"Just a Bit Racist" and My Story of "Little Black Sambo"

My first book.  pn468

I look forward also to a time when beautiful stories like "The Story of Little Black Sambo" can be told again without anyone taking offence for being described Black.  When we see beautiful families for what they are, beautiful and Black.
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I was "just a bit" disappointed with the two episodes of "Just a Bit Racist" on Sunday's TV.  I'm sure the programme did some good in helping us to face our prejudices but I think it could have done much more.

I can see where the producers were coming from. They didn't want it too "heavy" in case they turned viewers off. No one likes being preached at.  The programme had to be entertaining and humorous,  so serious issues shouldn't be shown too seriously. Modern audiences, we're told,  have limited attention spans and they expect to be entertained.  But.

Obviously,  you can't go directly up to someone and ask: are you a racist.  Most, obviously, will say no or just tell you to shove off.  A more nuanced indirect approach will show a different story. Many of us have unconscious biases. Some 74% of those asked directly in a survey said they had no bias against people of colour (Great news!)  but only 24% showed no bias when asked indirectly (Not so good!)

That's one piece of information I got out of the programme. What people say is not always what they think or how they act. Though I think we all know that. Another was in the first episode. When people in street interviews were asked to rank the amounts spent annually on defence and education (or was it health?) and the total amount Maori had been compensated for land taken, almost no one got it right. I can't remember the exact figures but the former were over $4 billion each for one year and the latter $2 billion for all time.  I would have joined those who were wrong: the correct answer is so unbelievable.