WTF?
A police mascot has been criticised for being too white and male.
The character, a police community support officer, or PCSO, called Steve, is white with blue eyes and blond hair. He is based on a real officer in Sutton, Surrey, and visits primary schools and public events in London.
But one Metropolitan Police sergeant said "Steve" failed to represent the communities he served, and could leave Asian and women officers "isolated". (The Telegraph)
As far as I am aware, the vast majority of people in Britain are still white. Hence, to have a character that was not white would be the far worse scenario. Ethnic minorities should of course be encouraged to join the police force, but if they felt "isolated" by the use of a white mascot, I'm not convinced that they are the sort of people we want in our police force.The character, a police community support officer, or PCSO, called Steve, is white with blue eyes and blond hair. He is based on a real officer in Sutton, Surrey, and visits primary schools and public events in London.
But one Metropolitan Police sergeant said "Steve" failed to represent the communities he served, and could leave Asian and women officers "isolated". (The Telegraph)
To have had 'Steve' as an Asian or black man or woman would have been the far worse scenario. It would have been caving into the PC fascists. Britain is still vastly white, and so for the police to have a white mascot is simply representative. What I expect they'll end up doing now is introducing an ethnic woman partner for Steve, which I don't really object to. But what i do object to is Metropolitan Police sergeants saying that Asian and woman officers could feel "isolated" by him. What utter bollocks.
Sources: The Telegraph, Mail on Sunday
