I don't like reality tv nonsense. These programmes reflect badly on young people especially, not all of whom are as bad as those on Geordie Shore, etc etc.
Also adverts like Nescafe who use sex (bloke coming down the stairs after the night before) to promote their products. I'm one of the least prude people you will ever meet, but if I want to watch sex or innuendo, i'll watch it, but just not in a coffee advert in front of my kids at 4pm please.
'Entertainment shows' who constantly bang on about how 'fit' someone is. They have no interest in the person or their professional talents, just how attractive they are. I'd imagine those famous people who are made idols must know they are wanted for their looks rather than their ability and should find it offensive themselves, whilst lapping up all the work/attention they can get.
As I say, if I want sex, i'll watch it, but when it comes to music, Heat TV's constant 'He/she's fit' pretentious crap can sod off and i'll watch something a little more appreciative of the musical talents on offer.
I don't like reality tv nonsense. These programmes reflect badly on young people especially, not all of whom are as bad as those on Geordie Shore, etc etc.
Also adverts like Nescafe who use sex (bloke coming down the stairs after the night before) to promote their products. I'm one of the least prude people you will ever meet, but if I want to watch sex or innuendo, i'll watch it, but just not in a coffee advert in front of my kids at 4pm please.
'Entertainment shows' who constantly bang on about how 'fit' someone is. They have no interest in the person or their professional talents, just how attractive they are. I'd imagine those famous people who are made idols must know they are wanted for their looks rather than their ability and should find it offensive themselves, whilst lapping up all the work/attention they can get.
As I say, if I want sex, i'll watch it, but when it comes to music, Heat TV's constant 'He/she's fit' pretentious crap can sod off and i'll watch something a little more appreciative of the musical talents on offer.
1,200 complaints about the X-Factor? I think people are complaining about the wrong things. I don't see how anyone could find it offenesive, well part of it was 'offensive' to my ears, but that's another story.
I was with friends yesterday when Loose Women came on and they were talking about growing older when one said she still felt the same inside. This sparked a round of lewd comments about feeling inside. It might have been OK in the evening but it was lunchtime on ITV between This Morning and the News. The audience must contain many pre-school kids and unwell school kids. I wouldn't expect a bunch of middle aged male letches to have a daytime show going on about younger girlfriends and knob jokes, why how is the female equivalent OK?
I was with friends yesterday when Loose Women came on and they were talking about growing older when one said she still felt the same inside. This sparked a round of lewd comments about feeling inside. It might have been OK in the evening but it was lunchtime on ITV between This Morning and the News. The audience must contain many pre-school kids and unwell school kids. I wouldn't expect a bunch of middle aged male letches to have a daytime show going on about younger girlfriends and knob jokes, why how is the female equivalent OK?
because Loose Women is famous for discussions like that? It wouldn't surprise me if equally inappropriate jokes were make on Matthew Wright's show...
So sexually offensive content during the day when kids are around is OK if the show is well known for it?
How about giving Frankie Boyle a regular tea time slot? Or a BNP talkshow? Or BangBabes?
there's a difference between a bit of smut and Frankie Boyle (Also were do the BNP come into this? There's nothing wrong with them having a daytime show. I wouldn't watch because they disgust me, but why shouldn't they get the same platform as everyone else? That would be a true democracy after all...)
there's a difference between a bit of smut and Frankie Boyle (Also were do the BNP come into this? There's nothing wrong with them having a daytime show. I wouldn't watch because they disgust me, but why shouldn't they get the same platform as everyone else? That would be a true democracy after all...)
To the people who get Offended be things on TV turn over of off its so easily. But why go and put a complainant in. If you did not watch it in the 1st place you would have not been offended, Same goes for the internet do not go to sites that offended you & same for papers & mags do not read ones that offended you its not hard is it.
Hardly a scientific survey but there does not seem to be a big appetite for banning anything on TV. Switch it off seems to be the general view. So far as there is a pattern moronic shows that insult the viewer's - or participants - intelligence seem to be top of a very short list.
A few years back any form of porn, gambling, religion, teleshopping, sanitary towel ad or montion of blood on the toilet paper was categorically banned. Today it is allowed, with some restrictions.
Why? Have we become more tolerant as a nation? Is that what a recession does? Or were the old censorship rules wrong for half a century? Is it somehow acceptable because we have more TV channels?
And do we still need the few remaining restrictions? Do we still need to spend tens of millions investigating content or show TV regulation be cut back to hate crimes, advertising quotas and unfairness?
Just imagine if they showed shows like Game of Thrones, Spartacus or Strike Back just after the watershed on a terrestial channel....
I don't think it would be that much of a problem these days. Homeland has graphic sex, language and violence (although not as frequently on the shows you mention) and that passes away without a murmur on Channel 4 at 9pm.
most offensive show on tv? i vote Mrs. Brown's Boys.
offensive and outdated.
Its not made for CBBC you know, its made for an adult audience, and thankfully, the BBC have found their balls with it and its been a huge success as a result. . .
I was with friends yesterday when Loose Women came on and they were talking about growing older when one said she still felt the same inside. This sparked a round of lewd comments about feeling inside. It might have been OK in the evening but it was lunchtime on ITV between This Morning and the News. The audience must contain many pre-school kids and unwell school kids. I wouldn't expect a bunch of middle aged male letches to have a daytime show going on about younger girlfriends and knob jokes, why how is the female equivalent OK?
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Also adverts like Nescafe who use sex (bloke coming down the stairs after the night before) to promote their products. I'm one of the least prude people you will ever meet, but if I want to watch sex or innuendo, i'll watch it, but just not in a coffee advert in front of my kids at 4pm please.
'Entertainment shows' who constantly bang on about how 'fit' someone is. They have no interest in the person or their professional talents, just how attractive they are. I'd imagine those famous people who are made idols must know they are wanted for their looks rather than their ability and should find it offensive themselves, whilst lapping up all the work/attention they can get.
As I say, if I want sex, i'll watch it, but when it comes to music, Heat TV's constant 'He/she's fit' pretentious crap can sod off and i'll watch something a little more appreciative of the musical talents on offer.
Do you mean Babestation?
I'm talking even tackier - Geordie Shore etc and those tacky ITV 2 programmes that pretentious nonsense dressed up as entertainment.
I think the only thing it offends, is the intelligence of those who watch it.
because Loose Women is famous for discussions like that? It wouldn't surprise me if equally inappropriate jokes were make on Matthew Wright's show...
How about giving Frankie Boyle a regular tea time slot? Or a BNP talkshow? Or BangBabes?
Id watch that and be happy
What exactly did they say?
there's a difference between a bit of smut and Frankie Boyle (Also were do the BNP come into this? There's nothing wrong with them having a daytime show. I wouldn't watch because they disgust me, but why shouldn't they get the same platform as everyone else? That would be a true democracy after all...)
Which one would you allow?
I like the last line of your post. It's all about standards.:)
A few years back any form of porn, gambling, religion, teleshopping, sanitary towel ad or montion of blood on the toilet paper was categorically banned. Today it is allowed, with some restrictions.
Why? Have we become more tolerant as a nation? Is that what a recession does? Or were the old censorship rules wrong for half a century? Is it somehow acceptable because we have more TV channels?
And do we still need the few remaining restrictions? Do we still need to spend tens of millions investigating content or show TV regulation be cut back to hate crimes, advertising quotas and unfairness?
Not to me .. I like wildlife programmes
I don't think it would be that much of a problem these days. Homeland has graphic sex, language and violence (although not as frequently on the shows you mention) and that passes away without a murmur on Channel 4 at 9pm.
offensive and outdated.
I know someone who complained about swearing on that show. She asked me to write the letter for her as I'm quite good at writing letters of complaint
I would tell her not to watch it again.
Its not made for CBBC you know, its made for an adult audience, and thankfully, the BBC have found their balls with it and its been a huge success as a result. . .
I agree totally