My OperaStorm in a teacup
Friday, October 31, 2008 12:50:32 AM
If ever there was something blown up way out of proportion, it has to be the current rumpus about Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross. Yes, what they did was puerile and silly, but it's obvious that the real problem lies with the twit who decided it was OK to broadcast. Meanwhile it only elicited 1700 real complaints. All the rest are due to the antics of the Daily Mail and therefore as far as I'm concerned pointless and worthless. Just stupid people jumping on bandwagons. You'd think they'd have better things to do, frankly. And as for Gordon Brown and David Cameron, they definitely have better things they should be doing instead of their usual attempts at kicking the BBC.
Nigel CliffCaptainPenguin # Friday, October 31, 2008 12:50:04 PM
Even if my girls were porn stars (which they are not) I would be offended if some sick tosser on the radio broadcast a call to me saying that they had screwed them and I would want action taken
Weatherlawyer # Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:23:06 AM
Any fool can hire areholes.
And he or they did. But why not employ cheaper ones if there is a need? I can't say I ever watched them much. Never thought they were worth the bother of half my attention.
I was quite surprised they earned so much.
Johnbygjohn # Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:26:20 PM
The whole thing smacks of Brown's New Puritanism and distraction tactics - ie everyone gets in a lather about this trivia while the government gets a breather from the spotlight over the financial/economic crisis and their ongoing agenda to systematically destroy our liberties and criminalise the whole population. Andrew Sachs on the whole seems to have been a lot more balanced and dignified than Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells and Stout Parties from Uttoxeter. As for his granddaughter, well she was so traumatised she immediately engaged that Clifford bloke and sold her "story" to the tabloids (after carefully editing her web presence), so I have little sympathy. Indeed, it seems more of a case of pot-kettle-black IMHO.
I see one of the newspapers is now blathering on about a new campaign to "clean up" TV and radio. Obviously some fool has removed the stake from the corpse of that Whitehouse woman most of us hoped was permanently dead. If you don't like a program, switch to another (there's plenty of choice) or turn it off. Don't try to force your minority view onto the majority who aren't bothered, or who actively want to see realistic drama and uncensored films.
Weatherlawyer # Tuesday, November 11, 2008 12:51:17 PM
All except the money that is.
The hue and cry is traditional in Britain too. Someone that considers their performance to be out on the edge and gets well paid for that, is expected to know where to draw the line. If he doesn't, then someone else should tell him. If he doesn't, heads should roll.
Where is the problem?
As far as I can see, sending damaging messages to an old man about the sex life of his grand daughter is bad enough but to find it is a butt of jokes on a very popular Radio show is gross beyond any edge I have come across.
Just because a bunch of self-satisfied dummies will accept it as leading edge humour is no reason to expect everyone to accept it. I am firmly with those who think that sort of humour is low and that the bullying and defamatory shall cease immediately.
Or is there really a need for it? Please, enlighten me.
Johnbygjohn # Thursday, November 13, 2008 5:14:10 PM
My point is that there are a lot of people like yourself who IMHO have the whole thing way out of proportion (particularly those who manufactured their righteous indignation after the event, having allowed themselves to be whipped up by an artificial media storm). Nobody's dead or anything, for crying out loud.
However, you seem to be happy harrumphing away, so who am I to destroy your happiness? I do, however, suggest you might be happier still if you were to take a chill-pill, but whatever.
As for enlightenment, that's for you to work out for yourself, I can't do it for you. Even the Buddha can only point the way, or so I've heard.