Cancel culture at the BBC
11-03-2023, 18:33
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
Rules may have changed in the last few years or they may have stayed the same. What's clear is that they only seem to be enforced if a presenter does not follow the government's agreed line. That's worrying.
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11-03-2023, 18:43
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
In case you're gagging to know what I think:
1. The BBC has seriously lost its way.
2. Lineker was wrong to compare UK government actions with Nazi Germany.
3. Lineker is obviously free to say what he wants. He's not a political reporter or new reader.
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11-03-2023, 21:16
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12-03-2023, 00:21
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
So .... one person asks a question, another answers it ... twitter (?).
Was there a reason for your post ?
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12-03-2023, 00:31
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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So .... one person asks a question, another answers it ... twitter (?).
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Looks like a sideswipe at Seph; the leftie remoaners don't like his opinions (which reflect the views of the silent majority) so they're trying to cancel him.
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12-03-2023, 00:31
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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So .... one person asks a question, another answers it ... twitter (?).
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To annoy OB?
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12-03-2023, 01:09
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
In case you're gagging to know what I think:
1. The BBC has seriously lost its way.
2. Lineker was wrong to compare UK government actions with Nazi Germany.
3. Lineker is obviously free to say what he wants. He's not a political reporter or new reader.
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I agree with most of what you say but Lineker was comparing the language used by the government, not its actions.
I'm not arguing if he's right or wrong on the point he makes, but I feel there's an important distinction between criticising language and criticising actions.
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12-03-2023, 01:13
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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I agree with most of what you say but Lineker was comparing the language used by the government, not its actions.
I'm not arguing if he's right or wrong on the point he makes, but I feel there's an important distinction between criticising language and criticising actions.
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Thank you for the correction. Yes - that's what I should have said and was in the back of my mind. To suggest that Braverman usedg Nazi language is reprehensible.
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12-03-2023, 01:14
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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To annoy OB?
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Jolly japers, clearly.
Not sure where Redwood is coming from on this tweet - someone who helped devise some big privatisations knows more about how markets work than most people so playing naive with this question fools no one. But that's another debate!
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12-03-2023, 01:14
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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I agree with most of what you say but Lineker was comparing the language used by the government, not its actions.
I'm not arguing if he's right or wrong on the point he makes, but I feel there's an important distinction between criticising language and criticising actions.
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I don’t think Seph was arguing that point either. Seph disagrees, but respects Lineker’s right to say it. Language is ultimately an action.
That’s the interesting thing about the Redwood tweet above - a complete deflection from the issue at hand. I do disagree with what the state broadcaster pays for the presenters of English football highlights compared to the pittance it pays for actual live football in Scotland.
However it’s irrelevant to the issue at hand.
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12-03-2023, 11:21
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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So .... one person asks a question, another answers it ... twitter (?).
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I was highlighting the irony of an avid free-marketer questioning how the free market worked…
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12-03-2023, 11:36
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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Love it. Below the belt.
---------- Post added at 10:36 ---------- Previous post was at 10:35 ----------
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I was highlighting the irony of an avid free-marketer questioning how the free market worked…
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Ooooh, I wanted to say that!
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12-03-2023, 12:17
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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I was highlighting the irony of an avid free-marketer questioning how the free market worked…
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You’ve somewhat overthought your analysis of JR’s tweet. Frankly, I’d rather he kept out of this sort of nonsense.
The ‘Nuff said’ bit is about the donations to my Party that the top echelons at the BBC have made. I tell you, I’m one of the last true Conservatives remaining. If the BBC hasn’t been leant one and then bent, my whatsit’s a kipper.
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12-03-2023, 13:06
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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You’ve somewhat overthought your analysis of JR’s tweet. Frankly, I’d rather he kept out of this sort of nonsense.
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He should have gone into business after Thatcher resigned and then retired gracefully. He's tarnished his reputation since then and needs to step aside at the the next election and let someone else have a chance.
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12-03-2023, 13:12
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Re: Cancel culture at the BBC
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Originally Posted by Sephiroth
You’ve somewhat overthought your analysis of JR’s tweet. Frankly, I’d rather he kept out of this sort of nonsense.
The ‘Nuff said’ bit is about the donations to my Party that the top echelons at the BBC have made. I tell you, I’m one of the last true Conservatives remaining. If the BBC hasn’t been leant one and then bent, my whatsit’s a kipper.
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In what way?
Remember, this is from the man who posted this just under three months ago...
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