CBC launched Lido TV, a show teaching children about social justice ideas. .“Actual segment from a new CBC children's show called ‘LIDO TV,’ in which ‘host Lido Pimienta…tackles themes ranging from feminism and privilege to colonialism,’” said Quillette associate editor Jonathan Kay in a Thursday tweet. .A video Kay attached to shows a giant tomato speaking to Pimienta about colonialism. .“I think what Lido is saying is colonialism may seem like a thing of the past, but it’s affecting all of us all of the time on every level,” said the tomato. .“The very least we can do is acknowledge how it’s created an imbalance in our every day life and society.” .The video cuts to a sunflower and small tomato, and they smile. Pimienta said these statements are correct. .Pimienta thanked Kay for sharing the video. .“It is my honour and my privilege to have made it to this corner of the internet … again,” she said. .“The one where actual racists give me even more material to write their ‘distress’ ‘rage’ and ‘confusion’ into more hilarious sketches.” .Pimienta asked audience members at the Halifax Pop Explosion to segregate based on race in 2017. .She directed racialized people to move to the front of the stage, and white people were asked to go back. .A photographer refused to step away from her spot near the front. It led to a clash with nearby audience members who became angered over her insistence on remaining near the stage to take photos. .This series launches around the same time as the CBC documentary Deconstructing Karen, which professes to combat white supremacy. .READ MORE: SLOBODIAN: CBC shamefully airs ‘documentary’ claiming white women all supremacists.The setting is a dinner party in Denver in 2019 with 10 white female guests of diverse ages and backgrounds. One woman is in an interracial marriage, a few women have strong ties to the American Indian or Hispanic communities, and another had slave-owning ancestors..The dinner is hosted by Race2Dinner co-founders Regina Jackson and Saira Rao. Jackson and Rao wag accusing fingers, mock guest’s comments, and condemn them for being complicit in white supremacy.
