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Old 11-08-2007, 10:20 AM #1
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Default I just got a letter from Ofcom about Charley\'s paedophile comment!

Heyas! I dont know if you care or not. But I and a few other people complained about Charley at the time she made the comment towards Gerry about sleeping with 15 year old boys. I'm not going to read the whole letter out, but they say that this is the eighth series and we should expect this type of behaviour. They say that the comment was unacceptable, but there wasn't actually anything illegal involved. If Gerry wants to persue it, he can, but we can't.

Just thought I would let you all know! Did anyone else get a letter?!
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Hmm, i thought she shoulda been kicked out for that. glad you took it further Noel.
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at least you complained and got an answer maybe gerry will thimk about it when he gets out maybe not.i dont think he will.
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A good sensible response from Ofcom for a change. we cannot have free speech damaged any more than it is by the over sensitive lets stop this or that brigade.

If anything said is illegal then there are existing laws to deal with it when the show is over. At all costs broadcasters must not be censored in what they can broadcast. People are on that show at their own risk and say what they say at their own risk. Viewers to timid to take on the chin offensive happenings should switch off....The program is not for the faint hearted.

BB is a realty show with real people and unscripted. There will always be the occosional OTT remarks....That's the nature of the show that't the joy of the show. that's what free speech is about....Long let it continue...
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I got a response from Channel 4.

Well done on getting a (sort-of) result!
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I didnt really care. I forgot about it. lol. My Mum thought I was in trouble. She was all like "WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING ON THAT LAPTOP?!" lol.
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Heyas! I dont know if you care or not. But I and a few other people complained about Charley at the time she made the comment towards Gerry about sleeping with 15 year old boys. I'm not going to read the whole letter out, but they say that this is the eighth series and we should expect this type of behaviour. They say that the comment was unacceptable, but there wasn't actually anything illegal involved. If Gerry wants to persue it, he can, but we can't.

Just thought I would let you all know! Did anyone else get a letter?!
They reply to all first time complaints in some cases, they reply to all complaints. Depends on the complaint.
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Even though I like Charley, calling someone a paedophile is low.

Not that Gerry is any better of course, he calls women slags.
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A good sensible response from Ofcom for a change. we cannot have free speech damaged any more than it is by the over sensitive lets stop this or that brigade.

If anything said is illegal then there are existing laws to deal with it when the show is over. At all costs broadcasters must not be censored in what they can broadcast. People are on that show at their own risk and say what they say at their own risk. Viewers to timid to take on the chin offensive happenings should switch off....The program is not for the faint hearted.

BB is a realty show with real people and unscripted. There will always be the occosional OTT remarks....That's the nature of the show that't the joy of the show. that's what free speech is about....Long let it continue...
yes nice speach there just hope that sentament is carried on to this forum so that freadom of speach will be ok.............however racism homaphobic or calling someone a pedophile can not be accepted from no one. its wrong and although i dont agree she should have been removed.......i just wish we had never herd of that irratating it girl because she was boring....
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yea, twas un called for
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twas indeed..
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twas indeed..
aye tis a sad fact of this forum
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Originally posted by Noel Did anyone else get a letter?!

Yip i received a reply to my e-mail..
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completly agree with bananrama! it is a reality tv show with real people, outside bb they woukd said worse thigns or even result to violence
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I'm not really into the whole "complaining culture" we seem to live in. If it's something serious and worth complaining about then that's different.
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aye, but if u don't complain, u can't complain.
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Still.. tis a waste of time, money, paper, and phone bills, to complain about trivial things in life.. that's all...
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aye, tis
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I dont think i saw this.Did he say he'd slept with 15 year olds so Charley called him a paedophile?Or was it comments tripping off her tongue?
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I didn't hear her say it so I can't actually answer that. But then again all her trash-talking merged into one big noise for me.
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No i dont think the human ear could hear much of charleys verbal vomiting...i think the sensative ears of a dog might have a better idea of what she was saying.............well she was a bitch lol
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why do people complain for silly things like that? just watch the show for entertainment or dont watch at all.
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I agree with cody!!
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why do people complain for silly things like that? just watch the show for entertainment or dont watch at all.
I do watch the show for entertainment.And Charley sure wasn't entertainment.
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why do people complain for silly things like that? just watch the show for entertainment or dont watch at all.
I do watch the show for entertainment.And Charley sure wasn't entertainment.
Then dont watch it. Its bad enough that people who dont like the show complain, and then we have fans of the show complaining too. Do you want BB to run longer than this series?

If you dislike Charley then thats your personal choice. No need to complain to Ofcom about it. I fail to understand how Charley calling Gerry a pedophile can offend someone to the extent that they complain!?

Find something more interesting to do
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