[NSC] About time too.....

[crodonilson]

BBC Radio 1 bans Fairytale of New York to avoid offending it's listeners

About 20 years late, but better late than never.

 

[Algernon]

Scumbags!

 

[Is it PotG?]

Indeed, we need to be protected from such filth, lest we become corrupted.

 

[lawros left foot]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv0hlbWpa1w&feature=share

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Misleading - the original version won’t be played because of the homophobic reference.

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

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Good day for maggots...

First this, then their plight is being highlighted on that Celebrity crap on ITV...

 

[Nathan]

 

[midnight_rendezvous]

Homophobic slurs aside, it's still one of my favourite Christmas songs

 

[keaton]

From the Guardian article it mentions

"Last year, BBC Radio Solent DJ Andy Dyke announced he was banning Fairytale of New York from his show, calling it “a nasty, nasty song”. If it's for that reason surely he change his surname in case it offends someone?

 

[Cpt. Spavil]

My favourite Christmas song.....

Lets get FESTIVE folks

 

[crodonilson]

Important to remember this is only a Radio 1 decision at this stage, I guess because their audience a far more likely to find this song offensive but surely with growing pressure local radio and radio 2 will be forced to go the same way? At the very least if they choose to play it they should do like they do with old films now and pre-warn listeners the song will be played so they have chance to switch off and explain the negative and offensive connotations in the song immediately before its played.

 

[The Clamp]

How ****ing gay.

 

[OzMike]

It is like painting a mustache on the Mona Lisa.
Art is expression, leave it alone.
If it offends you, then switch it off.

 

[Ooh it’s a corner]

Luckily I don’t listen to R1 these days and still have the original 45 in picture sleeve. Fantastic song - just ignore references you don’t like

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

BBC scared of its own shadow nowadays

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Probably best if we heteros shut up about this and let someone who's gay make a comment

I appreciate this is just a Crodo fishing thread but there is an issue here that deserves to be addressed

 

[zefarelly]

I thought Radio one shut down in the late 90's ?

maybe they could just relax and listen to some Frankie Goes to Hollywood instead.

 

[martin tyler]

Why would they do this? It’s a master piece and one of the highlights of christmas. Personally think we should boycott R1. Not that to many on here would listen to such rubbish anyway we are all far to sophisticated for the like of R1

 

[jamie (not that one)]

Could they just not silence the offensive parts pre-watershed hour like with films?

 

[Barham's tash]

Wokeness is such a strange concept to me. Offended on other people’s behalf whether they want you to be or not. Just doesn’t sit well with me.

Campaigning for a personal cause? Sure.

Campaigning for a cause close to a friend’s heart due to persecutio/inequality and at their request? Sure no problem.

Getting on a soap box over something that may or may not offend the people/race/gender you think is being targeted by the material/issue you have way too much time on your hands...