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Disgusted with the BBC
4smiffy
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Boy George has been to prison for violence against a lover. He is not a suitable role model for a prime time TV show like The Voice. I'm absolutely disgusted with the BBC over this. How come Ched Evans couldn't play football again, yet this man is welcomed into the arms of the BBC for a similar crime?
The BBC have a responsibility to its viewers, they have let us down badly over this.
The BBC have a responsibility to its viewers, they have let us down badly over this.
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And that makes it OK???
Just ... wow!
Did Boy George admit to the crime he was accused of and serve time? Did Ched Evans admit to the crime he was accused of and serve time?
I don't believe the crimes are similar. I do believe that the former has cleaned up his act and shouldn't continue to be penalised.
Nor do I believe the BBC has let its viewers down badly:o
Oh for goodness sake. ^_^
What is this role model nonsense? He's a judge on a music show, nothing more, nothing less. No one's asking you to accept him as a role model.
Maybe it says more about views on homosexuality or maybe escorts rather than a general tolerance of violent and disturbing behaviour
Absolutely right! And yes sniffy is spot on with his role model comment.
Also, if you don't understand why sex crimes make people more uncomfortable than other violent crimes, then you're in a tiny minority.
The kids that watch the show, no one under the age of 18 will know who he is.
I fear you may actually be right!
who gives a toss
no one
You clearly don't understand a couple of things. People don't need role models, or consciously choose them. Its a term used to describe an influence on human behaviour.
Secondly, gay sex crimes are sex crimes. Is it somehow more acceptable to you because it was a rent boy he tied up and abused?
No, dressing as Captain Hook and masturbating on cam to a journalist did though.
Funny old world, eh?
I knew that Boy George had been in prison but not what for.
Reading on google what happened etc - it seems pretty horrible.
This article is very insightful about it.....
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2009/dec/24/boy-george-crime-big-brother
Clearly lots of people are influenced by celebrities they see on the tv screen and it doesnt sit quite right somehow for the BBC to be promoting someone so controversial..... and there does seem to be double standards at the BBC with whom they champion and whom they dont...
I dont know what to think about watching the programme - I love the show - but will it feel like condoning if I watch it or should everyone be given a second chance regardless of the crime.....it's a dilema.
Such is the nefarious influence of role models. Boy George was convicted for assault and false imprisonment. Unlike rapist Ched Evans, he is not on the Sex Offenders Register.
As for Role Model(I hate that f*cking term), old Tom Jones the perfect roll model.
Oh yes, for years and years cheated on his wife, shagged round with models and beauty queens. Had children which he refused to acknowledge or pay towards. Oh one woman did take him to court and made him pay up. But he still has refused to acknowledge this child.
As for Boy George and the crime with the male escort, boy you all must live under a rock. It was headline news in every newspaper. The guy went to the papers and sold his story even before the trial. I suppose at the end of the day perhaps he decided to give up doing that type of work and needed the money for a fresh start.
Of course not. There's nothing wrong with enjoying a TV show, regardless of the people they choose to cast. I still enjoy the music of 'Lostprophets'. It doesn't mean I condone the twisted behaviour of their lead singer.
Let's take Chris Brown as another example. He still has an extremely sucessful pop career in the works, despite the incident with Rihanna a few years ago.
Just, to explain further, as a child grows up powerful influences play a part in a child's development. Children are initially influenced by their parents and as they grow up they are influenced by their teachers and their peers. Culture and the media are also important influences.
Role model is a term invented by a sociologist called Robert K. Merton. He argued that individuals compare themselves with people who occupy the social role to which the individual aspires. An example being the way fans will idolise and imitate professional athletes or entertainment artists. Adolescents particularly, are not especially interested in whether the "role model" is a "good" influence and in fact "bad" boys will often be idolised during this time as adolescents are passing through the rebellious phase we all remember.
For these reasons I believe those who occupy a status in our society have a great responsibility to set a good example. Boy George has been selected by the BBC to be a judge and mentor on a prime time culture show. Due to this man's very dubious pedigree I believe the BBC has made a serious error of judgement.
Oh and whilst he isn't convicted of raping a woman, his crime was pretty nasty. You seem to be excusing it.
Do you think the BBC should boycott all Mark Wahlberg movies and refuse to invite him on chat shows? His crime was particularly vicious.
I think that each crime was disgusting. As role models both O'Dowd and Evans are inappropriate. And yes, the BBC should boycott Wahlberg and his movies.
But most sex crimes are violent crimes! So i don/t see the distinction. If you force someone to do something sexually against their will, you are using physical force most of the time.
Also, Mark Wahlberg is playing characters in movies, he is not mentoring young people which I understand people on the Voice do.
But perhaps George being sent to jail could work in his advantage as a mentor. People who have committed crimes and been sent to jail mentor young people all the time. They are in a good position to tell young people how to avoid making the mistakes they did. So to me it doesn't follow that someone who has been sent to jail can never be a mentor.