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Originally Posted by punky
Ribaldry is dead in this country. Unfortunately it is now restricted to countries that respect the right to free speech.
We have to base what we say around Jordan's/Clare Balding's feelings now. It's rather sad.
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Nothing to do with free speech. He hasn't been reported to the police, he has been reported to Ofcom. You do not, and have never had, the right to broadcast whatever you choose. Same goes with other countries, they all have standards and watchdogs to abide by.
So I don't think it's sad to take into account the feelings of someone whose disabled child your about to mock. While offense alone is not reason enough not to make a joke you should take it into account. As much as I dislike Katie Price she is still a human being, and so is her child regardless of a mental disability. Using him as a gag is a low most comedians would not sink too.
This brings me to be problem with Boyle. He is a shock 'comedian'. Someone who goes out of this way to offend because that is his what his career is based on. Shock. "He can't say that, can he?" type of comedian. It's not brave to push the boundaries of taste in the way he does.