Complaints about Live 8

uncleheed · 04-07-2005, 12:54

The BBC as recieved "around 400" complaints about the bad language used before the watershed at Live 8 on Saturday.
Personally I think the BBC should be brought to book on this matter.
Live 8 organisers should've known better putting Snoop Dogg on that early,but Madonna has no excuse.
Surely a 10 second delay on the broadcast couldve stopped this from happening.My children were watching this because it was an event that everyone should have seen.
Standards are slipping,and the BBC should know better.

Macca · 04-07-2005, 12:57

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Originally posted by uncleheed
The BBC as recieved "around 400" complaints about the bad language used before the watershed at Live 8 on Saturday.
Personally I think the BBC should be brought to book on this matter.
Live 8 organisers should've known better putting Snoop Dogg on that early,but Madonna has no excuse.
Surely a 10 second delay on the broadcast couldve stopped this from happening.My children were watching this because it was an event that everyone should have seen.
Standards are slipping,and the BBC should know better.

If your kids are like any young child I've ever met, they will be swearing with their friends in the playground, regardless of whether or not some celebrity swears on TV.

I certainly swore when I was an infant, and it never did me any harm.

Mind you, they've not found the bodies yet....

nick2 · 04-07-2005, 12:57

Madonna still thinks swearing is a bit naughty/cool, so she always does it when the cameras are on her. She doesn't realise she's too old to get away with that kind of thing now, it's like your mum swearing, embarassing.

Macca · 04-07-2005, 12:58

Quick, how do you edit a post?!

JBee · 04-07-2005, 13:01

I actually think this is a load of fuss about nothing. I think it's great that you care enough about your kids to stop them listening to bad language, but sadly in today's society I'm sure they've been exposed to it at some point - perhaps even at school from some of the more ill-mannered kids!!!

A 10 second delay would have meant that Live8 wasn't really live - which was the whole point of the exercise.

Viewers were watching history in the making - and sometimes history can't be censored. It's really only like them watching the news.

And children are exposed to so much violence today, in the form of video games, fighting toys, unruley classmates ect. ect. that I think Madonna slipping up on a mass demo against world poverty and using the 'F' word is just a drop in the ocean.

Ally68 · 04-07-2005, 13:02

I think people make too much of a deal about it. So what, they swore! I was more offended by how Dido sung!

JBee · 04-07-2005, 13:04

Also Uncleheed, I've just noticed that the cartoon character below your user ID is brandishing two pistols in a very disturbing fashion.

He looks like he's about to pump lead into some poor innocent little rabbit!

Perhaps we're taking political correctness and censorship a bit too far eh?

uncleheed · 04-07-2005, 13:04

I know my kids have heard it,no-one is naive enough to think they havent,I just think swearing for swearings sake,like Madonna did,is just unacceptable.I have had numerous arguments with people on buses,and in the streets when they just swear for no reason.If my kids are there,I ask them to stop.

uncleheed · 04-07-2005, 13:06

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Originally posted by JBee
Also Uncleheed, I've just noticed that the cartoon character below your user ID is brandishing two pistols in a very disturbing fashion.

He looks like he's about to pump lead into some poor innocent little rabbit!

Perhaps we're taking political correctness and censorship a bit too far eh?

You never laughed at Tom and Jerry then?

There is a difference between cartoons and someone being offensive on live TV

JBee · 04-07-2005, 13:11

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Originally posted by uncleheed
You never laughed at Tom and Jerry then?

There is a difference between cartoons and someone being offensive on live TV

I disagree.

I was brought up watching a mouse find various ways to injure a cat, mainly using Acme bombs and other toruture products, as a form of television entertainment. This programme was called Tom and Jerry, and it was pretty violent, but I turned out okay.

Therefore, I'm sure your kids will cope with hearing the dreaded 'F' word from a pop singer.

As I said before, I applaud the fact that your trying to teach them not to swear. It's a disgusting habit, and is especially tacky and rude when children do it.

But the point I was trying to make is that I think as a society we're taking complaining and political correctness too far. You could censor pretty much anything if you tried hard enough. Especially that violent bunch of Disney characters!

Macca · 04-07-2005, 13:13

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Originally posted by JBee
Especially that violent bunch of Disney characters!

Warner Bros aren't they?!

Swan_Vesta · 04-07-2005, 13:13

I think Snoop's allocated time slot showed a lack of judgement on the organisers behalf.

"Hmmmmmmm, When shall we put on the bloke who uses the word motherf***** as punctuation?"

"About 4 ish?"

"Yeah, be reet!"

Not the most sensible move in the history of scheduling.

uncleheed · 04-07-2005, 13:15

This has nothing to do with political correctness,and everything to do with moral standards.I agree thaty political correctness has spiralled out of control,but someone effing for the sake of it is not on.
Also,if you watch Jonathan Ross' LATE NIGHT chat show and someone effs,it gets bleeped out.But you can swear at 5pm and get it broadcast.

Unregistered · 04-07-2005, 13:18

I was furious when I first heard them use the fu*king word on my TV.

How dare they swear in MY living room ?

Then I thiought, why should I get so worked up over a damn word? I've got more important things to concern myself with.

scottf · 04-07-2005, 13:23

using the F word is nothing compared to the millions of people dying in africa, if it helped drive the message home and got people talking about it then why not!!

uncleheed · 04-07-2005, 13:25

So someone effing is going to solve Africas problems is it?

foo_fighter · 04-07-2005, 13:27

I have to agree with uncleheed, as, yes you guessed it, I was watching with my kids too...

...and a 10 second delay wouldn't stop it being "live", there's probably that much delay in the broadcast system anyway (try flicking between "sky" and terrestrial, you'll see what I mean), so another 10 sec's wouldn't be any great shakes.

I was particularly amused when they asked Madonna (just after she'd been on stage) if her kids were at the show, and she replied "No way, not with all these people f-ing swearing !" (OK she didn't really

).

uncleheed · 04-07-2005, 13:28

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Originally posted by foo_fighter
I have to agree with uncleheed, as, yes you guessed it, I was watching with my kids too...

...and a 10 second delay wouldn't stop it being "live", there's probably that much delay in the broadcast system anyway (try flicking between "sky" and terrestrial, you'll see what I mean), so another 10 sec's wouldn't be any great shakes.

I was particularly amused when they asked Madonna (just after she'd been on stage) if her kids were at the show, and she replied "No way, not with all these people f-ing swearing !" (OK she didn't really ).

But if she knew she was going to swear,she wouldnt let her kids watch would she?

scottf · 04-07-2005, 13:29

no,, but can you remember the last one when geldoff was the first person to say it on live tv?? that caused a stir.

but todays society is more tolerant of swearing and kids nowdays arn't daft- by an early age they will have heard mose swear words and although they don't say them infront of you - you can bet your bottom dollar that they use it when they are out with there mates.

Relax- its no biggie!!!

uncleheed · 04-07-2005, 13:31

So when your kids say,hello dad,how the f**k are you,you wont find it no biggie?