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> I don't care what the technical status of the BBC is. It is publicly funded and thus the public has an interest in ensuring history is not being rewritten. T

by lwhi 5y ago

> I don't care what the technical status of the BBC is. It is publicly funded and thus the public has an interest in ensuring history is not being rewritten. The organisation has a duty to serve all members of the UK. Removing language which degrades segments of this audience, is clearly within its remit. A dogged determinism to 'not rewrite history', is not. I'm thankful you're not on the board.

ALittleLight 5y ago
In the US there were Senators who defended the practice of lynching in newspaper pieces. Should we go back and edit historical records to remove this on account of those opinions degrading some segments of the modern audience?
- notahacker 5y ago
temp8964 5y ago
> The organisation has a duty to serve all members of the UK. > Removing language which degrades segments of this audience, is clearly within its remit. If this logic stands, it can be used by any government/ organization as a reasoning for censorship. Well done.
- lwhi 5y ago
  We're talking about content that's designed to entertain; this is not the same. Slurs against minority groups, aren't necessary.
  - temp8964 5y ago
    Lol. Actually, slurs against minority groups are only OK in entertainment, not in any other content. You got it reversed. Please think first.