Soldato
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Are you really that naive?
BBC Issue apology over Ross/Brand 'Prank'
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Are you really that naive?
No, you don't need to listen. Just jump on the bandwagon like everyone else who have nothing better to do with their life.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!
Also, I paraphrase from a local paper 'the daughter is distressed at putting her family through this' through what?!
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This.
It's like owning a sword, but not bothering to keep it in it's sheath, then when it cuts someone by accident blaming it on the swordmaker.
I really like Brand, I've followed his career since way before he became famous again, intimate £5 gigs at The Soho Theatre and the like.
There's no doubt he's talented, intelligent and self-deprecating, but the media paint him to be something he's not, there isn't a malicious bone in his body.
He can be misguided and tactless, but there is never the intention to offend, unless he is retorting to undeserved abuse.
Watch his old series 'Re:Brand' if you don't believe me (if you can find it), as a series that approaches taboos head on, there's never been anything like it before or since.
It's just a shame his heroin use at the time taints his handling of the issues in some episodes, but it's compelling viewing.
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There's more going on here than just a simple prank call that was in poor taste. The debate has moved on to the manner in which the BBC regulates itself, which given recent scandals and what not, could be up for review. Of course, a healthy amount of this backlash could also be attributed to the anger some (if not many) feel about the BBC shelling out mountains of dosh to divisive characters such as Brand and Ross.
so youd just take it in your stride if your parent/grandparent got publically embarassed infront of millions by a ****** for no reason whatsoever ?
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Do you honestly beleive that to be the case?
She is milking it for everything she possibly can.
95% of the people in this country hadn't even known it had happened until it all kicked off over a week after the event.
Why are people missing the point that they verbally abused a 78 year old man for "fun" if someone said that about a family member you would be livid.
Why it was aired and why they said it needs to be the looked into, respect was needed and there was none, not even in the pathetic apology they did and Brand going on about the daily mail who ran the story saying and he still wouldnt apologies like a normal person.
Why it was aired and why they said it needs to be the looked into, respect was needed and there was none, not even in the pathetic apology they did and Brand going on about the daily mail who ran the story saying and he still wouldnt apologies like a normal person.
I don't see how it's distressing, the worst I would do is mock their comedic skills. But then again I'm extremely noncholant.
Its the Public that have complained.
this is what i mean. its a disgrace
I'm sure the editor called him before the show went out and played him the recording beforehand?
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I'm just listening to the recording now. It's not that bad.
Looks like the media are hyping it up to hell like they did with the "almost Morgue" situation in the Lake District last weekend. It was an overnoght event! Of course 1500 runners would be unaccounted for.
Looks like the media are hyping it up to hell like they did with the "almost Morgue" situation in the Lake District last weekend. It was an overnoght event! Of course 1500 runners would be unaccounted for.
Most not infact about the actual broadcast though. Two people originally complained about it, other people then read/saw the stories in the news about it and then like sheep, complained.