Not sure about the BBCs headline 'Sadiq Khan is londons first Muslim mayor'
I mean, its true.. but it just feels a little out of place to me.
If it was the first prime minister, or another huge long-standing job, then sure I think it would be warranted to make a big deal out of him being the first Muslim.
But we have only had 2 London mayors. Khan is the 3rd. Its not like there has been centuries of white men being the mayor, and then finally we get someone new. there have only been 3. 1/3rd of our London mayors now were Muslims, etc.
its like, if Leicester won the premier league, but it was only the 3rd ever season of football.. then it would not be considered a big deal. Because well, there were only 2 champions before, and there is not a trend to break down, with only 3 seasons, as far as we know Leicester winning is the norm.
It just strikes me as people trying to reach for a huge deal, when actually its kind of not.. Feels like newspapers want that 'first black president' 'first woman prime minister' headline, so badly, that they will just ignore that its not currently a huge departure from the existing norm,, as the existing norm is tiny.
I am really glad that he won, as goldsmith ran a horrible campaign, and really showed his true colors behind his previously managed appearance.. but he should be celebrated for his politics and policies, rather then the headlines focusing on his religion. Its almost as bad as the tory campaign which focused on his religion..