It's for hosting a show. What the person looks like is an important piece of the equation. Different than if it was somebody off camera. Fuss about nothing. Next the frothers will insist that they should consider whites to play Othello.
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This doesn’t offend me. Producers pick the best guests to meet their show’s needs. But what does stick out about these experiences is how blase the CBC’s staff is about it. Based on how openly and cheerfully they discuss the needs to fill positions — even just guest commentators competing for eight minutes on The Current — based on the race or gender of the candidate, you can be absolutely positive that the CBC’s entire culture is steeped in diversity. It’s Priority One.
So what he's saying is that he's OK with TV stations picking on air people to meet their needs, he just wishes they'd be more pc about how they state that, dance around the topic a bit.