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Marsh. 09-06-2020 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 10859782)
I don't think the mask is even particularly dark

What?

You do realise black people aren't all one shade?

Mitchell 09-06-2020 08:51 PM

As far as I know, Come Fly With Me was due to be removed from Netflix anyway as it was the end of contract, they’d advertised that it was leaving, not sure if little Britain was advertised as leaving too however

Oliver_W 09-06-2020 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10859783)
What?

You do realise black people aren't all one shade?

Well sure, but it doesn't stand out from Avid's own face, so it can't really be called blackface.

Marsh. 09-06-2020 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Oliver_W (Post 10859785)
Well sure, but it doesn't stand out from Avid's own face

Erm, yes it does.

DouglasS 09-06-2020 08:52 PM

Soon all comedies are going to be removed because so many people are insensitive. What’s next, South Park, family guy, American dad, the simpsons?

Liam- 09-06-2020 08:53 PM

I really don’t see the issue, the shows aren’t being erased, just like the statues being taken down, you’ll still be able to access them if you want to, companies don’t have an obligation to keep shows on their platforms, it’s not like there burning all the dvds in the world

Marsh. 09-06-2020 08:53 PM

Insensitive?

Mitchell 09-06-2020 08:54 PM

What confuses me is why Leigh Francis used the Mel B character with Mel B herself over Christmas 2019 if either perceived It as racist

Oliver_W 09-06-2020 08:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Mitchell (Post 10859790)
What confuses me is why Leigh Francis used the Mel B character with Mel B herself over Christmas 2019 if either perceived It as racist

No-one thinks it's racist, he's doing his friend a disservice by expecting people to find it offensive.

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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10859786)
Erm, yes it does.

Hardly :laugh:
https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incomin...ecta-Mel-B.jpg

Braden 09-06-2020 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10859780)
What's Keith Lemon got to do with Little Britain?

Little Britain and its depiction of black characters, transgender characters and gay characters has been a big discussion the last couple of years.

Exactly what I said. The removal of content from platforms is a knee-jerk reaction to Keith Lemon/Leigh Francis/whatever you want to call him’s Instagram apology.

Once it was posted, David Walliams and Matt Lucas were sent abuse on social media and there were demands for them to apologise as well. I’m not too privy re this ‘big discussion’ and definitely won’t deny it has received criticism, but what I do know is that a lot of the content from LB and CFWM still circulates on Twitter and it’s mainly laughed at.

arista 09-06-2020 09:50 PM

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Marsh. 09-06-2020 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Braden (Post 10859803)
Exactly what I said. The removal of content from platforms is a knee-jerk reaction to Keith Lemon/Leigh Francis/whatever you want to call him’s Instagram apology.

Once it was posted, David Walliams and Matt Lucas were sent abuse on social media and there were demands for them to apologise as well. I’m not too privy re this ‘big discussion’ and definitely won’t deny it has received criticism, but what I do know is that a lot of the content from LB and CFWM still circulates on Twitter and it’s mainly laughed at.

That's odd they would receive that considering Matt Lucas especially has been apologising an awful lot for the Little Britain content for a while.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters 09-06-2020 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by arista (Post 10859817)

God what ****ing moron is being paid to come up with these terrible headlines

arista 09-06-2020 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fetch The Bolt Cutters (Post 10859822)
God what ****ing moron is being paid to come up with these terrible headlines


Scott
they need to sell that paper
some will buy it.

It is Hard Times for papers



Lots of WH Smiths are still closed.

Withano 09-06-2020 10:30 PM

Fair enough. It didn’t age well at all.

I feel like snipping the bits out would be a more sensible solution though.

Marsh. 09-06-2020 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Fetch The Bolt Cutters (Post 10859822)
God what ****ing moron is being paid to come up with these terrible headlines

Matt Lucas and David Walliams made millions writing it. :hee:

Shaun 10-06-2020 12:09 AM

Ehhh it was pretty bad comedy anyway. Found it funny at the time because I was 13.

GiRTh 10-06-2020 12:14 AM

Not the best of British comedy and never was. I wont miss it.

Rob! 10-06-2020 12:27 AM

Good, it was one of the unfunniest programmes ever put to film anyway.

Kizzy 10-06-2020 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Marsh. (Post 10859780)
What's Keith Lemon got to do with Little Britain?

Little Britain and its depiction of black characters, transgender characters and gay characters has been a big discussion the last couple of years.

It's blackface isn't it?..not one blackface but 4.

Ramsay 10-06-2020 01:09 AM

I know I'm irish so I'm probably biased but **** this show it was always so terrible

Ninastar 10-06-2020 02:36 AM

This is stupid, are they gonna take down the ‘only gay in the village’ skit too or is that not offensive enough?

British humour is mostly offensive humour. And it’s one of the things I miss most about the UK

Shaun 10-06-2020 02:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninastar (Post 10859879)
This is stupid, are they gonna take down the ‘only gay in the village’ skit too or is that not offensive enough?

1) They've taken the whole show down
2) That would be a sketch where the character playing a gay male is... a gay male. Which isn't...really problematic.

Marsh. 10-06-2020 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Kizzy (Post 10859869)
It's blackface isn't it?..not one blackface but 4.

What?

Cherie 10-06-2020 05:44 AM

It was crap anyway, never got the love for it


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