EastEnders to air black landmark

THIS ANNOYS ME SO MUCH! (sorry for shouting).

I don't believe the BBC to be in any way a racist or sexist organisation, so why do they feel a need to "promote" their un-racist and un-sexist values? Surely the point of not being racist or sexist is that you don't even think about anything other than the person? And in the case of a TV show, the artist who is right for the job. Am I missing something?

Tonight's episode of Eastenders (trash program that it is) - entitles itself' by the BBC as "EastEnders to air black landmark". What?

"EastEnders is to air the first episode featuring an entirely black cast for the first time in its 23-year history." So?

Was there a statement of "EastEnders launches with entirely white cast" back in 1985? A statement of "EastEnders has women in it!", of course there wasn't. So why now? And why is it seen as being acceptable to state and promote when you are "black friendly" even when the simple facts shouldn't and don't matter one jot?

So, the episode is centered around a story of a fictional family that are black. Everyone who wants to watch it already knows the characters. Why make a statement?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7907262.stm