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Here we go then, the Beeb have been told off for another descent into the moral cesspit on the back of the hard-working British taxpayer:
A BBC radio show breached the Broadcasting Code after a comedian described Sarah Palin's son, who has Down's Syndrome, as "retarded", Ofcom ruled today.
Yep, I'd say that's a fairly pathetic comment. Horrible to call someone with Downs Syndrome 'retarded'; it's ignorant, childish and downright dumb. In many ways it's unpleasant to use the word 'retard' as an insult. I mean, it's not as if someone in the media would call Gordon Brown a 'retard' just because they don't like him, is it?
Oh, it is. Littlejohn did earlier this year.
Worth remembering, maybe, when the Mail launch their inevitable shitstorm at this story?
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December 8th, 2008 - 16:52
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1062292/LITTLEJOHN-Zippo-Clown-Trumpet-Taliban.html
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December 8th, 2008 - 23:08
Meanwhile I notice that Chris Moyles hasn’t been forced to resign, that thousands of ‘stupid people’ haven’t been tricked into phoning the beeb to complain – is the Mail’s mind-control ray out of power?