StanBalaban Posted May 11, 2014 Share Posted May 11, 2014 I presume Marr was talking about the BBC sacking a DJ on Radio Devon for playing a song that contained the N word. The song in question was a 1932 recording of The Sun Has Got His Hat On. Utterly bonkers decision. I very much doubt the DJ even realised the word was in there and as the BBC is all shiny and digital why the hell was the song on their music servers if it was so offensive?Are they going to stop playing Oliver's Army? What about that Jay-Z and Kanye West collaboration? Context is everything, banning a word is utterly ludicrous especially as Limpid points out Black people use the word to identify themselves. Yep.... The BBC has provoked complaints after censoring the Elvis Costello song Oliver's Army in a 6 Music radio broadcast. The Mail reports that the line "one more widow, one less white n----r" was edited from the song – one of British singer-songwriter Costello's best-known – on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show last week. A listener then complained to BBC Radio 4 programme Feedback, suggesting that the BBC had failed to understand the meaning of the1979 song's lyrics: The listener said: "Although it is not a nice phrase and I wouldn’t condone the use of the word these days, it is an anti-war song as far as I believe, arguing against British colonialism and the word would be appropriate for that song." He added that he understood the lyric to refer to a pejorative term for the Irish used by British troops in Northern Ireland. More here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 More here Trevor Nelson is 50? I feel old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bickster Posted May 12, 2014 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted May 12, 2014 Are they going to stop playing Oliver's Army? Yep.... The BBC has provoked complaints after censoring the Elvis Costello song Oliver's Army in a 6 Music radio broadcast.The Mail reports that the line "one more widow, one less white n----r" was edited from the song – one of British singer-songwriter Costello's best-known – on Steve Lamacq's 6 Music show last week.A listener then complained to BBC Radio 4 programme Feedback, suggesting that the BBC had failed to understand the meaning of the1979 song's lyrics:The listener said: "Although it is not a nice phrase and I wouldn’t condone the use of the word these days, it is an anti-war song as far as I believe, arguing against British colonialism and the word would be appropriate for that song."He added that he understood the lyric to refer to a pejorative term for the Irish used by British troops in Northern Ireland.More hereBonkers Broadcasting Cockups #20964628649952Tbh though its not entirely the BBC's fault, its the media's fault for picking on every minute possible item that may cause offence to someone somewhere creating an environment of paranoia in the organisation. And why do they do that? the usual jealousy and political agenda that large parts of the print media have been pursuing against the BBC for decades. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Insulting Argentina now. The H982 FKL number plate was entirely coincidental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 Insulting Argentina now. The H982 FKL number plate was entirely coincidental. To me, I doubt it was a coincidence. But I also doubt it was his find or idea. Probably a producer of researcher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trekka Posted October 3, 2014 VT Supporter Share Posted October 3, 2014 Insulting Argentina now. The H982 FKL number plate was entirely coincidental. To me, I doubt it was a coincidence. But I also doubt it was his find or idea. Probably a producer of researcher. The whole thing is scripted. No doubt they wrote the story to say they had to "run out of" Argentina but didn't think it would spectacularly backfire. The violence they faced - and news more angry demonstrators were waiting for them a few miles up the road - eventually forced them to abandon plans to continue towards the Chilean border via the Argentinian city of Rio Grande. They are understood to have diverted instead to a remote road leading to the Radman or Bellavista Pass to cross into Chile. http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/jeremy-clarkson-falklands-row-watch-4372888#ixzz3F6nA81rH Follow us: @DailyMirror on Twitter | DailyMirror on Facebook (source is in the quote - yes, I know it's the Mirror, but still). Even the "2nd escape route" failed and the whole Christmas special looks likely to be, erm, interesting, assuming it goes ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 The Argentines are just bad losers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted October 3, 2014 Moderator Share Posted October 3, 2014 What they getting upset about? I thought they didn't recognise then name Falklands? 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR2TrxpQ_WQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 If there is a story here I'm missing it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dAVe80 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Don't Argentinians refer to the Falklands as the Malvinas? How did they know what the reg plate said? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Don't Argentinians refer to the Falklands as the Malvinas? How did they know what the reg plate said? Deep dow, they know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Don't Argentinians refer to the Falklands as the Malvinas? How did they know what the reg plate said? How do you know the word Malvinas? Unless you're Argentinian? (Or is that Argentine?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 According to twitter someone has checked the vehicle and the plate was legit. Its a Porsche 982 so not beyond the realms of possibility thay someone plumped for H982 FLK as a plate number. I can well imagine that the Argentinian government are making more of this than there actually is. Non story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Clarkson is a cock. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 Not a big, throbbing cock. A sort of odd, stumpy, pulsating chode that excretes puss now and then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morley_crosses_to_Withe Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) A sort of odd, stumpy, pulsating chode that excretes racist puss now and then. Amended. Another reason to be over the moon that I get forced to pay money towards an organisation I neither want, need or like. Edited October 4, 2014 by Morley_crosses_to_Withe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 (edited) It's a shame he's not doing a tour of Syria. Edited October 4, 2014 by Dr_Pangloss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qwpzxjor1 Posted October 4, 2014 Share Posted October 4, 2014 I like Top Gear. I also like the BBC and fully approve of the license fee. If you need me I'll be standing in front of that wall, help yourself to rocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted October 4, 2014 Administrator Share Posted October 4, 2014 *licence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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