oakiecokie
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Banned then.
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The Lords Prayer advert now banned in cinemas.
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Banned then.
Who's banned it?
oakiecokie
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Yawn.Who's banned it?
Chris in London
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Hahahaaaaaaaaaaaaa.The irony Chris.
Nowadays its all about bowing down to any fucker who takes offence at anything from religion to kids sports days.PC has a lot to answer for and most of it aint pretty.
You're not kidding. I should hope there's probably nobody posting on this thread who doesn't think that in general terms we shouldn't go round being a dick by gratuitously making racist and sexist remarks, or acting in an offensive manner to people with disabilities, or making offensive remarks on the basis of somebody's physical appearance. But how the fuck did we get from that to banning a nativity play in a Church of England school?
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Yawn.
Seriously Oakie, nobody has banned this ad, an agency decided they didn't want to show religious advertising, that's all, you're giving out about a nanny state, but what do you suggest? That the cinemas are forced to show the ad to avoid upsetting the COE?
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You're not kidding. I should hope there's probably nobody posting on this thread who doesn't think that in general terms we shouldn't go round being a dick by gratuitously making racist and sexist remarks, or acting in an offensive manner to people with disabilities, or making offensive remarks on the basis of somebody's physical appearance.
Come on, gingers are fair game.
oakiecokie
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Absolutely spot on mate.You're not kidding. I should hope there's probably nobody posting on this thread who doesn't think that in general terms we shouldn't go round being a dick by gratuitously making racist and sexist remarks, or acting in an offensive manner to people with disabilities, or making offensive remarks on the basis of somebody's physical appearance. But how the fuck did we get from that to banning a nativity play in a Church of England school?
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The reason I started this thread was to show that over the last few years we had become a fucking nation of molly coddlers,not wanting to upset x,y and z cry babies.
Just to prove my point I was amazed to hear on BBC Radio within the hour that at The Garrick Theatre in Altrincham,this coming Yule-tide,they are producing that well known Christmas Panto :
Snow White and The Seven ...... no,no,no you now can`t use the fucking word "Dwarves" for fear of upsetting some fucker !! Its now called Snow White and The Seven People !! WTF is going on in our namby pamby state.
Next year they're doing Ali Baba and the 40 Young Persons With Challenging Home Lives and Difficult Educational Circumstances Seeking to Forge Careers as Entrepreneurs.
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Next year they're doing Ali Baba and the 40 Young Persons With Challenging Home Lives and Difficult Educational Circumstances Seeking to Forge Careers as Entrepreneurs.
Sounds like something Millie Tant would come up with.
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Offensive material according to the Agency.
The agency that handles adverts for the cinemas said it could offend those of "differing faiths and no faith".
The advert features the Christian prayer being recited or sung by a variety of people.
They include refugees, a grieving son, weightlifters at a gym, a sheep farmer, a gospel choir and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby.
'Everyday life'
The advert was passed uncut by the British Board of Film Classification and given a "U" certificate, as well as receiving clearance from the Cinema Advertising Authority.
However, the Digital Cinema Media (DCM) agency, which handles British film advertising for the major cinema chains, Odeon, Cineworld and Vue, refused to show the advert because it believed it would risk upsetting or offending audiences.
In a statement, DCM said it had a policy of not accepting political or religious advertising content in its cinemas.
It said that "some advertisements - unintentionally or otherwise - could cause offence to those of differing political persuasions, as well as to those of differing faiths and indeed of no faith," and that "in this regard, DCM treats all political or religious beliefs equally".
The Most Reverend Justin Welby said he found the decision "extraordinary".
"This advert is about as offensive as a carol service or church service on Christmas Day," he said.
"Let the public judge for themselves rather than be censored or dictated to."
The Reverend Arun Arora, director of communications for the Church of England, said: "We find that really astonishing, disappointing and rather bewildering.
"The prospect of many families attending the release of the new Star Wars film had seemed a good opportunity to launch the advert and a new website justpray.uk to promote prayer ahead of Christmas.
The agency that handles adverts for the cinemas said it could offend those of "differing faiths and no faith".
The advert features the Christian prayer being recited or sung by a variety of people.
They include refugees, a grieving son, weightlifters at a gym, a sheep farmer, a gospel choir and the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby.
'Everyday life'
The advert was passed uncut by the British Board of Film Classification and given a "U" certificate, as well as receiving clearance from the Cinema Advertising Authority.
However, the Digital Cinema Media (DCM) agency, which handles British film advertising for the major cinema chains, Odeon, Cineworld and Vue, refused to show the advert because it believed it would risk upsetting or offending audiences.
In a statement, DCM said it had a policy of not accepting political or religious advertising content in its cinemas.
It said that "some advertisements - unintentionally or otherwise - could cause offence to those of differing political persuasions, as well as to those of differing faiths and indeed of no faith," and that "in this regard, DCM treats all political or religious beliefs equally".
The Most Reverend Justin Welby said he found the decision "extraordinary".
"This advert is about as offensive as a carol service or church service on Christmas Day," he said.
"Let the public judge for themselves rather than be censored or dictated to."
The Reverend Arun Arora, director of communications for the Church of England, said: "We find that really astonishing, disappointing and rather bewildering.
"The prospect of many families attending the release of the new Star Wars film had seemed a good opportunity to launch the advert and a new website justpray.uk to promote prayer ahead of Christmas.