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Channel 4 prove lamness in poof
gate
05 July 2007- Oh the
irony. Big Brother scold Laura for saying "poof" but didn't mind hiring Chris
Moyles who says things are "gay" on the radio. Make your minds up you massive
homos. For the record, I'm not homophobic, rather, throwing 'shocking' words in
to give you the impression that I'm cutting edge. I'm about as cutting a butter
in a fireplace. Anyway, this "poof" business...
On last night’s BB, Laura
got her chubby wrists slapped (they are still resonating now folks) for using
the word “poof”. However, Channel 4 only decided to take action after numerous
viewers complained. And there's me thinking that people in television had
hearts. Laura first uttered the word on Sunday night’s show but BB didn’t take
action at this point because they felt she had used the word in an affectionate
way.
It was only when viewers
kicked up a stink that they got involved. When bovine-esque Laura (remember...
she's like a buffalo) used the word again in a similar context that they decided
to take action.
“We took the initial view
that Laura’s use of the word ‘poof’ in reference to Liam was not derogatory, no
housemate was offended and was unlikely to cause offence to viewers,” explained
a spokesman for Channel 4. “However, some viewers were offended and, having
taken account of these concerns, we subsequently agreed with producers at
Endemol to take appropriate action if there was any repeat of the comment in a
similar context".
Should Channel 4 have
waited for viewers to complain before getting involved? Do you even care? Have
you lost the will to live? Get in touch with us via the comments box below and
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