BBC Issue apology over Ross/Brand 'Prank'

Listen! Over 27,000 people have felt so strongly they have complained about it and look at the reaction from every side. (No, I didn't complain). I would be infuriated if that was done to me.
If people on here think I'm nuts, then I think that's pretty pathetic.
 
Rollingskies said:
lol. I don't know why you think me a kneejerk. If the PM, BBC regulators and even the men themselves think they have done wrong and have let themselves down I can't see why I can't hold the same view without that branding.
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Because anyone in the right mind knows there has been a serious over reaction. Andrew Sachs even says that he doesnt want revenge and hes very happy with the letters of apology and flowers hes recieved.

his grand daughter scored some great cash interviews, and the only people to lose out so far has actually been the BBC who lost Russell Brand, who doesn actually need them to generate his income. He can make a fortune alone.

Its absolute poo that the PM and Parliament have been brought into it. Its an absolute disgrace in fact, far more offensive to me than anything any comedian could say.

Why people cant just turn away from something they dont like is beyond me. The radio show is obviously popular, and i bet the people that actually listen to it regularly arent the people that complained. Its probably some people whove never even heard the whole thing, but jumped on the band wagon.

some peoples lives are so boring that they feel the need to complain about things they could very easily turn a blind eye to.

It should never have been broadcast. The person who allowed it to be broadcast should be the one retiring. Whether or not they made offensive comedy isnt really the point.

I could see a comedian in a club who could just churn out jokes about humping babies or something equally sick, nothing additional would come of it...

but lets say it was filmed, and then someone thought it would be funny to put on TV...

then its that person that makes that decision to broadcast something contravertial that is at fault.

I cant believe how far this has gone.
 
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My 2p.

What the hell is going on? If you don't like it there is an off switch for a good reason. They made a stupid joke, said sorry and Sachs said "appology accepted I dont' care any more"

Also since when was it a bad thing to make a dodgy joke about a girl in a group called Satanic ***** ...

Brand should have said sorry and told everyone who didn't like it to bog off.
 
There is a line. This was personal and an invasion of someone's space. He didn't agree to it and that's why it has got the reaction it has. If he agreed to it, then nothing would have occured.
 
THIS.. IS.. RIDICULOUS

The people who have complained about this and literally whipped it up into a monumental concoction of rage and stupidity have truly damaged my faith in this country. I in no way condone the messages that were left and neither do the presenters that have retracted and apologised for such comments. I listened to the entire show, prior to this furore. In light of the mood of the show and the prior interactions between Ross and Brand it was clear to see their competitive nature. It was highly amusing and highly entertaining, the very reason I listen to the show. It was not malicious.

I look forward to our future of monotonous celebrity interviews, rigid in their approach by a standardised BBC framework brought about by new legislation to protect the BBC and anything like this happening again... :rolleyes::mad:
 
Hedge said:
Why people cant just turn away from something they dont like is beyond me. The radio show is obviously popular, and i bet the people that actually listen to it regularly arent the people that complained. Its probably some people whove never even heard the whole thing, but jumped on the band wagon.

some peoples lives are so boring that they feel the need to complain about things they could very easily turn a blind eye to.
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I agree with you completely. However, I would like to bring up a classic example of things swinging the other way, when in this thread I stated that I wasn't going to complain.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17847237

People love a good knee jerk!
 
I can't believe this is on telly still....flicked through two channels earlier and it was on both of them! I have heard far more worse from other 'comedian' type people, yet they highlight this like its a God awful sin or something.

The blokes left the BBC now, so hey, carry on as we where, the guy who they insulted has accepted they're apology anyway now.
 
Yes, a public figures has been suspended. So obviously they believe he has fallen from grace so to speak. A national figure has offended many people. Yes, a national disgrace.

I don't think that other thread nitefly brings up is anywhere near as bad. Wouldn't particuklarly offend me as it isn't personal. That's the point. Humour can go to huge lows, but when it invades someone's space like that it is wrong.
 
Hopefully now there will be a counter backlash against this tart of a granddaughter for fanning the flames enough to force Brand to quit, even though I suspect he did it as a two finger salute to the BBC. She has employed Max Clifford and is giving interviews to The Sun, that is all you ned to know.
 
Rollingskies said:
Yes, a public figures has been suspended. So obviously they believe he has fallen from grace so to speak. A national figure has offended many people. Yes, a national disgrace.

I don't think that other thread nitefly brings up is anywhere near as bad. Wouldn't particuklarly offend me as it isn't personal. That's the point. Humour can go to huge lows, but when it invades someone's space like that it is wrong.
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Its not my space, therefor it doesnt bother me, and funnily enough the person whos space it was... has actually been more reasonable about it than half the people moaning about it!
 
Rollingskies said:
Yes, a public figures has been suspended. So obviously they believe he has fallen from grace so to speak. A national figure has offended many people. Yes, a national disgrace.
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No.

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It seems pretty clear to me that Russell Brand resigned in the hope that Jonathon Ross would be spared from the moronic baying mob.
 
Anyway, I just wanted to balance some of the extreme-liberal-left-offend everyone-don't care less attitudes. I sometimes wonder if there are any some standards people out there would have now.
 
I thought the discussion of this issue would be confined to the likes of online forums. Quite surprised when I picked up a paper for the first time in a week to find it was pretty much all they're talking about (!)
 
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