Your views on Media “censorship” ?

The worlds gone mad, however,I was surprised to hear ( on the Great Pottery Showdown , old series) ‘Bend It’ which has been banned since I was a teenager.

Id forgotten what a good song it was and I was pleased to hear it.

Sorry forgot to say that some modern song lyrics are not what I want to hear and some of them are pretty awful.makes the Pogues seem very tame.

Reminds me of expurgated versions of the Bible! Where will this end? If continued much of our literature, (including all of Enid Blyton) will be banned, as happened to Little Black Sambo and golliwogs. These things were 'of their time'. I don't think they should be blanket banned, but rather presented as examples of how things used to be.

I'm so relieved I'm a radio 2, rather than radio 1 listener.
MrsThreadgoode is correct, I loathe those 'hit your bitch/ho' type raps. Give me the emotional, joyful, drunken, irreverent Fairy Tale in New York any day

I think it's a lovely song. It is all the more poignant, witnessing the talent of Kirsty.

Granny23 we weren't allowed to read Enid Blyton ,my Dad thought the stories were poorly written and of no worth .We weren't supposed to get comics or magazines either but mum would smuggle the odd Judy or Jackie in when Dad was working as long as it was well hidden

Perhaps BBC should listen to the rap/hip hop lyrics they play before censoring The Pogues (my favourite Christmas pop song)

The latest idiocy is The Pogs “Fairytale of New York”

They’ve changed the wording so as not to offend.

What snowflakes people are becoming!

Pogues!

Oh god I should have read the OP fully.

Ignore my burbling

Burble On Whitewavemark2 - it's a grey rainy day here.

My favourite Christmas song of all time,it is gritty and of its era
. I suspect people who had fallen on hard times were probably not PC and the language in the song reflects that.
Leave it alone, it does not need changing, if people are offended turn the song off or turn over if it is on the television.
Honestly have we not got more to worry about.

The song is a favourite of mine (and of a lot of people!), but it is of its time, and times change. I don't see a problem with changing the word. It doesn't change the meaning of the song, the band is happy with the change, and it seems to me a storm in a teacup.

When I was young I heard all kinds of words on a daily basis that I wouldn't have wanted my own children to hear, and they will feel the same about their own children.

Think of those 'It was alright in the 70s' shows. Some of the things that are on there are shocking, even though they were considered ok at the time. I see this as a bit like that - it wold be a pity to ban the song, as it is so good, but there is no need for a new generation to hear that sort of language, IMO.

Another one from the BBC wokespeak bible this week was from Katya Adler. When commenting on the trade talks she used the word Fisherwoman
Thank god the 2.4 Fisherwomen in this country well and truely castigated her and pointed out that they are Fishermen.

My grandsons know a lot worse words than are used in the song, just because they are young, listen to music and watch things online.

If I am wished “happy holiday” I will scream.

I think it’s because too many people assume the word ‘faggot’ is being used as a homosexual slur. When I was young the word meant an old bag, much the same as besom. I always thought that was how it was used in the song.

Missfoodlove I think I’d reply “What makes you think I’m going on holiday?”

That's my take on the word, too.
My best friend used to call me a silly old faggot when we were about ten.

we in the north eat faggots

Unless these things are deliberately brought to our attention, they go unnoticed. I wish this nit-picking would stop as that's what it is, purposely pointed out by the media to cause maximum hysteria and unnecessary sensationalism.

I'm sick of it all. Thank goodness I've got the original Christmas recordings.

I used to love faggots in gravy years ago anyway ! There, I've said it.

Remind me to complain bitterly about all the swearing on TV !

Double standards galore. No wonder kids are confused.

Faggot is a bundle of wood.