Although Diversity’s powerful routine received praise and acclaim from many social media users, their dance became the second most complained about TV moment of the last few years, racking up 24,000 complaints.
Ofcom addressed their decision not to investigate the show in a statement, which read: “We carefully considered a large number of complaints about this artistic routine, an area where freedom of expression is particularly important.
“Diversity’s performance referred to challenging and potentially controversial subjects, and in our view, its central message was a call for social cohesion and unity.
“Any depictions of violence by the performers were highly stylised and symbolic of recent global events, and there was no explicit reference to any particular political organisation – but rather a message that the lives of black people matter.”
