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The BBC is too 'scared' to allow Islam jokes, says Ben Elton

jucel69

12 Apr 20 01:45

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https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/apr/02/bbc.television3?CMP=share_btn_tw

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jucel69 When: 12 Apr 20 02:36

and another

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/isis-russell-howard-comedian-bbc-17148652?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar

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saddo When: 12 Apr 20 08:37

"And I believe that part of it is due to the genuine fear that the authorities and the community have about provoking the radical elements of Islam," he said.

"There's no doubt about it, the BBC will let vicar gags pass but they would not let imam gags pass.

"They might pretend that it's, you know, something to do with their moral sensibilities, but it isn't. It's because they're scared. I know these people."

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Pounf When: 12 Apr 20 10:05

Didnt some cartoonists in Paris get murdered ?

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Crisp77 When: 12 Apr 20 10:12

Is this the reason citizen Khan wasnt made into a comedy?

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saddo When: 12 Apr 20 10:20

Pounf, I think people deserve to know the reason for the blatant over-respect of only one religion by the BBC. If it is through fear it is a worry.

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flushgordon1 When: 12 Apr 20 10:21

Inshallah!

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doridoru When: 12 Apr 20 12:15

Allah Snackbar!!! take the piss out of the lot of it, Father Christmas a better imaginary friend story and without the incest and paedo stylee!

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Baphornet When: 12 Apr 20 14:22

he should have added the polis, social services, media, & the whole Criminal Justice System, to the list

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steerforth When: 12 Apr 20 22:05

Doridoru - would you put that joke on line if it had your name and address attached? Just asking. Alas, an anonymous forum is not the place to be making that particular point - however worthy the sentiment.

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leif When: 12 Apr 20 22:29

Are there any Jewish jokes?

asking for a friend.

By:

macarony When: 12 Apr 20 22:48

The BBC is too 'scared' to allow Islam jokes, says Ben Elton

Young people do not watch the bbc so all good things come to an end.

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jucel69 When: 12 Apr 20 22:55

Apr 12, 2020 -- 10:29PM, leif wrote:

Are there any Jewish jokes?asking for a friend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3gJAfP-PTA

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wondersobright When: 12 Apr 20 22:59

Apr 12, 2020 -- 10:29PM, leif wrote:

Are there any Jewish jokes?asking for a friend.

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leif When: 12 Apr 20 23:10

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leif When: 12 Apr 20 23:13

how long do Bernard Manning threads last on here?

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Capt__F When: 12 Apr 20 23:14

whats black n dont work

manning's liver

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leif When: 12 Apr 20 23:25

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Just Checking When: 13 Apr 20 00:28

It's kind of sad and wierd that the US, who arguably used to be far behind us on comedy, and is the land of hysterical overreaction and being sued and so on .. is now ahead of us. The cartoons (Family Guy, American Dad, South Park) are quite happy to take the odd swipe at every religion, islam, christianity, jews, nothing is off limits, take on Social Justice Warriors etc.

We however surely have amongst the most pathetic, self censoring, woke, left wing bullshit comedy on the planet? Scared sh1tless of offending any of the many "off limits" groups (such as the subject of this thread) for the pathologicaly Woke, so all we get is 30 minutes of slagging off Brexit, Trump, and of course "The Tories".

That's our comedy now, apparently.

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 00:55

Apr 13, 2020 -- 12:28AM, Just Checking wrote:

It's kind of sad and wierd that the US, who arguably used to be far behind us on comedy, and is the land of hysterical overreaction and being sued and so on .. is now ahead of us. The cartoons (Family Guy, American Dad, South Park) are quite happy to take the odd swipe at every religion, islam, christianity, jews, nothing is off limits, take on Social Justice Warriors etc.We however surely have amongst the most pathetic, self censoring, woke, left wing bullshit comedy on the planet? Scared sh1tless of offending any of the many "off limits" groups (such as the subject of this thread) for the pathologicaly Woke, so all we get is 30 minutes of slagging off Brexit, Trump, and of course "The Tories".That's our comedy now, apparently.

For some reason it's easier to do in a cartoon/animation as though it's not real so it can't be offensive
We aren't well known at all for making adult cartoons are we?
Strange really

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Just Checking When: 13 Apr 20 01:01

We (the British) did Life of Brian. French Cartoonists discovered such things are not possible with famously peaceful people...

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saddo When: 13 Apr 20 08:31

I could be wrong, but I thought Ben Elton was at the front end of the Blairite PC crusades back in the day?

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Hanx When: 13 Apr 20 08:35

Capt__F12 Apr 20 22:14Joined: 10 Jun 08 | Topic/replies: 17,673 | Blogger: Capt__F's blog
whats black n dont work

manning's liver

That and 'punctuation on social media'

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 09:01

https://twitter.com/DVATW/status/1249607632035422208?s=20

christ on a bike these muzzies are thick

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Whisperingdeath When: 13 Apr 20 09:03

Humour is the best way to deal with ignorance.

He is a very naughty boy!

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 09:08

Where ignorance predominates, vulgarity invariably asserts itself

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saddo When: 13 Apr 20 09:10

And there are calls to bring these lunatics into Europe jucel, kids there sucking it all up.

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 09:10

Apr 13, 2020 -- 9:10AM, saddo wrote:

And there are calls to bring these lunatics into Europe jucel, kids there sucking it all up.

Illegal migrants in Dover and Hastings yesterday. No-one will be sent back and no-one will be quarantined, yet we are not allowed on the beach to social distance.

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 09:13

https://twitter.com/DarrenPlymouth/status/1248490739736043520?s=20

Normal behaviour!

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Whisperingdeath When: 13 Apr 20 09:13

Not sure I know what that means but people who blindly follow religions without questions are in my opinion ignorant. The best way to highlight their ignorance I believe is through humour not by telling them they are ignorant cave dwellers. Satire and lampooning makes a great statement. The religion has it coming. God bless Dave Allen

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 09:14

Apr 13, 2020 -- 9:13AM, Whisperingdeath wrote:

Not sure I know what that means but people who blindly follow religions without questions are in my opinion ignorant. The best way to highlight their ignorance I believe is through humour not by telling them they are ignorant cave dwellers. Satire and lampooning makes a great statement. The religion has it coming. God bless Dave Allen

Yeh but nobody dares! it's pathetic

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 09:15

humour should transcend everything

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jucel69 When: 13 Apr 20 09:16

I'm not a massive fan of when comedians rip into an individual person
Some of Frankie Boyle's stuff was pretty mean

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wE6CFDIGCE

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TheGoldenVision When: 13 Apr 20 11:29

Satire and lampooning makes a great statement.

The staff at Charlie Hebdo thought that until a couple of AK47's made a greater one

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Knight Commander When: 13 Apr 20 11:36

The BBC's remit these past few years is apparently to disallow all jokes, except those at the expense of middle-aged, white, Christian, male, right-wing Brexiteers.

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Knight Commander When: 13 Apr 20 11:36

forgot to include heterosexual.

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sixtwosix When: 13 Apr 20 15:05

Curb Your Enthusiasm.

It must have taken potshots at almost ,if not all, religions and social groupings.

There is not a chance in a million a similar programme would be made in the UK ......less than 80 years since we fought for freedom.

I am surprised they even let us watch it.