The VPRO expresses its support for Humberto Tan. After the fierce criticism of his invitation to Zomergasten, the broadcaster now comes up with five reasons why he is worth watching.
It must have been a huge shock for Janine Abbring and the other makers of VPRO’s Zomergasten. They received a lot of criticism from their own circles for inviting Humberto Tan, who will be in the premiere tomorrow night. Gijs Groenteman and Marcel van Roosmalen, for example, find him far too light for such an ‘intellectual’ programme.
Volkskrant bullshit
VPRO face Tim den Besten thinks that Humberto is mainly there because the editors wanted another dark person on the guest list. It tends towards racism, says Johan Fretz. “They probably don’t realize that this is typical of that white progressive Volkskrant bullshit.”
All in all, there is a lot to do about Humberto’s arrival, but according to the VPRO he is really worth calling on Zomergasten. The broadcaster has produced an article entitled ‘5 reasons to watch Humberto Tan’.
Five reasons
The first reason is that Humberto ‘maybe the hardest working man in show business is’, the second reason is his passion for dancing and the third reason is his mother, who founded the Surinamese Women Bijlmermeer foundation.
Finally, his participation in The Perfect Picture and his passion for TikTok films are mentioned. “He has nearly 70,000 followers on TikTok. You will find images from the studio, of course a number of dance moves and even a real fitness video.”
So all very nice. The whole story of the VPRO you can read here.
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An excerpt from tomorrow night’s episode:
VPRO site
The five reasons to watch Humberto: