavers)
Majority ethnic minority concern about "PC" going too far
A white liberal classical music establishment is again imagining & projecting an anti-racism agenda that some may support but many will find a distracting & unhelpful polarisation
The BBC dies much make the proms happen, and gets them to a national audience. So its an own goal to appear anti-proms
That also commands a very broad public consensus
amp.theguardian.com/music/2016/sep…