Talking of Guy Gibson’s Dog (in the now-closed thread) the BBC put ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ on some months ago; it is a great film with a very powerful message but it didn’t start until about 01:00 hours in the morning!
I wondered because it mentioned Guy Gibson’s Dog if that was the reason for the late start?
Are the BBC programmers stupid? Is the BBC audience stupid? Or do the BBC programmers think the BBC audience is stupid (given that I did this book for my O-level English and the examination board must have thought it suitable material for fifteen-year-olds)?
(I must try and write these posts quicker! :rolleyes:)
By: Sky High - 23rd May 2011 at 11:32
In the sense that whatever the BBC or any other broadcaster chooses to do we seem to be obliged to use euphemisms on this forum, so we can hardly be critical of others doing the same. I would use the word without compunction but suspect it would be perceived to infringe the CoC, and I would like to remain a member!!!
By: Creaking Door - 23rd May 2011 at 11:02
How so?
By: Sky High - 23rd May 2011 at 07:07
The fact that you have had to resort to euphemism gives the answer to your question.
By: Creaking Door - 23rd May 2011 at 00:02
The explanation is very simple, if a little convoluted (as the original post was intended for a now closed thread); ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is set in the Deep South of the United States during the years of the Depression and there is an extremely offensive word for black people used in the book that is exactly the same as the name given to his dog (a black Labrador) by Guy Gibson.
Paradoxically this same word is used an awful lot by films with far worse moral messages than ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ but which are not banished to the small hours of the morning.
By: cloud_9 - 22nd May 2011 at 23:35
For those that may not have read the book, or seen the adaptation you referred too, could you explain Guy Gibson’s Dog…:o
By: PeeDee - 22nd May 2011 at 20:11
So long as it’s after the 9pm watershed, film/programme times mean nothing these days. It is assumed most people use some sort of “Watch again” or have a recordable media.
Yes, it was/is a great book. So is Mein Kampf but don’t admit to understanding it, you’ll be decared persona non grata and sent home from Cannes.
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May 22, 2011 at 8:07 pm