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Monty Python cast member claims he is now a “black lesbian” to appease diversity measures




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The BBC reports that the Film Director and former cast member of Monty Python, Terry Gilliam has hit back at the director of the organizations comedy sector, who said Monty Python is ‘too white’.

The BBC’s comedy head, Shane Allen, said that ‘Monty Python’ would not be commissioned by the broadcaster today as it is not diverse enough.

In response, the legendary comedian has said he now identifies as a “black lesbian” not a white man. to appease the Politically correct BBC bosses the UK Independent reports.

The paper goes on to report that Gilliam told a group of journalists that “I no longer want to be a white male, I don’t want to be blamed for everything wrong in the world” and that he is now a “BLT” –“Black Lesbian in transition”.

Some online commentators have mused that the new religion of diversity comes first and comedy a very distant second in the modern mainstream.

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