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Re: Tonight's Clue - Last of The Series

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InnerRevolution7Dec 27, 2012
 

 
Well-stated, KJ. I think the thing that is oddly noteworthy to me is that instead of actually banning automatic assault weapons in America, they instead ban/censor references to them in entertainment media immediately after these horrific tragedies... or sometimes they will delay the premiere of movies because of it, such as they did with the new Tom Cruise film. I have always felt that America is a bit of a strange bird in terms of what offends (and what doesn't) in that way -- and I say that as an American. Interesting to say the least.

--- In just-a-minute@..., "kj.naughton" <kj.naughton@...> wrote:
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> I don't mean to cause offence by this post or to downplay what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary School. But I'd be suprised if the scene caused offence to the majority of people right now.
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> This was a British radio show on a British radio station. If one had to edit shows to every tragedy in every country, however sad, then nothing would get broadcast. People - including children - are being killed by other people with various weapons every day worldwide.
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> If this had been broadcast the day after the event, I'd understand how it would have been in bad taste, or possibly offensive. But it was broadcast well over a week later in a different country and with absolutely no common demoninator with the events at Sandy Hook except that it included automatic weapons. It is, to my mind, not offensive or in bad taste.
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> I say this being mindful that one of the Sandy Hook victims was British.
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> I can understand why the international version may have been edited. But I will strongly argue that the domestic version shouldn't have been - and I'm thankful that it wasn't.
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> Broadcasters are far, far too concerned with upsetting people at the minute. People need to be upset, or even offended, in a healthy society.
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> Just my opinion, of course.
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> Cheers
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> kJ
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> --- In just-a-minute@..., James R Curry <scratchy@> wrote:
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> > I don't think that the edited version is necessary. I think everyone here
> > is interest in archive copies of radio shows. In a year's time, the bit in
> > question won't be offensive to the majority of people anymore.
> >
> > I understand why they cut it, of course. I just understand that it was
> > recorded months ago and was in no way meant to reference the recent tragic
> > news.
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