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BBC Chief: Ok to mock Christianity, Islam - not so much

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by gwayneco, Feb 29, 2012.

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    In a wide-ranging interview about faith and broadcasting, Mr Thompson disclosed that producers were faced with the possibilities of “violent threats” instead of normal complaints if they broadcast certain types of satire.

    He suggested other faiths had “very close identity with ethnic minorities” and as a result were covered in a more careful way by broadcasters.

    “Without question, ‘I complain in the strongest possible terms’, is different from, ‘I complain in the strongest possible terms and I am loading my AK47 as I write’,” he said. “This definitely raises the stakes.”
     
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    YAY, GWAYNECO GRACES US EVIL BBS POSTERS WITH HIS PRESENCE!
     
    #2 Rocketman95, Feb 29, 2012
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    fear masquerading as tolerance.
     
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    Well, I think it's pretty obvious that what the BBC guy says is true.
     
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    BFFLS
     
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    A great deal of discussion on this subject is archived in this thread.
     
    #6 rhadamanthus, Feb 29, 2012
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    It's pretty stupid and cowardly to let the biggest and most r****ded zealots of some belief system prevent you from speaking your mind.

    If you can't take a joke, then go crawl in a cave and leave the rest of us alone.
     
    #7 thadeus, Feb 29, 2012
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    howzat work out in practice?

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