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BBC CENSOR “Free Palestine” At BAFTAs, Racial Slurs Allowed (youtu.be)

submitted 5 hours ago by Zombie@feddit.uk to c/unitedkingdom@feddit.uk

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BBC claim they didn't notice the n word, despite a 2 hour delay between filming and them broadcasting.

But they did notice the phrase "Free Palestine" and chose to censor it. What justification could they possibly give for censoring "Free Palestine" as a supposedly impartial broadcaster? Hmm...

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[–] hayvan@piefed.world 5 points 2 hours ago

Should have said "Free Palestine my n...a!"

[–] LordDaveTheKind@piefed.social 11 points 4 hours ago

Stopped watching any live television, and cancelled my TV License. They can ask a certain country from the MiddleEast for the missing subscription, for what I care.

[–] mjr@infosec.pub 8 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Baftas 2026: BBC apologises for not editing out racial slur shouted by guest with Tourette's - BBC News – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cz6edwg06n1o

Some are unhappy with how weak the apology is, but contrary to the above report that they said they didn't notice, it says

The corporation declined to comment further on why it wasn't initially edited or bleeped out.

[–] Ranulph@thelemmy.club 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Convenient Tourettes is inconvenient The spot-on timing of the comment and its relevance to the situation leave an impression of willful action. It's apparently not the case, and the fact that the person who made the comment left the building after making the comment is indicative of understanding the offensiveness of the comment. Free Palestine does not require any apology from anybody.

[–] Droechai@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Tourettes can be triggered more the more inappropriate the setting is... hence timing and relevance issue

[–] Ranulph@thelemmy.club 0 points 2 hours ago

You could have made that easier to understand.