[CaudleHalbard]

Originally Posted by MachoPoodle

If anything, I bet the main reason why they put Ron in there was to see if he'd say exactly that kind of thing.

Indeed. They slipped up though by not having a black footballer and a Chinese woman in the house for Ron to interact with!

[boomoo]

Originally Posted by smeagol

he is so stupid. you dont make those jokes on tv lol. the warning was right .

It should not have been on TV. If what he said is so offensive why did CBB air it. They are meant to edit out offensive statements so they could be accused of knowingly airing material that could have led to violent protest. Fortunately I do not think practising Muslims would be allowed to view CBB. He could still have been warned.
Comedians cleaned up their acts but I find Ken Dodds 'jokes not' about asthmatic seriously offensive. But there you go.

[fingers]

Originally Posted by boomoo

It should not have been on TV. If what he said is so offensive why did CBB air it. They are meant to edit out offensive statements so they could be accused of knowingly airing material that could have led to violent protest. Fortunately I do not think practising Muslims would be allowed to view CBB. He could still have been warned.
Comedians cleaned up their acts but I find Ken Dodds 'jokes not' about asthmatic seriously offensive. But there you go.

The Sunday Smut needed a "Race Row" headline, that's why they aired it.

[MTVN]

The Star could have reported it even if they didn't air it, they've carried stories about warnings before when they haven't actually been shown

[reece(:]

Originally Posted by DanaC

What's ridiculous is people getting into an almighty strop because someone was pulled up for a mildly racist joke on tv.

It amazes me that so many people think that minority ethnic groups should just get on with it and stop taking it so seriously that their parents, grandparents and great grand parents were treated like second class citizens and that they themselves have reduced employment opportunities and a greater likelihood of being stopped and searched etc etc etc, when someone makes a joke at their expense. Suck it up, have a sense of humour. But my God, step on the right of that person to make a racist joke without comment or censure of any kind and they start wailing about reverse racism and PC gone mad.

Get a grip. he made a comment on tv, it was mildly racist and potentially offensive to some and he was given a warning for it. Nobody is advocating taking him out back and shooting him for it. And very few people in this forum are taking it as an indication he's anything more than a little thoughtless and insensitive.

Exactly the point. No point carrying on these silly strops, BB has spoken.. the warning has been given and was justified. Close.

[fingers]

Originally Posted by MTVN

The Star could have reported it even if they didn't air it, they've carried stories about warnings before when they haven't actually been shown

Wouldn't have had the same impact. You only have to look at the fan sites to see that.

[chuff me dizzy]

Originally Posted by fingers

Wouldn't have had the same impact. You only have to look at the fan sites to see that.

All true

[boomoo]

Originally Posted by Lord Of The Garden

I don't mind people making jokes about me or my race.

If it's funny, i'll laugh

If it's not, i won't . Simple as that.

It's not something that would bother me personally.

I'd rather live in a world where we can all laugh at ourselves and each other. Humour is important as it relieves the tensions of life. Things become a problem when we take them too seriously. That's my view.

I wish everyone saw it that way.

Well you obviously approach life in a balanced way and have associated with people who think in the same way.
When my daughter first started nursery she met children from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. At three years of age she said she was going out to Africa to sort out the water. Out of the mouth of babes. She taught these girls their alphabet and sums. She was blue eyed gold blond haired. They adored her and squealed with delight whenever she turned up at school.
At four she started a new school. After a week she came home and said, ' I am sick of looking at pink and white faces, I want to go back to my girls.
Racism is learnt. My daughter's innocent reaction was because she had only ever seen white skin.

[boomoo]

Originally Posted by CaudleHalbard

I said it before and I'll say it again:

BB are covering their backs. They would rather have loads of whinging on the internet than even a small number of complaints to Ofcom.

So why did they air it. Surely they put themselves in an awkward position by airing Ron and the headscarf. They could have warned Ron without airing the event. It would have been CBB who incited a reaction.
They wanted to have just such a piece to contrive interest.

[CaudleHalbard]

It's the old saying: there's no such thing as bad publicity.

BB wanted to look like the good guys.

[the truth]

I was on a bus one day what a Pakistani lad started mocking a disabled chap with polio, the other boys then started calling the Pakistani boy names because they disliked him discriminating....before you knew it everyone was screaming abuse and pushing and shoving

the moral of the tale is what? well for one rules, customs and accepted behaviour must work both ways

[RodHull]

Originally Posted by fingers

FFS is this Forum PC MAD?

Not liking someone who equates anyone with a headscarf as a bomber is NOT being 'pc mad'

Especially when added to his other racist gaffs... sorry Ron is a racist, not a cross burning violent racist, but a racist nonetheless.

[RodHull]

Originally Posted by boomoo

but I find Ken Dodds 'jokes not' about asthmatic seriously offensive. But there you go.

Thats not a valid defense, people should appreciate racism and homophobia is particularly vile and NOT a topic for humour because many people are still persecuted for being part of those groups, in some countries people are killed for it.

Last time I checked nobody openly persecutes asthmatics or ginger people (another defense people like to use) When all races etc are treated equally maybe then we can openly mock each other, until then its insidious and dangerous to go down that route.

[Nedusa]

Clearly Ron has been put into the house to create exactly this type of situation. Everyone is well aware of his views in the past so it is fair to assume in a high pressure stressful environment it was only a matter of days before an outburst like this was due.

BB then give him a warning but secretly they thrive on situations like this for headlines and hopefully more viewers.

If they were that concerned with his comments then why did they air them ??

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by boomoo

Well you obviously approach life in a balanced way and have associated with people who think in the same way.
When my daughter first started nursery she met children from Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. At three years of age she said she was going out to Africa to sort out the water. Out of the mouth of babes. She taught these girls their alphabet and sums. [/B]She was blue eyed gold blond haired. They adored her and squealed with delight whenever she turned up at school.
At four she started a new school. After a week she came home and said, ' I am sick of looking at pink and white faces, I want to go back to my girls.
Racism is learnt. My daughter's innocent reaction was because she had only ever seen white skin.

Wow.

[parmnion]

i thought it was because she was irish!

[MachoPoodle]

Originally Posted by the truth

I was on a bus one day what a Pakistani lad started mocking a disabled chap with polio, the other boys then started calling the Pakistani boy names because they disliked him discriminating....before you knew it everyone was screaming abuse and pushing and shoving

the moral of the tale is what? well for one rules, customs and accepted behaviour must work both ways

And why exactly did they have to use racial slurs? They were not capable of telling him off for his behaviour without sinking to the same level?