BBC and the Fairytale of New York

[Theophany]

Why do people listen to the radio nowadays?

I quite like Absolute Radio. Easier than faffing around making playlists on Apple Music!

 

[Hagar]

But apparently radio 2 are playing the full fat version and radio 6 jocks are given the choice. Therefore it is the audience for each station that are deemed different and either more likely to be offended, more sensitive, or dont know.

 

[Thorper]

Radio 1 went downhill after Mark and Lard left.

 

[Maundie]

Radio 1 went downhill after Mark and Lard left.

Agreed, used to love that show

 

[GravyMonster]

Radio 1 went downhill after Mark and Lard left.

STOP!

 

[FBi7]

Radio 1 went downhill after Simon Mayo left.

FTFY

 

[inogen]

It's not really much of a contract when a supermajority of the electorate voted against the current government.

The correct term would be collective punishment.

im not talking about the govt. I’m taking about the informal contract that people do agree to when they live with others under a rule of law and societal norms.

 

[englishpremier]

Most christmas songs are pretty offensive

"Iiiii'm dreaaaming... of a WHITE Christmaaaaas"

Wow, okay... take that awful hateful rhetoric elsewhere please

Isn't he talking about 'skeeting' when he says white Christmas, rather than it being racial.

 

[uncle_rufus]

Isn't he talking about 'skeeting' when he says white Christmas, rather than it being racial.

Of course... apologies perhaps I was being so facetious it transcended into sounding serious?

My point is that you can find offense in anything if you're out to virtue signal

 

[JohnG7]

Off to watch The Dam busters (I like the dog in it)...

 

[FBi7]

Off to watch The Dam busters (I like the dog in it)...

Great idea. Might do the same whilst listening to Oliver's Army by Elvis Costello.

 

[Terminal_Boy]

No “So What?” by The Anti-Nowhere League being played anything soon then?

 

[JohnG7]

And I may later listen to the The New Seekers, Melting Pot is my favourite song.

 

[cu3ed]

Isn't there a song about being a whore currently on radio playlists?

Recent number one single ask if a girl was "wet enough".

I personally find these massively more damaging and the soft core points videos that go with them.

 

[swillsy]

This made me lol

 

[wolfie138]

I think people miss the point about these sort of things. It's not banned because of some kinda wokism leftist conspiracy to stop people calling a "spade" a spade... it's because there are plenty enough ****heads about who think because they heard the word on the BBC (or whatever station), it's okay to use, no matter that people might take offence and that makes the broadcaster culpable in any offence caused.

If libertarians want someone to blame, they should start with the morons that go around calling people faggots, or whatever other derogatory language is currently de riguour whist masquerading as standing up for "free of speech". They're the ones getting stuff like this banned.

guess we can kiss goodbye to any Quentin Tarantino film then.

 

[Deleted member 66701]

I'm not outraged by he original version being played however I'm also not outraged by the edited version being played instead.

TLDR:- I'm a reasonable person who can understand the intricacies of both sides of the argument and refuse to be offended either way. It's just a song.

 

[omnomnom]

This made me lol

Is that the song that is heavily censored?

 

[NVP]

It does not matter what the original intention or context was, not acceptable in 2020.

Wow. Seriously? They've ******* done it, they've control.

Idiot: "You said the word faggot and it offends me"
John Merrick/@Vince: "But I said it with a different meaning, I'm sorry you misunderstood"
Idiot: "No, **** you you can't say it at all, I'm not capable of living a normal life whilst people are allowed to say that word regardless of meaning and context"
Random Parrot: "Squawk! Polly wants a cracker!"
Idiot: "Whaaaaattt??!!!!!" *head-explosion*



e: ****, have I turned into mags?!