‘Strictly Come Dancing’: Naga Munchetty’s Exit Reignites Racism Accusations

'Is it odd that no white dancers have left yet?'
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The elimination of Naga Munchetty in Sunday (16 September) night’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ has reignited accusations of racism against the voting public.

Naga is the fourth star to leave the show, and aside from Will Young - who quit due to personal reasons - every celebrity who has left the competition so far has not been white.

Naga and her pro partner Pasha Kovalev are out of the competition
Naga and her pro partner Pasha Kovalev are out of the competition
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Following Naga’s departure, a number of fans addressed the matter on Twitter:

Sad to see Naga leave Strictly. Is it odd that no white dancers have left yet?#strictly

— Huw Griffith (@griffunited) October 16, 2016

Crikey - we should start taking bets on when a white British contestant will be in the Strictly bottom-two

— Shaun Kitchener (@ShaunKitchener) October 16, 2016

However, not everybody agrees:

Oh for goodness sake stop with all this racism crap - Naga made lots of mistakes while Anastasia had none. End of. 👊 #SCD2016 #Strictly

— MissAileen (@AileenAnne1) October 16, 2016

Also, if #Strictly judges had saved Naga to not seem racist, that would have been racist no?

— Queen Red (@QueenRed94) October 17, 2016

Can't believe this race bullshit over #Strictly !!!! Melvin was terrible, Tameka was annoying and Naga completely fucked up her dance off!..

— Francesca Rowley (@FunTimeFrankieD) October 17, 2016

#Strictly 'in another race row' coz Naga out? Ridiculous. Was the inferior performer in the dance off & a black man tops the leader board.

— Paul D. Hogan (@hoganwatford) October 17, 2016

Is #Strictly harmless light entertainment or shining an uncomfortable light on racism in Britain? @bbcstrictly

— Birding Vicar (@birdingvicar) October 16, 2016

3 weeks of #Strictly 3 non white contestants have been voted out 🤔

— Aaron Gibbons (@aarongibbons) October 16, 2016

*quietly raises hand* Is there an undertone of racism in the #Strictly results?..

— Chris Hobbs (@ChrisHobbs_) October 9, 2016

A ‘Strictly’ spokesperson declined to comment on the matter when contacted by The Huffington Post UK.

The other end of the leaderboard tells a different story, as Ore Oduba was this weekend’s shining star, picking up three 10s for his sensational jive.

Last week, Melvin Odoom, who was the first celebrity to leave the show, slammed claims ‘Strictly’ is in any way racist, after the departure of Tameka Empson.

“If there was a racist issue we wouldn’t be there in the first place,” he said. “I think it’s got nothing to do with that.

“I think people are just trying to find a story to make out of nothing essentially.”

So far, the series hasn’t been without its controversies, and Will Young clashed with head judge Len Goodman on what turned out to be his final live show, while Bruno Tonioli has already received one telling off for swearing during another.

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