#30: New Year Honours, Picking A Partner, Bridgerton Bias & Controversial Comedy

<p>The ladies discuss the New Year’s Honours List and whether removing the word “empire” from the title of the awards would make them less controversial, why we invest more effort in finding the perfect job than we do in finding the perfect partner, whether Netflix’s steamy new period drama Bridgerton should be praised for its diverse casting or if the show highlights issues of colourism in television, and whether comedy needs to be politically correct in the 21st century or if we’ve lost the ability to take a joke.</p><p>Subscribe to our newsletter for your weekly dose of Extra Ethnic:</p><p><a href="https://mailchi.mp/c2749d9238ee/extraethnic">https://mailchi.mp/c2749d9238ee/extraethnic</a></p><p>--------------------------------------- </p><p>FOLLOW THE CONVERSATION </p><p>#EthnicallySpeaking</p><p>Instagram:<a href="http://www.instagram.com/unitedmelaninco"> https://www.instagram.com/unitedmelaninco</a></p><p>Facebook:<a href="https://facebook.com/unitedmelaninco"> https://facebook.com/unitedmelaninco</a></p><p>Twitter:<a href="http://instagram.com/unitedmelaninco"> https://instagram.com/unitedmelaninco</a></p><p>LinkedIn:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedmelaninco/"> https://www.linkedin.com/company/unitedmelaninco/</a></p><p>YouTube: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/c/UnitedMelaninGroup">https://www.youtube.com/c/UnitedMelaninGroup</a></p><p>Get in touch with us: ethnicallyspeaking@unitedmelaningroup.com</p><p>---------------------------------------- </p><p>LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE </p><p><a href="https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es030">https://unitedmelaningroup.com/es030</a></p><p>(Website – Show notes)</p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948421/New_Year_Honours_List_2021.pdf">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948421/New_Year_Honours_List_2021.pdf</a></p><p>(PDF – New Year Honours List 2021)</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/j