tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post4240571308496703636..comments2024-03-28T09:33:26.444+00:00Comments on No Rock And Roll Fun: Scott Mills worries the BBC Press OfficerSimon Hayes Budgenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-45059646415590699442008-02-04T09:11:00.000+00:002008-02-04T09:11:00.000+00:00Also, certain words are used to describe a group o...<I>Also, certain words are used to describe a group of people and one minute it's perfectly acceptable, then the next minute it's offensive.</I><BR/><BR/>Yes, it's so annoying when minorities start demanding to not be referred to in overgeneralizing and pejorative slurs. Oh for the good old days.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-43476448810870225042008-02-04T00:30:00.000+00:002008-02-04T00:30:00.000+00:00I listen to Scott Mills show everyday and have nev...I listen to Scott Mills show everyday and have never taken anything he says to be homophobic. <BR/><BR/>I think this whole debate shows how PC everything has become and it really is taking things too far. Someone can say one thing and it can be taken a thousand different ways by a thousnd different people, so you can never win with everyone and that's the joys of living in a culture of free speech. Life would be very dull if we all thought the same way and said the same things. <BR/><BR/>People in the public eye can have their comments scrutinised and twisted so easily (as with this interview)and I'm sure that's the reason why the BBC always provide a press officer when their staff give interviews.<BR/><BR/>Also, certain words are used to describe a group of people and one minute it's perfectly acceptable, then the next minute it's offensive. For example, the use of words such as spastic, disabled or retarded.<BR/><BR/>Some people have nothing better to do with their time than scrutinise what people say so that they can put a negative slant on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-91013644694462596472008-01-25T09:54:00.000+00:002008-01-25T09:54:00.000+00:00Olive - now you mention it, having listened to som...Olive - now you mention it, having listened to some of Mills' shows, they really could benefit from someone there to say "you probably don't want to say that, young man..." - and quite often, too.Simon Hayes Budgenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07084524317888577404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-10955092222338954902008-01-24T23:43:00.000+00:002008-01-24T23:43:00.000+00:00Isn't it kind of ironic that someone who makes his...Isn't it kind of ironic that someone who makes his living by broadcasting live to the nation needs a minder so that he doesn't say something embaressing/actionable in a newspaper interview?Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08104724375635557366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-32644758515214922852008-01-24T17:03:00.000+00:002008-01-24T17:03:00.000+00:00As cack-handed and over-bearing as the BBC press d...As cack-handed and over-bearing as the BBC press department appear to be they do appear to have scored one major victory. Over a year later people are still clearly swallowing the lie that Moyles was using "gay" to mean "rubbish".Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17694862962806131000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-53434808125622584902008-01-24T17:02:00.000+00:002008-01-24T17:02:00.000+00:00Rachel, yeah it is standard policy for the BBC to ...Rachel, yeah it is standard policy for the BBC to have a "minder" in interviews. It was referred to in an interview in MediaGuardian the other week with Justin Webb because the reporter was surprised that he didn't have one. I suspect this will be one of the rare times when they've spoken out though, because I'm sure it would always be referred to (certainly by the Guardian) if it happened.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08087425113165750888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-81685260221975179362008-01-24T16:43:00.000+00:002008-01-24T16:43:00.000+00:00I honestly did'nt know that Scott Mills was gay, I...I honestly did'nt know that Scott Mills was gay, I've heard his show quite a few times and theres been some inudendo towards him, I did not realise he was actually out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1930103.post-59701779916786989542008-01-24T16:30:00.000+00:002008-01-24T16:30:00.000+00:00I'm divided on this...On one hand--while I'm not a...I'm divided on this...<BR/><BR/>On one hand--while I'm not aware of the sorts of things Mills is referring to that get him complaints--there <I>is</I> an irritating trend in the gay community to lecture individuals for not being suitably palatable for straight audiences. I find it obnoxious that if one isn't a veritable saint, one can be accused of "perpetuating negative stereotypes."<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, as you point out, it's possible to be a member of a minority and still side with the dominant cultural paradigm to the detriment of oneself and one's group. For every ten instances I've seen/heard of a fellow queer reacting with displeasure toward heterosexual usage of "gay" as a pejorative, there's always at least one self-defining gay individual who argues that it's not a problem, and of course the straight speaker then latches on to him as Spokesperson For The Gay Community. It's all very curious and I'm not sure yet what to think.<BR/><BR/>Having the lawyer, I mean press officer, on hand is kind of bizarre. Is this standard BBC policy for interviews of their employees?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com