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Mary Whitehouse programme

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Loobs Tue 29-Mar-22 08:38:08

I am looking forward to seeing part one, tonight, of Banned! The Mary Whitehouse Story. I remember her and what she was attempting to do - my mother was in total agreement with her and used to picket a local 'adult shop' when it first opened. She and some other women would stand outside with placards saying "We are taking photographs of everyone entering this shop and will put them up in the local newsagent". The idea being that people (men) would be publicly embarrassed and wouldn't therefore risk entering the shop. It closed down after a couple of months. Were they right - was MW right - I can't help thinking things have gone too far but tbh with the internet now, it is impossible to police it so maybe a moot point???

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PECS Wed 30-Mar-22 20:41:31

Galaxy would not disagree about the harm that is done by pornography..especially since it has been accessible on line... but still feel MWs style was off putting for many..including me!

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Galaxy Wed 30-Mar-22 20:46:44

Yes I agree and I think there was lots of other problematic stuff in terms of her views, but I remember being highly irritated with her critique of Dennis Potters work at the tine, but looking at some of that work now I have very conflicted feelings about it.

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Franbern Thu 31-Mar-22 08:58:18

Watched that programme and it confirmed everything I remembered about this horrible woman. She was a total reactionary about everything. Spent more of her time hating so much and so many (a truly christian attitude). She was dangerously sactimonious, and felt that she and she alone could be the arbiter of good taste and also be the censor. She would have been extremely happy in Hitlers Germany!!!

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Chestnut Thu 31-Mar-22 09:29:36

She certainly was a formidable woman! And what she achieved (i.e. rattling their cages to the extreme) was quite amazing. The amount of paperwork was astonishing. You have to admire her devotion to the cause.

However, she was far too extreme in her views and tried to make the rest of society conform to them. I always thought she was picking on some very minor issues as if they were major issues. But as the permissive society grew and flourished her cause was doomed I suppose.

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