Evil Inky Posted September 27, 2013 Report Share Posted September 27, 2013 I think it was Dennis Potter who said that no one has the right never to be offended. Speaking of Golly costumes there was a black and White Minstrel Guizer squad a couple of years back. I don't remember anybody mentioning that at the time. I think it has just become a default position now. You don't like something so it offends you.I always think so what? you will get over it. There are much worse things in the world to be offended by. The thing is, we have to draw a line somewhere - not many people would approve of me sending a toddler to a fancy-dress party dressed as Baby P, or turn a blind eye to bondage bestiality porn on BBC1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyboy Posted September 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I don't think they sell a baby P costume at Tescos.But again it's in the eye of the beholder. The question is not if you approve of it but does it actually offend you? Speaking of which what did you think about the furore surrounding Frankie Boyle's baby P story? I once complained to Channel 4 after someone was bullied on one of their shows. They responded with " I am sorry you were offended " No where in my Email did I say I was offended but had only asked them to keep to their duty of care. Their default position was that I had somehow been offended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unlinkedstudent Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 (edited) The thing is, we have to draw a line somewhere - not many people would approve of me sending a toddler to a fancy-dress party dressed as Baby P, or turn a blind eye to bondage bestiality porn on BBC1. What's your definition of "bondage bestiality porn" then? Is it, for example:- A tied up cow with someone illegally screwing it or vice versa?A person (partially) dressed as an animal in bondage?Bondage with humans only involvedBestiality doesn't always mean sex with animals; it can also mean behaving in an animalistic way or being brutal about something. The first example is illegal, the other two examples are, if consensual, legal - so why shouldn't it be shown on BBC1? In fact, there was a programme over 10 years ago (actually, it was more like 20 years ago) on shibari on either The South Bank Show or on BBC. Edited September 28, 2013 by unlinkedstudent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Inky Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 The thing is, we have to draw a line somewhere - not many people would approve of me sending a toddler to a fancy-dress party dressed as Baby P, or turn a blind eye to bondage bestiality porn on BBC1. What's your definition of "bondage bestiality porn" then? Is it, for example:- A tied up cow with someone illegally screwing it or vice versa?A person (partially) dressed as an animal in bondage?Bondage with humans only involvedBestiality doesn't always mean sex with animals; it can also mean behaving in an animalistic way or being brutal about something. The first example is illegal, the other two examples are, if consensual, legal - so why shouldn't it be shown on BBC1? In fact, there was a programme over 10 years ago (actually, it was more like 20 years ago) on shibari on either The South Bank Show or on BBC. I had in mind an animal having sex with a tied up person. Broadcasting such an act on TV may be illegal, but that's my point. As long as the human consents and the animal doesn't get hurt, the only possible reason for making it illegal to show this sort of thing on TV is because a lot of people would get offended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Inky Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I don't think they sell a baby P costume at Tescos.But again it's in the eye of the beholder. The question is not if you approve of it but does it actually offend you?I think if I threw a children's fancy dress party, and a toddler came along dressed as Baby P, I might go as far as to be offended. Perhaps I'm just old-fashioned that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 28, 2013 Report Share Posted September 28, 2013 I had in mind an animal having sex with a tied up person. Broadcasting such an act on TV may be illegal, but that's my point. As long as the human consents and the animal doesn't get hurt, the only possible reason for making it illegal to show this sort of thing on TV is because a lot of people would get offended. Oh, I dunno. Considering the Welsh and all of us up here are allegedly sheepshaggers already they're maybe just wary that putting similar ideas in front of everyone else too, as too many would get off on it, or get all sorts of ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hector's House Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 bondage bestiality porn on BBC1. Isn't that more Channel 5's area of speciality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostrider Posted September 29, 2013 Report Share Posted September 29, 2013 ^ We can get Channel 5 - who knew! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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