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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.
If people heard the Aristocrats joke performed by anyone in the last 15 years they'd just explode with Daily-Mail-esque rage.
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Ask yourself. How would you feel if someone made fun of you and your disabled son on primetime national TV?
I like Frankie Boyle, but in this case he did go too far, and Katie had every right to do what she did.
As for free speech, we've never had free speech in this country. No country has. It's always had limitations. We do, however, have fewer restrictions on speech than a lot of countries. Including, apparently, the US.