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Using the "N" word
In a scripted joke, radio presenter Sandi Toksvig said: 'It's the Tories who have put the "n" into cuts' The BBC was at the centre of a new decency row last night after ruling that the most offensive word in English is acceptable for broadcast. The Corporation decided that the word – most abhorrent to women – has lost much of its 'shock value' and is tolerable for radio and television. An executive who cleared it for daytime transmission on flagship Radio 4 even said it would 'delight' many of its audience, who would 'love it’. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1OOomTfOh ![]() I think we would need to hear the Joke Last edited by arista; 06-06-2011 at 06:56 AM. |
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I honestly have no idea what this means
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![]() Last edited by Jords; 05-06-2011 at 01:15 PM. |
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N isn't a word. Apart from anything - it's the type of show that has this type of subtle humour - and I expect those who watched it showed 'faux' outrage - I happen to hate the word when it's used in it's full form - but it was a clever way of putting her point over. |
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hahahaha arista that isn't what it means! it's nothing to do with racism! add the letter N into the word CUTS and see what you get....
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i love how the letter N can cause so much controversy even when used in an entirely different context
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the C word, arista
![]() though I'd have thought the N word was more offensive
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the C word, arista
![]() though I'd have thought the N word was more offensive
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Like a fine whiskey
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I was just about say it wasn't the word 'nigg*r' that was being to referred to, but the word '*****s'.
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Sandi Toksvig
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yes i do. there is absolutely no mention of racism in that article, you've fabricated the meaning of it from in your own mind, dear Arista.
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All hail the Moyesiah
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Oh I thought it meant "n*gger" as well
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No kind of racial slur makes sense in that context!!11!!1!!!!!111!
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All hail the Moyesiah
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Well I thought she might have been saying that the cuts have become so widely unpopular it equated to the word "n*gger" becoming socially unnaceptable
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They've just realised that?
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