I've ordered a DVD box set of Little Britain. And I don't even *like* Little Britain. I thought it was crude and childish with schoolboy like humour. But there were some great sketches - Vicky Pollard and "computer says no" that brilliantly satirised modern Britain. And I don't like censorship.
Bought.
Bo Selecta' is another. I never found "Keith Lemon" funny (nor the bear) but many of his other characters made me chuckle. He was wearing stupid masks to do silly caricatures and send up the pretences of a number of celebrities in the noughties, often with strong northern accents, including Ozzy Osbourne, Michael Jackson, Elton John, Gareth Gates, David Blaine and Craig David. The last one I find particularly interesting as Leigh Francis has said for years that he's not responsible for his career or his music as David has always blamed him for issues he's had there.
Yes, some might have been offended by some of its portrayals - including the targets - but you have no right not to be offended. These were all pretty woke comedians. John Barnes tweeted that he thought censoring it was crazy: he got called an Uncle Tom for his trouble.
I do wonder what's next. The Catherine Tate Show had some choice scenes, as did the In Betweeners, and there will be others.
I'm certainly not going to rely on Netflix or Amazon going forwards for shows or programmes and will buy DVD hard copies wherever I can now.
Is it really censorship if you managed to order a DVD box set? It's hardly samizdat.
Re: BLM, I thought I`d take a bit of time this morning educating myself (belatedly I agree) about their grievances and demands.
Below are some key points I gleaned from interviews and websites in case anyone else is as baffled as I am:
- They believe that "blacks lives are being sytematically targeted for demise" - They are extreme collectivists, believing in a "global black family". They aim to "connect black people from all over the world". - They oppose stop and search - Want an end to the detention of illegal imigrants - Demand that illegal immigrants are de-criminalised and welcomed instead - oppose any disincentives designed to control immigration numbers - They believe that immigrants are fleeing conflicts, economic disadvantage and climate change (cough) - oppose the "surveillance of muslim students". (Presumably they mean ceasing terrorism intelligence activities.) - oppose the "gangs matrix". (This a database of suspected gang members.)
All this, in their minds, justifies the law breaking and vandalism. Comments?
Re: BLM, I thought I`d take a bit of time this morning educating myself (belatedly I agree) about their grievances and demands.
Below are some key points I gleaned from interviews and websites in case anyone else is as baffled as I am:
- They believe that "blacks lives are being sytematically targeted for demise" - They are extreme collectivists, believing in a "global black family". They aim to "connect black people from all over the world". - They oppose stop and search - Want an end to the detention of illegal imigrants - Demand that illegal immigrants are de-criminalised and welcomed instead - oppose any disincentives designed to control immigration numbers - They believe that immigrants are fleeing conflicts, economic disadvantage and climate change (cough) - oppose the "surveillance of muslim students". (Presumably they mean ceasing terrorism intelligence activities.) - oppose the "gangs matrix". (This a database of suspected gang members.)
All this, in their minds, justifies the law breaking and vandalism. Comments?
They're an unrepresentative far-left campaign group.
I think black lives matter but I wouldn't support BLM.
Comments
Below are some key points I gleaned from interviews and websites in case anyone else is as baffled as I am:
- They believe that "blacks lives are being sytematically targeted for demise"
- They are extreme collectivists, believing in a "global black family". They aim to "connect black people from all over the world".
- They oppose stop and search
- Want an end to the detention of illegal imigrants
- Demand that illegal immigrants are de-criminalised and welcomed instead
- oppose any disincentives designed to control immigration numbers
- They believe that immigrants are fleeing conflicts, economic disadvantage and climate change (cough)
- oppose the "surveillance of muslim students". (Presumably they mean ceasing terrorism intelligence activities.)
- oppose the "gangs matrix". (This a database of suspected gang members.)
All this, in their minds, justifies the law breaking and vandalism. Comments?
I think black lives matter but I wouldn't support BLM.