Basil Brush in racism row

[multiskilled]

I noticed that the boy said he did not find it offensive,but he didn't like it as "some of us are not like that."

[Arthurgray50@blu]

I have watched this over and over again, and if CF excuse my language, l have never heard so much ********, in my life, l have been called so many names, l could cry, in a certain borough of Middlesex, two groups of these people blanty murdered another guy, over rivalry, l have bought stuff off Gypsy people, as it does bring good luck, but if they are going to complain about silly things like this, well we might as well give up , my moto is, if you don't like watching something on TV, switched the ********. thing off. ARGH.

[Woolly One]

Common sense at last -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/7307828.stm

Officers investigating an episode of TV programme The Basil Brush Show after a complaint of racism have said they will take no further action.

Basil Brush, who appears on morning TV show Saturday Swap Shop on BBC2 first appeared in the 1960s and is well known for his catchphrase, "Boom Boom".

The programme has also been released on DVD.

A nice plug, beeb.

[sollp]

Originally Posted by Woolly One

Common sense at last -

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/n...re/7307828.stm

Personally, this foxy creature should have been skinned and hung from the nearest lampost, then there should be riots, efagy burning, threats of violence to all those involved in the programme.

[Arthurgray50@blu]

To the CF Team, l wish to thank you for your private message, l would like to apologise for the language used, and it won't happen again, as you know, l like to speak my mind, but if l am wrong, l say l am wrong, so l am sorry, in the future, l will keep any 'blue' words to myself, and use a word, which is more suitable for this site, sorry.

[frogstamper]

Originally Posted by Gavin

I do despair. Can't gypsies worry more about the rogue elements within their community that destroy our countryside than Basil Brush? The police have enough to worry about than nonsense complaints like that. I suppose had the 'thief' been white it wouldn't be racist, because white is a race noone bothers to protect anymore. I found it interesting that that 'Romany journalist' used the term gypsy. I didn't think it was proper to call them that anymore.

They didn't mind a while ago when Kilroy did that documentary "Living with the Gypsies"

[Pierre]

makes me laugh,

on Talk Sport drive time people phoned in and complained that Ian Wright and Adrian Durham were calling their producer "Pikey".

Until they pointed out that his second name was Pike and that Pikey was his nickname.
You couldn't make it up.