Cable Forum - View Single Post - SD Talking Pictures in trouble again for broadcasting words offensive to black people.

RichardCoulter · 10-01-2018, 23:47

Talking Pictures have again been reprimanded by Ofcom for broadcasting words which were in everyday use at the time the material was made, but are not acceptable today:

http://www.a516digital.com/2018/01/m...es-in.html?m=1

The question is, should we still show material that contains dated language, or should we censor it (or bleep out the words)?

It would be interesting to know if it was someone black that was offended, or if someone white was offended on their behalf.

I doubt that they will have done anything on purpose as, on the one occasion that I contacted them about something I found offensive to disabled people on their EPG, they were polite, friendly and amended it immediately.

10-01-2018, 23:47	#1
RichardCoulter cf.mega poster Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10,067	Talking Pictures in trouble again for broadcasting words offensive to black people. Talking Pictures have again been reprimanded by Ofcom for broadcasting words which were in everyday use at the time the material was made, but are not acceptable today: http://www.a516digital.com/2018/01/m...es-in.html?m=1 The question is, should we still show material that contains dated language, or should we censor it (or bleep out the words)? It would be interesting to know if it was someone black that was offended, or if someone white was offended on their behalf. I doubt that they will have done anything on purpose as, on the one occasion that I contacted them about something I found offensive to disabled people on their EPG, they were polite, friendly and amended it immediately. Last edited by RichardCoulter; 10-01-2018 at 23:53.