Skip to main content
Skip to main navigation
Skip to talk navigation

Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Add post

Watch this thread

Save thread

Start a new thread

Flip thread

Hide thread

My feed

Saved Active Unanswered threads

Getting started FAQ's

Unanswered threads Acronyms Talk guidelines

Hide shortcut buttons

Talk

Flip

AIBU?

BBC News Complaint

16 replies

LadyPinkofPinkerton · 22/04/2009 20:04

AIBU to complain to the BBC after watching the two minute update, and listening to the presenter saying that in the budget 'booze, fags and petrol are going up'

Booze is quite bad, but fags is completely inappropriate for BBC news I feel. I'm not generally a pedant about these things, but I do feel this is taking the dumbing down of tv way too far.

OP posts:

Report

Gentle · 22/04/2009 20:06

At least it wasn't "booze, fags, and wot makes cars go brum"

Nancy66 · 22/04/2009 20:07

it's still more intelligent than Sky....

whatwouldyoudothen · 22/04/2009 20:08

What?

Is this all you've got to complain about.

Seriously?

MitchyInge · 22/04/2009 20:09

YAB silly and, deep down, you know it

boredwithmyoldname · 22/04/2009 20:10

You are quite right op. It's lazy and patronising. Complain.

LadyPinkofPinkerton · 22/04/2009 20:11

I really don't think IABU, it is awful for the BBC news to use such words. I would expect it on local radio maybe, but not on the TV.

OP posts:

tiredemma · 22/04/2009 20:12

do you know, I was rather offended by Lorraine Kellys stateside muppet the other day, some scottish bloke, think his last name is Ross.

He said that the Susan Boyle link on youtube had been getting "more hits than Rihanna" and proceeded to piss himself laughing at his own 'joke'

Is domestic violence funny is it? on the lorraine kelly show aswell?? moron.

whatwouldyoudothen · 22/04/2009 20:12

Yes, Uhuh.

But really? Are you that bothered? Have you nothing else going on in your life?

boredwithmyoldname · 22/04/2009 20:13

tiredemma i hope you complained as well

stillenacht · 22/04/2009 20:14

agree with OP

LadyPinkofPinkerton · 22/04/2009 20:14

WWYDT, if my thread is that boring, jog on!

OP posts:

whatwouldyoudothen · 22/04/2009 20:16

That's more like it, well done LadyPink!

LadyPinkofPinkerton · 22/04/2009 20:19

OP posts:

tiredemma · 22/04/2009 20:21

I didnt bored but only because im up to my eyes in revision. I will complain though before he week is out. I was flabbergasted

tiredemma · 22/04/2009 20:21

the

TsarChasm · 22/04/2009 20:22

I do agree. I'm not sure I could get worked up enough to complain though, but yes I agree.

But hearing the news on R4 this evening I was bristling at the use of that bloody 'sexed up' phrase that keeps being trotted out nowadays.

Where did that tripe come from? I really haaate it.

Then to make matters worse the person talking about it said the sexed up claim had in itself been..sexed up! I nearly imploded.

Must get a life...(another annoying phrase)

Flip

Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.