Jerry Springer: The Opera

[mrph]

I didn't see it. But I'm amused (and a little unsettled) by the fuss surrounding it. The BBC 'Have Your Say' pages, in particular, have some gems: "If only the people who post their messages here in support of this production, were aware of the consequences of such blasphemy."

Er, yes.

And then there's Stephen Green's what-a-surprise-I-never-expected-that reaction to people harassing BBC staff after his Christian Voice website published their home phone numbers and addresses. Basically, he denies any such intent: "We totally abhor stuff like that, it does no credit to the cause of Christ," and "But I was a bit naive in thinking perhaps our website would only be visited by Christians."

Um. So it's all the non-Christians visiting his site who are threatening BBC staff because of perceived blasphemy? Riiiiight.

Comments

[lougarry.livejournal.com]

What a crock of shite.
I thought it was highly amusing - I only saw really the first half (it was getting late, the weather was shite, I was tired and had a long drive home) and thought it was very good.

What amuses me is that if it offends people so much, then they have the option of the off button but they dont seem to realise this.
Of course it is ok for Christians to preach on the streets to people who are not interested - but that is ok - evn though it may offend the people they are preaching to, but non-christians may not be allowed to watch a program that may be perceieved as blasphemous etc because they dont want it to be shown. So much for free speech.
I hope the BBC prosecutes the people who burned their TV licences.
What amuses me is they dont get off their high horses about shows like Southpark or films with excessive language or that blaspheme, but they complain about a show that will be shown on national TV - a show that is available to people anytime they want to go - prviding they can afford the tickets and can get to the venue - somethign that is not always possible.

I think that while they may have a valid point with respect to what they believe, they do not have the right to dictate what non-christians want to watch. They have the choice of at least 4 other channels to watch, and can always turn off the TV.
As for the children who have TVs in their rooms, well that is the parents responisibility not the BBcs. Parents should not be relying on the BBC to babysit or bring their own children up for them.

[dakiara.livejournal.com]

They burned their licences? /giggles
Prune brained twerps :D

I missed the whole thing - turned it on (after all, if there's militant Christians telling me I shouldn't watch...), but then realised it was opera, so turned it off again /shudders and grins.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

I bet they kept the receipts though.

[deliberateblank.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't matter either way. The issue of whether you are licensed to operate TV receiving equipment is a database record at TVL headquarters. Posession of either piece of paper is meaningless (unless TVL mess up their database which isn't that likely.)

Now, if they'd burnt their TVs and written in and demanded a refund of all remaining full quarters on the license, there might have been a point.

[feanelwa.livejournal.com]

There may still have been a point. Maybe one of them burnt their finger.

[lougarry.livejournal.com]

I thought it was highly amusing. Neil and I were pissing ourselves pretty much the whole way through it.
I know what you mean by militant types. The minute some one tells me I shouldn't be doing/watching/saying something it's the first thing I have to do ;)