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punky · 12-05-2004, 21:01

I can see why new material being produced should be sensitive to people's feelings nowadays, but is there really any point in an episode that is 20 years old, and has been seen by 18m people? I mean, they didn't complain about it then, would they complain about it now? Everyone knows what was said originally.

Plus I think the whole paki-being-insult term is stupid. How can Pakistani be fine, when Paki not be? It's the same saying you call a briton, and that's fine. call me a brit, and i'll get you done for inciting racial hatred. If you were indian, I can see how it is an insult, but what about if you were pakistani? If any asians read this, i'd like to know how they really about it. Surely it is their point of view that counts, rather than, what I suspect are white bosses tryijng to patronise the public.

Surely, it is only going to get worse.

12-05-2004, 21:01	#19
punky Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Age: 45 Posts: 14,750	Re: BBC vetting old sitcoms I can see why new material being produced should be sensitive to people's feelings nowadays, but is there really any point in an episode that is 20 years old, and has been seen by 18m people? I mean, they didn't complain about it then, would they complain about it now? Everyone knows what was said originally. Plus I think the whole paki-being-insult term is stupid. How can Pakistani be fine, when Paki not be? It's the same saying you call a briton, and that's fine. call me a brit, and i'll get you done for inciting racial hatred. If you were indian, I can see how it is an insult, but what about if you were pakistani? If any asians read this, i'd like to know how they really about it. Surely it is their point of view that counts, rather than, what I suspect are white bosses tryijng to patronise the public. Surely, it is only going to get worse.