Booney wrote:Statues being torn down.
Movies, TV shows being removed from streaming services.
World gone completely mad.
Batshit crazy: refer 'Capital Hill Autonomous Zone'
by Spangas » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:13 pm
Booney wrote:Statues being torn down.
Movies, TV shows being removed from streaming services.
World gone completely mad.
by Magellan » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:16 pm
cracka wrote:Booney wrote:Magellan wrote:MW wrote:They've now removed the Fawlty Towers ep where Basil does the goose step...that's the last straw
Really?
Yep, "Don't mention the war" episode pulled from streaming services as the old Major uses the term "wog" and it's been deemed offensive by 2020.
F*ck 2020.
Kingswood Country's f***ed then
by Magellan » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:18 pm
Gozu wrote:We've always re-written history otherwise Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile would still be revered.
by Gozu » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:31 pm
Magellan wrote:Gozu wrote:We've always re-written history otherwise Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile would still be revered.
That's because they were found guilty of serious crimes, though.
by whufc » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:40 pm
by MatteeG » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:45 pm
helicopterking wrote:Flaggies will choke. Always have.
by Spangas » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:47 pm
Gozu wrote:Magellan wrote:Gozu wrote:We've always re-written history otherwise Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile would still be revered.
That's because they were found guilty of serious crimes, though.
Slavery isn't?
by woodublieve12 » Fri Jun 12, 2020 12:57 pm
Spangas wrote:Gozu wrote:Magellan wrote:Gozu wrote:We've always re-written history otherwise Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile would still be revered.
That's because they were found guilty of serious crimes, though.
Slavery isn't?
Slavery wasn't illegal.
The statues are a reminder of the history of America, for better or worse. I don't care if they are eventually removed, just not torn down by anarchists.
by RB » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:00 pm
by Booney » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:00 pm
by RB » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:06 pm
woodublieve12 wrote:Spangas wrote:Gozu wrote:Magellan wrote:[quote="Gozu"]We've always re-written history otherwise Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile would still be revered.
That's because they were found guilty of serious crimes, though.
Slavery isn't?
Slavery wasn't illegal.
The statues are a reminder of the history of America, for better or worse. I don't care if they are eventually removed, just not torn down by anarchists.
by JK » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:13 pm
by Lightning McQueen » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:14 pm
RB wrote:This is a difficult one - and I'm not opposed to the statue in Bristol being removed - but I would prefer to see it removed by the council or appropriate authority according to law. We head down a slippery slope when angry mobs start tearing down statues.
Also, as has been pointed out, virtually everybody who existed before the twentieth century had views on many subjects that would be considered utterly appalling today. And that includes even revered figures.
Most of the early American presidents were slave owners. All Australian prime ministers up to the 60s or 70s supported the White Australia Policy. Basically every public figure before WWII was opposed to homosexuality being legal. Etc. Etc.
by David Brent » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:22 pm
Lightning McQueen wrote:RB wrote:This is a difficult one - and I'm not opposed to the statue in Bristol being removed - but I would prefer to see it removed by the council or appropriate authority according to law. We head down a slippery slope when angry mobs start tearing down statues.
Also, as has been pointed out, virtually everybody who existed before the twentieth century had views on many subjects that would be considered utterly appalling today. And that includes even revered figures.
Most of the early American presidents were slave owners. All Australian prime ministers up to the 60s or 70s supported the White Australia Policy. Basically every public figure before WWII was opposed to homosexuality being legal. Etc. Etc.
My sentiments precisely.
by whufc » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:37 pm
by Gozu » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:44 pm
Spangas wrote:Gozu wrote:Magellan wrote:Gozu wrote:We've always re-written history otherwise Rolf Harris and Jimmy Savile would still be revered.
That's because they were found guilty of serious crimes, though.
Slavery isn't?
Slavery wasn't illegal.
The statues are a reminder of the history of America, for better or worse. I don't care if they are eventually removed, just not torn down by anarchists.
by gadj1976 » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:48 pm
JK wrote:I’dimagjne Allo’ Allo’ will be hard to get hold of now
by gadj1976 » Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:52 pm
cracka wrote:Booney wrote:Magellan wrote:MW wrote:They've now removed the Fawlty Towers ep where Basil does the goose step...that's the last straw
Really?
Yep, "Don't mention the war" episode pulled from streaming services as the old Major uses the term "wog" and it's been deemed offensive by 2020.
F*ck 2020.
Kingswood Country's f***ed then
by Lightning McQueen » Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:11 pm
gadj1976 wrote:
beat me to it cracka
I don't get this at all. I actually think it's good to know what we've left in the past. Generally speaking you can only gauge that from TV shows of the past.
I think I must be a criminal (maybe 'sick') because I still find these types of shows funny. Fawlty Towers, Kingswood Country, Love Thy Neighbour, Mind your language etc. The list goes on. I obviously must be in the minority - and I'm white, so I must be racist?
On top of this, most Tarantino movies are stuffed too. DJango Unchained, Hateful 8 (whichever one it was that used the N word) a million times.
by Spangas » Fri Jun 12, 2020 2:34 pm
Gozu wrote:Spangas wrote:Gozu wrote:Magellan wrote: That's because they were found guilty of serious crimes, though.
Slavery isn't?
Slavery wasn't illegal.
The statues are a reminder of the history of America, for better or worse. I don't care if they are eventually removed, just not torn down by anarchists.
Pedophilia wasn't either.
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