Thursday, February 05, 2004

SWEARAGE: The difference between Britain and America:

John Lydon says "cunt" live on ITV - only 80 out of an audience over ten million complain.

Bono lets fly with an unscripted fuck during the Golden Globes* - the FCC clears him, but a year later Michael Powell decides to reverse the judgment and mutters about fines.

Now, we don't stick up for Bono very much round here, but even so... let it go, guys.

[*Health warning: the link on this story goes to a site - townhall.com where people who really don't know what they're talking about try to commentate on media matters - like the aptly named Helle Dale who suggests that the BBC v the Blair government "shows why the world has moved beyond state monopolies" - despite the fact that the BBC would be a monopoly in no sense at all, what with ITV and Capital and Sky One and Bid Up and... ygtp; and, more importantly, why would a state monopoly be "fighting" the government?; she then goes on to describe Gilligan's interview with Dr Kelly as "over drinks" - yes, it was a fruit juice and a coke, as the expenses claim proved]


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