tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post115659816251880734..comments2024-02-14T16:57:45.608+00:00Comments on The Vol Abroad: Scots banned by BBC for insensitivity to IslamVol Abroadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083054947673242940noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-47697537692749132142008-01-08T17:19:00.000+00:002008-01-08T17:19:00.000+00:00"The exception to this is Islam. We don't slag off..."The exception to this is Islam. We don't slag off Islam because...well, you work it out"<BR/><BR/>They will come and kill you?<BR/>Maybe we should all resort to violence to supress those we don't like or agree with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-1156639098117995262006-08-27T01:38:00.000+01:002006-08-27T01:38:00.000+01:00this right ends when other human beings are offend...<I>this right ends when other human beings are offended and hurt</I> <BR/><BR/>That's sad that the Beeb caved on this. I'm certain that, in an effort to not offend, this past week's episode on <A HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/asiannetwork/nikki_bedi/whats_on.shtml" REL="nofollow"> Robert Maplethorpe's "art"</A> was similarly pulled.<BR/><BR/>I don't like to be offended any more than the next guy, but I don't have a right to demand that my government censor those who offend me.<BR/><BR/>Of course, this is why it is usually wrong for government to have a role in media (ie, the BBC).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15545356.post-1156629763382357132006-08-26T23:02:00.000+01:002006-08-26T23:02:00.000+01:00"the right to free speech ends when someone's feel...<I>"the right to free speech ends when someone's feeling are hurt"</I><BR/><BR/>what utter bullshit. i'd say it's not necessary *wise* or *kind*... but it's certainly within the boundaries of free speech.<BR/><BR/>but then again, in the uk, there's only "free speech" that hasn't yet been outlawed. <BR/><BR/><I>Although, of course, judging by other BBC radio comedies, the derision has only about a 40% chance of actually being humorous.</I><BR/><BR/>Ha! too true. if *they're* the arbiters of what's funny or appropriate, free speech is already dead in the water.jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00096399788929322183noreply@blogger.com