no Faggots in Fairytale of New York

[Churchill]

Faggot has only recently meant gay here in the UK among the yoof, it's American slang ffs!. Soon someone will campaigning to get faggots taken off the supermarket shelves.

Beheaded... etc.

[AtW]

It's good song actually - I did not realise I knew it until I heard it just now on BBC. Seems to me the "faggot" bit that is totally immaterial.

[Bagpuss]

It's good song actually - I did not realise I knew it until I heard it just now on BBC. Seems to me the "faggot" bit that is totally immaterial.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...rav_3899.shtml

[AtW]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...rav_3899.shtml

No. Next...

[PRC1964]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/da...rav_3899.shtml

I hope you have emailed the BBC to express your disgust.

[Bagpuss]

I hope you have emailed the BBC to express your disgust.

What at, the use of the word, or that vile Lord of the Rings lookilikee?

[threaded]

Actually the only thing that upsets me about that song is when Kirsty McCall sings to Shane McGowan "you're handsome". She should have been done under the trades descriptions act

Well, I'm sure he looks better than she does.

[Churchill]

Well, I'm sure he looks better than she does.

Yeah, speedboats do tend to leave a mess in their wake.

[expat]

The BBC have banned the word without there actually being any complaints. Isn't that just the darndest thing? Well done BBC, you've opened up a right can of worms here.

BBC Radio 1 management should object to the word "scumbag" since it is insulting to them.

[lilelvis2000]

Gosh, I thought they removed faggot so they would not be construed as Manchester United supporters.