PC madness for the snowflakes.....or just another fairy tale...

[Deleted member 149005]

Fairytale of New York: BBC Radio 1 will not play original version

The station says its young listeners may be offended by some of the Christmas classic's lyrics.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Dryce]

I think common sense is that words are of their time and in context.

If the BBC cannot understand that and make a proper case to defend the presenrtation of his sort of material in context instead of airbrushing or censoring it then it is not fit for purpose and possibly cannot be trusted.

 

[Deleted member 37751]

What about us scumbags & maggots?

Don’t we deserve to be protected too?

 

[Deleted member 65149]

What about us scumbags & maggots?

Don’t we deserve to be protected too?

Just stay well clear of these:

 

[glojo]

Tis that West Country Sauce you had best watch out for m'luvly

 

[flying haggis]

Just stay well clear of these:

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leave these alone I like them

 

[HB]

Far far too much PC these days. It’s because too many snowflakes are able to make these decisions

 

[flying haggis]

hopefully Fairytale of new york will get banned totally, and we wont have to listen to the awful singing again

 

[Gollom]

Appears that Radio 2 will play the original, but not Radio 1. Weird!

Fairytale of New York: BBC Radio 1 will not play original version

 

[Dryce]

Appears that Radio 2 will play the original, but not Radio 1. Weird!

Fairytale of New York: BBC Radio 1 will not play original version

Down to the ages of the audience?

They presumably are concerned that kids listen to Radio 1 and it's just oldies who listen to Radio 2.

 

[glojo]

Call me a cynic but the last time Radio 1 banned a song from being played on that station. That record shot to number one!

 

[Darrell]

Last years news.

 

[Darrell]

Be careful reading this news report.

Coronation Street hit with 59 Ofcom complaints over Sarah Platt scene


Coronation Street hit with 59 Ofcom complaints over Sarah Platt scene

 

[esscee]

"Snowflakes" - Stuff them!

 

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Fairytale of New York: BBC Radio 1 will not play original version

The station says its young listeners may be offended by some of the Christmas classic's lyrics.

www.bbc.co.uk

I read about it this morning and immediately thought the BBC's refusal to play the original version was a pathetic example of political correctness. Who listens to the words anyway, did anyone even complain about it.

I'm sure lots of other stations will continue to play the original so it's the BBC's loss

 

[Dryce]

I'm sure lots of other stations will continue to play the original so it's the BBC's loss

Well that would be all well and good if the BBC wasn't funded by a compulsory licence fee.

 

[Fununcle]

Why does any member of this forum care what radio 1 play? Looks like a chance for people to be annoyed for the sake of it.

 

[Deleted member 113659]

I’ve got to agree with the above. This is just another thread that encourages a good old moan. Shame these kind of OT threads seem to be more popular than the feel good ones.

 

[Darrell]

Why does any member of this forum care what radio 1 play? Looks like a chance for people to be annoyed for the sake of it.

What starts off as something small will snowball and grow.

 

[glojo]

Call me a cynic but the last time Radio 1 banned a song from being played on that station. That record shot to number one!

The old grey matter is still working... 1984-ish Radio 1 DJ Mike Read refused to play the song 'Relax' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood. Radio 1 then banned this record and poof...... It then sold over two million copies.