Comments on: Trying to be outraged, but with a sense of perspective http://twobigyellowcranes.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/trying-to-be-outraged-but-with-a-sense-of-perspective/ Life in Belfast in the shadow of two big yellow cranes Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:40:41 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: spiritof81 http://twobigyellowcranes.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/trying-to-be-outraged-but-with-a-sense-of-perspective/#comment-242 spiritof81 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:07:20 +0000 http://twobigyellowcranes.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-242 Thought I'd comment - just to string this thing out a bit longer! Thought I’d comment – just to string this thing out a bit longer!

]]> By: twobigyellowcranes http://twobigyellowcranes.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/trying-to-be-outraged-but-with-a-sense-of-perspective/#comment-240 twobigyellowcranes Fri, 31 Oct 2008 16:43:12 +0000 http://twobigyellowcranes.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-240 Freedom to offend is fine and I agree that you hear at least as bad every night of the week on TV or radio. That said, the freedom to pick on (I was going to say harass or persecute, but they are a bit strong) an old man under the cover of "public broadcasting" is another thing. This is something I would have expect teenage boys to do - not professional broadcasters and particularly not at the public expense. So come on BBC etc etc Freedom to offend is fine and I agree that you hear at least as bad every night of the week on TV or radio. That said, the freedom to pick on (I was going to say harass or persecute, but they are a bit strong) an old man under the cover of “public broadcasting” is another thing. This is something I would have expect teenage boys to do – not professional broadcasters and particularly not at the public expense. So come on BBC etc etc

]]> By: qmonkey http://twobigyellowcranes.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/trying-to-be-outraged-but-with-a-sense-of-perspective/#comment-239 qmonkey Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:10:21 +0000 http://twobigyellowcranes.wordpress.com/?p=220#comment-239 there are worse things said on pretty much every episode of mock the week or Have i got news. Pushed to choose, i'd probably say that ross and brand are my two fav people on TV at the moment... im dissapointed to say the least. Mostly in the BBC... they should have come out yesteday and said... hang, we've got caught up in this whole thing and massivly over reacted... and appoligised to brand and ross for their suspension and told the daily mail to find a new story to pretend to be outraged about. freedom of speech is freedom to offend, or it is nothing. there are worse things said on pretty much every episode of mock the week or Have i got news. Pushed to choose, i’d probably say that ross and brand are my two fav people on TV at the moment… im dissapointed to say the least. Mostly in the BBC… they should have come out yesteday and said… hang, we’ve got caught up in this whole thing and massivly over reacted… and appoligised to brand and ross for their suspension and told the daily mail to find a new story to pretend to be outraged about.

freedom of speech is freedom to offend, or it is nothing.

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