Talk:Diane-Louise Jordan

Black?

Why is it relevent that she was the first black presenter? I feel that this sort of distinction is unnecessary now, and just goes to further emphasise the divide between ethnic groups which we want so badly to remove. If we are to move towards a time where the world is completely non-racist, we must stop making a distinction between people due to their race or colour of their skin, and instead look at the person and nothing else. Paulfp 14:23, 21 March 2007 (UTC)

Er - at the time she was the first black presenter! Or would you like to retrospectively apply your ludicrously delusional utopian view of a future where all human individuality has been knocked away, so that we can all share your painfully bland view of acceptability? Whether you like it or not such things are historical facts. Or are you so terrified of causing a pre-perceived offence to black people by mentioning skin colour in historical context, that instead you desperately choose to avoid it? Perhaps in the future when discussing slavery we can remove all reference to the fact it happened to black people? And instead just say people? But then that wouldn't make much sense would it? Just like your ridiculous point! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 135.196.140.125 (talk • contribs) 17:06, 16 April 2007 (UTC)

In 1990 it was still a big deal. Diane-Louise can be thought of as a trailblazer, a pioneer - someone who helped show children that black people are no different to anyone else (just as Konnie Huq has for Asians and Muslims). Race hasn't compeltely drifted from the public conscience anyway - almost every article about Lewis Hamilton outside the specialist motorsport press has mentioned that he is the first black F1 driver.--MartinUK (talk) 11:17, 3 May 2008 (UTC)

Year of birth

The categorisation at the end puts her as a 1959 birth, yet elsewhere, this article gives her date of birth as February 28, 1960. Which is correct? ACEOREVIVED (talk) 23:01, 2 October 2011 (UTC)

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