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Originally Posted by simples145
No I am saying you are taking it too seriously and his whole show is full of jokes. To take it out of context and accuse him of attacking a child is simply wrong. He was IN the joke yes, but the "target" was his mother and her stupid actions - would we even know who Harvey was if it weren't for her constant public appearances/magazine deals? No.
There are plenty of celebrities with children I have never heard of, he wouldn't make a joke about someone's kids if they weren't in the media - what would be the point? And whose fault is it if Harvey appears in the public eye? His mum's - the TARGET of the joke.
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Congratulations on the most tortured, sloppy reasoning I've read anywhere on any forum for some considerable time. I think your comments stand pretty well as their own rebuttal, so I'll leave them be.
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Channel 4 is not a public service channel - it is paid for by advertising.
I just bought a tv licence - it pays for the BBC only.
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'Public service' refers to the conditions and privileges that derive from the licence the channel has from OFCOM, not the TV licence you just bought.
Furthermore, Channel 4 is entirely State-owned, and always has been. A fact you really ought to be aware of if you're going to get involved in a discussion like this and castigate other people with words like:
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Originally Posted by simples145
True, you can have an opinion about anything you like. However an informed opinion is likely to be worth listening to, whilst one based on hearsay is likely to be prejudiced by public opinion.
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Here, why not go and read this, it might help inform your own opinions:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_4