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Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Grumpmeister on March 17, 2008, 02:03:00 PM
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So are you saying that that there are no Gypsies out there trying to flog people pegs or lucky heather? Up until a month or so ago there was one that used to stalk the centre of town who wouldnt take no for an answer (is there an entry in the guiness book of records for he amount of times you can be cursed?).
Sheer stupidity. Banghead
An episode of TV programme The Basil Brush Show is being investigated after police received a complaint of racism.
A member of the public reported a scene which showed a Gypsy woman trying to sell Basil Brush heather and pegs.
The episode of the children's puppet programme was a repeat and was broadcast on digital channel CBBC.
Northamptonshire police confirmed they had received a complaint about a TV show featuring Basil Brush from a member of the public in February.
"The complaint was logged as an incident of a racist nature and our Hate Crimes Unit is investigating," a Northamptonshire Police spokesman said.
'Upsetting and distressing'
Bridie Jones, of the England Romany, Gypsy and Irish Traveller Network, accuses the UK media of double standards when it comes to racism.
"I find it very upsetting and distressing that in this day-and-age the media will use a puppet to get their own negative views and opinions across of a group that is struggling to survive," Mrs Jones told the BBC.
"They are not allowed to joke about blacks or Asians any more because they would be taken to court, but when it comes to Gypsies or the Irish travelling community they mock us - and to them it's not racist.
"We are the last group of people in this country who you can openly mock and make racist jokes about - who else is there?"
The BBC has refused to comment.
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doh:
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I'll bet you they are already printing 'Free Basil' T-shirts and banners on Merseyside... whistle:
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I always had the furry fecker down as a fascist bully boy. noooo:
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Never trusted him myself.
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Shame. I always liked Basil Brush. I suppose this spells the end for him.
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Never trusted him myself.
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Well that says a lot for the hunting prowess of the pub hound then whistle:
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He was "turned" by MFI to work for us hounds.
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MFI? Mutts Faulty I-sight? whistle:
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MFI? Mutts Faulty I-sight? whistle:
Master of Foxhounds Intelligence
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Mongrel's Fantastic Imagination... whistle:
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FFS
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"It's a puppet!"
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To be honest I'm waiting to see what happens next. Telletubbies getting sued because they have squeky foreign accesnts? Banghead
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FFS
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"It's a puppet!"
So was this one ~ and look at the trouble he's caused
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True but I somehow dont think Basil was quite so fond of having someone's hand up his backside calling the shots. whistle:
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FFS
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"It's a puppet!"
eeek: What do you mean? eeek:
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Sorry to break it to you Wenchy but Basil Brush was a hand puppet ~ he was/is not a real fox.
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Sorry to break it to you Wenchy but Basil Brush was a hand puppet ~ he was/is not a real fox.
doh:
Just keep quiet about Santa and the Tooth Fairy.
We don't want her sobbing all day. noooo:
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rubschin: True .... do you think we should let her in on what happens in "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe" and that it is a thinly veiled reference to the life and times of Jesus?
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rubschin: True .... do you think we should let her in on what happens in "The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe" and that it is a thinly veiled reference to the life and times of Jesus?
Probably safe on that one as it is a bit too deep and complex for her.
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I will have you know that I wrote a whole essay on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and how it compared to Paradise Lost when I was at Uni. I wasn't always a thicko!
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I will have you know that I wrote a whole essay on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and how it compared to Paradise Lost when I was at Uni. I wasn't always a thicko!
Did you colour in the pictures too?
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I will have you know that I wrote a whole essay on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and how it compared to Paradise Lost when I was at Uni. I wasn't always a thicko!
And you have a Bible... don't you Wenchy? whistle:
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I will have you know that I wrote a whole essay on The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and how it compared to Paradise Lost when I was at Uni. I wasn't always a thicko!
At what age did you start? ;)
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Thickoism came to me later in life. At about 23. I am much happier now. lol:
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Thickoism came to me later in life. At about 23. I am much happier now. lol:
I can see that ... acceptance of one's limitations can be very liberating.
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Thickoism came to me later in life. At about 23. I am much happier now. lol:
I can see that ... acceptance of one's limitations can be very liberating.
How would you know? ;)
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Coz he is fick to.
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Thickoism came to me later in life. At about 23. I am much happier now. lol:
I can see that ... acceptance of one's limitations can be very liberating.
How would you know? ;)
'Cos I spent years trying to be "Somebody" and make "Something" of my life and when I realised I was actually on the fast track to the churchyard I discovered that it wasn't worth anything.
Bet you didn't expect a serious answer. razz:
BTW Wenchy is right.
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Bet you didn't expect a serious answer. razz:
I have learned that it is always 50-50 joke/sombre from you. ;)
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Does the episode actually refer to her as a gypo or just merely present the person in a long skirt and bandana?
I ask as it may be another case of using their own sterotype...