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Did anyone else think it was completely insensitive to show an episode with a song including the lyrics " New Orleans, vile, stinking depraved with thieves etc etc" during current circumstances? I thought it was disgraceful

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Originally posted by Emzie21:
Did anyone else think it was completely insensitive to show an episode with a song including the lyrics " New Orleans, vile, stinking depraved with thieves etc etc" during current circumstances? I thought it was disgraceful

Ah, I saw it too. I guess they just dropped the ball and didn't realise it was in. Never put down to malice what could be put down to stupidity...

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So, let me get this straight.

You can create a musical, saying that New Orleans is vile and stinky and it's OK. However, if something negative happens to said city suddenly the musical is controversial and disgraceful?

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um yes, it was totally insensitive

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MrTAToad

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Cant say I was offended - it is fairly accurate...

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shut up

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BIBFACETIOUS

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Did anyone else think it was completely insensitive to show an episode with a song including the lyrics " New Orleans, vile, stinking depraved with thieves etc etc" during current circumstances? I thought it was disgraceful

COULD YOU TELL ME WHY YOU THINK IT IS INSENSITIVE? YOU DON'T GIVE ME ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VIEW POINT?

I DON'T LIKE ALLS THESE PC PEOPLE WINCING ABOUT HOW OFFENSIVE THINGS ARE THAT HAVE BEEN MADE YEARS BEFORE. LIKE SHORTY AFTER LOTS OF PEOPLE DEAD IN THE 11/7 (I'M ENGLISH OK) INCIDENT. WHEN ALL THE MOVIES STUDIOS DECIDED IT WAS OFFENSIVE TO SHOW THE TWIN TOWERS SO THEY DIGITALLY ALTERED BACKGROUNDS OF THE MOVIES NOT TOO SHOW THEM. WHY? ARE THEY TRYING TO DENIE WHAT HAPPENED? I FIND IT MORE OFFENSIVE THAT PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF BROADCASTING OR MENTIONING THING BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO OFFEND SOMEONE.

NOW AFTER A HOUSE IN MANCHESTER BLEW UP, ARE THEY GOING TO CANCEL CORONATION STREET AS IT MAY CAUSE OFFENCE TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MANCHESTER TERRACE HOUSES?

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So, let me get this straight.

You can create a musical, saying that New Orleans is vile and stinky and it's OK. However, if something negative happens to said city suddenly the musical is controversial and disgraceful?

Yeah, I know it sounds PC, but it was more about the timing than the episode itself. They pulled "New Kids on the Bleech" after 9/11. (They destroy the "Mad" skyscraper) I think they also pulled "The City of New York Vs Homer Simpson"! Both of those were scheduled to be on Sky.

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Originally posted by Emzie21:
Did anyone else think it was completely insensitive to show an episode with a song including the lyrics " New Orleans, vile, stinking depraved with thieves etc etc" during current circumstances? I thought it was disgraceful

COULD YOU TELL ME WHY YOU THINK IT IS INSENSITIVE? YOU DON'T GIVE ME ENOUGH INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR VIEW POINT?

I DON'T LIKE ALLS THESE PC PEOPLE WINCING ABOUT HOW OFFENSIVE THINGS ARE THAT HAVE BEEN MADE YEARS BEFORE. LIKE SHORTY AFTER LOTS OF PEOPLE DEAD IN THE 11/7 (I'M ENGLISH OK) INCIDENT. WHEN ALL THE MOVIES STUDIOS DECIDED IT WAS OFFENSIVE TO SHOW THE TWIN TOWERS SO THEY DIGITALLY ALTERED BACKGROUNDS OF THE MOVIES NOT TOO SHOW THEM. WHY? ARE THEY TRYING TO DENIE WHAT HAPPENED? I FIND IT MORE OFFENSIVE THAT PEOPLE ARE SCARED OF BROADCASTING OR MENTIONING THING BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO OFFEND SOMEONE.

NOW AFTER A HOUSE IN MANCHESTER BLEW UP, ARE THEY GOING TO CANCEL CORONATION STREET AS IT MAY CAUSE OFFENCE TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN MANCHESTER TERRACE HOUSES?

Where do you draw the line? 3500 people killed in two skyscrapers, 500 people killed and half a million evacuated because of a hurricane, people losing a home/lives(?) in Manchester...

They're all very important to the people involved.

I'm not making the call as to what warrants a reponse. But when something bad happens to a lot of people, I think it's worth treating the subject with respect. Compassion is a cornerstone of what makes us human.

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BIBFACETIOUS

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I;M SAYING THAT WE SHOULD NOT PUSSY FOOT AROUND CERTAIN TOPICS AND PULL TV PROGRAMMES WHICH THE BROADCASTER PROBABLY HAD NO IDEA OF THE CONTENTS JUST TO PLEASE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET.

I REMEMBER WHEN A MAD MAN WENT ON THE RAMPAGE AND SHOOT DEAD A FEW PEOPLE, EVERYBODY'S THOUGHTS WHERE WITH THEM BUT WAS THERE ANY NEED TO CANCEL THE BOND FILM ON A FEW DAYS LATER? THEY CANCELED IT NOT BECAUSE OF THE CONTENTS BUT THAT NAME - LICENSE TO KILL. THERE WHERE NO NEED TO DO THIS.

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I;M SAYING THAT WE SHOULD NOT PUSSY FOOT AROUND CERTAIN TOPICS AND PULL TV PROGRAMMES WHICH THE BROADCASTER PROBABLY HAD NO IDEA OF THE CONTENTS JUST TO PLEASE PEOPLE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PLANET.

I REMEMBER WHEN A MAD MAN WENT ON THE RAMPAGE AND SHOOT DEAD A FEW PEOPLE, EVERYBODY'S THOUGHTS WHERE WITH THEM BUT WAS THERE ANY NEED TO CANCEL THE BOND FILM ON A FEW DAYS LATER? THEY CANCELED IT NOT BECAUSE OF THE CONTENTS BUT THAT NAME - LICENSE TO KILL. THERE WHERE NO NEED TO DO THIS.

Fair enough guv. I think we've both got valid opinions.

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SAME WITH THE SPOOKS DOUBLE EPISODE WITH BOMBINGS IN LONDON. NOT NICE, BUT A FICTIONAL DRAMA.

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shut up

Oooh - make me. Get up on the wrong side of bed, or are you normally dour ?

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stimpy

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Bart's lines in the next episode had him writing about how he must not diss New Orleans!

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thanks for all your opinions!

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