I definitely don't want to come off as racist, so please, don't think that.
We watch a lot of British TV and cannot help but notice that, in nearly every program, interracial relationships are common as are POC playing the role of executives and managers of white underlings.
I've been wondering, is this representative of British society in the second decade of the 21st century? Or, is it a deliberare attempt at social engineering by "normalizing" these situations?
It depends on what you're watching, of course, but the BBC has definitely tried to up its game in terms of showing not only greater diversity but also of busting stereotypes. That goes for many groups and minorities - from having the first ever female Dr Who in 2017 to a noticeable shift in children's shows.
This does reflect a greater diversity within the UK (BAME's only 13% of the total UK population although that rises in cities to as much as 40%) and it also reflects active policies on the part of broadcasters.
Now, whilst the % of "other-than-White-British" drops away in the countryside - such as where I live - the social change/the ethnic mix has still happened although to a lesser extent. Change is a fact of life and, as far as I'm concerned, no biggie.
Britain went through many centuries of sailing to other parts of the world and sticking flags in them. In the C.21st parts of the world have come back to see what all the fuss is about. Britain has a long, if often troubled, relationship with newcomers, immigrants and refugees.
However, Britain remains a racist and divided country and while we might point to on-screen diversity heralding greater opportunity the annoying truth is that behind scenes jobs - directors, commissioners, writers, lighting and make up and blah blah - are still overwhelmingly white.
There's much more to overcoming racism than simply presenting a multi-cultural version of the country on TV screens.
What the UK's mixed-race population want you to know