Student is awarded £60,000 to research if puppets are RACIST

That’s NOT the way to do it! Student is awarded £60,000 of taxpayers’ cash to fund ‘woke’ research project into whether Punch and Judy and ventriloquist dummies are RACIST

  • The unnamed Queen Mary University London student will lead the three-year project which will analyse ‘race, puppetry and performance’ in the 21st century
  • Campaigners have dubbed the £60,000 project a waste of taxpayers money 
  • The project states it will research ‘puppet representation of people of colour’  

A student is being handed £60,000 of taxpayer funds to research racist puppets. 

The unnamed student at Queen Mary University London will lead the three-year long research project which will analyse ‘race, puppetry and performance’ in the 21st century. 

Campaigners have dubbed the project, entitled ‘Grotesque acts of ventriloquism’ a waste of money, while ventriloquist have been left stunned by the ‘very strange’ research, according to The Sun. 

The project claims white artists receive funding to produce ‘puppet representation of people of colour’ that is often ‘stereotypical’. 

The unnamed student at Queen Mary University London will lead the three-year long research project

The funding was allocated by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which is part of the UK Research and Innovation group.  

Ronnie Le Drew, President of the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild, said: ‘I find it very strange. 

‘I know several puppeteers working in the West End and the job market has been better for black people in the world of puppetry.   

‘Most of the puppet companies in this country are all for using black puppeteers.’

James Roberts, political director of the TaxPayers’ Alliance, said: ‘Cash should be focused on urgent priorities like tax cuts or public services, not this postmodern piffle.’

A spokesperson for UK Research and Innovation said: ‘Research into challenging human issues is of great value to society and can ensure a better understanding of these topics, as well as how best to make a difference and enable positive change.

‘All decisions on projects we invest in directly are made via a rigorous peer review process based on excellence by relevant and diverse independent experts.’

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