BBC and the Fairytale of New York

[PapaLazaru]

BBC Radio 1 will not play original version

This will trigger some of our esteemed members, but I do agree myself. The word faggot is derogatory nowadays unless referring to those meatballs, which I do like.

 

[Ayahuasca]

Radio 1 is **** anyway and there are plenty of ways to listen to the original, in your car or at home. But yes, this will trigger people who view it as another win for the "left".

 

[GravyMonster]

Same reason the full version of Money for Nothing is never played on the radio.

Meh. Better things to get outraged about.

 

[200sols]

Yawn.

 

[ttaskmaster]

Jeez... Do they still air Blazing Saddles, or is that similarly verboten by the Wokeratti?

 

[cheesyboy]

What do the Pogues think....

https://twitter.com/x/status/1329389698146594817

https://twitter.com/x/status/1329389780161978368

Also, see their response to that laurence fox bloke. Too many swears to include here

 

[Minusorange]

Bit of a non issue, it would be a problem if the entire song was censored, same editing happens with Rap & Grime doesn't it ? More surprising that Radio 2 is actually allowing it to go raw

 

[montymint]

Bit of a non issue, it would be a problem if the entire song was censored, same editing happens with Rap & Grime doesn't it ? More surprising that Radio 2 is actually allowing it to go raw

pretty much this, if other swearies / derogatory names get the quick chop then no harm here. It doesn't take anythign away from the song really.

 

[G-MAN2004]

Radio 1 regularly offends my ears. I want the whole thing banned.

 

[kaiowas]

Bit of a non issue, it would be a problem if the entire song was censored, same editing happens with Rap & Grime doesn't it ? More surprising that Radio 2 is actually allowing it to go raw

Always entertaining listening to Kerrang Radio of an evening. They’ll run trailers for “Kerrang Unleashed” with a tag line “After dark there are no rules” and promptly follow it with some crappy radio edit of Limp Bizkit with every other word dubbed out.

 

[VincentHanna]

I mean....you could get outraged at this if you want.

Or you could get outraged that ports are already at a near standstill and food security is at risk from January.

 

[Wizzfizz]

Radio 1 is garbage anyway

 

[pepp77]

I don't have a problem with the meatball word )) being removed, but it would have been so much better if that old remake had used cheap lousy maggot instead, at least it would have flowed properly and not sound slightly wrong against the cadence of the rest of the song.

 

[Maundie]

I'm pretty sure this comes out every year but I thought it's been 'dubbed' for the the last 5 or so years, as someone mentioned earlier Money for Nothing got pulled years ago for the exact same thing (I think Dire Straits refused them permission to remove/blank it out) so they said we'll never play it again.

 

[4k4uNuNu]

Incoming discussion - should the word faggot be censored on this forum, the word **** is, what if we want to discuss birdwatching?

Check out these lovely blue **** I saw in my garden yesterday.

 

[plasmahal]

BBC Radio 1 will not play original version

This will trigger some of our esteemed members, but I do agree myself. The word faggot is derogatory nowadays unless referring to those meatballs, which I do like.

Agreed, if it only offends one person, it's time for a change. It does not matter what the original intention or context was, not acceptable in 2020.

 

[plasmahal]

Incoming discussion - should the word faggot be censored on this forum, the word **** is, what if we want to discuss birdwatching?

Check out these lovely blue **** I saw in my garden yesterday.

Yes it should, simples.

 

[GravyMonster]

Agreed, if it only offends one person, it's time for a change. It does not matter what the original intention or context was, not acceptable in 2020.

Your comment offended me. Please remove it.

 

[Feek]

I'm glad I have the wireless tuned to Radio 2 rather than listen to the garbage that is Radio 1. Except when Steve Wright comes on, then I switch to Planet Rock.

 

[Energize]

Us gays honestly don't care about this sort of petty BS, we use the word all the time and it's actually insulting that they are censoring lyrics like this, pure woketivism in action.