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Dome Vans
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 Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:35 am Post subject: Basil Brush in 'racist' gag row |
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Basil Brush is being investigated after a complaint was made about an alleged racist joke in the puppet's BBC series.
A complaint was received by the police following a recent screening of an old episode that features the fox telling jokes about gypsies, reports Metro.
The episode, which was originally shown six years ago, features a sketch where a gypsy woman tries to sell Basil some wooden pegs.
A police spokesperson said: "We can confirm we have received a complaint about a TV show featuring Basil Brush from a member of the public in February. The complaint was logged as an incident of a racist nature."
Joseph Jones, a spokesperson for the Romany, Gipsy and Irish Traveller Network, said: "Racist abuse of black people is quite rightly no longer deemed acceptable, but when a comedian makes a joke on TV about pikeys or gypos, there's no comeback." |
http://uk.tv.yahoo.com/blog/article/4127/
Disgusting! They should burn him at the stake. To think I used to watch this fox. Mis-spent childhood. I want it back. No wonder I turned out the way I did. |
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Cheonmunka
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 3:18 pm Post subject: |
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| "Racist abuse of black people is quite rightly no longer deemed acceptable, but when a comedian makes a joke on TV about pikeys or gypos, there's no comeback." |
I hardly imagine Basil called them Pikeys or Gypos. Maybe 'Gypsy' but not 'Pikey.' 'Gypo?' Show me that he said that before burning him. |
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ED209
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| I think he should make a public apology, maybe on Parky or Newsnight or something. Disgusting, and to think I supported a ban on fox hunting. |
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Dome Vans
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| Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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| ED209 wrote: |
| I think he should make a public apology, maybe on Parky or Newsnight or something. Disgusting, and to think I supported a ban on fox hunting. |
That'd be a weird fox hunt. Be worthy of inclusion on Jam or Brass eye! |
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cbclark4
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