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AOG - //You mean those glorious days of free speech, and when others were not offended for others?
Yes I remember them well, pity you are not old enough to remember them also Andy, before you had chance to be brainwashed by the thought police, and right-on brigade. //
I dispute that I am 'brainwashed' by anyone, and at approaching 61, I well remember the days before political correctness got out of hand.
/// It smacks of the 'I believe in plain speaking...' brigade, which they think gives them carte Blanche to be rude to people. ///
The DJ was not directly rude to anyone personally, he was merely voicing his own personal opinion. //
I did not suggest that the DJ was rude to anyone personally - I did state that this was a comparison in terms of attitude.
/// If you are the man in the pub, you can be challenged, or ignored. ///
Just the same as a Radio Presenter can be, criticised or challenged that's fair enough, ignored even better, but to be suspended that is OTT, after all he has said nothing unlawful. //
No it's not the same thing - which is why I was at pains to illustrate the difference - the man in the pub's views are heard by anyone within a ten-foot radius who is interested in listening, a radio presenter has an audience of tens of thousands.
And my point is that, with that audience, comes a level of responsibility.
Controversial opinions are fine in their place - local radio is rarely that place.