Desert Island Discs today
Feb. 10th, 2013 09:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
fjmDesert Island Discs, for those who don't know (anyone?) is one of the Great Radio 4 programmes. It's been running since 1942. Some guests are more interesting than others, but there is no question that appearing there is a nod from the establishment.
Today's guest is Julie Burchill. For those who missed it--anyone?--under the guide of defending a friend Ms Burchill ripped loose with hate speech that would have had my not very radical grandmother washing her mouth out with soap.
I won't link to the original article, or even the screen capture, but this is the Observer's readers' editor's comment in the aftermath: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/18/julie-burchill-and-the-observer.
So this week I will not be listening to Desert Island Discs, and I have tweeted my protest.
Everyone is entitled to free speech. That is not the same as handing someone an honoured platform.
Today's guest is Julie Burchill. For those who missed it--anyone?--under the guide of defending a friend Ms Burchill ripped loose with hate speech that would have had my not very radical grandmother washing her mouth out with soap.
I won't link to the original article, or even the screen capture, but this is the Observer's readers' editor's comment in the aftermath: http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/jan/18/julie-burchill-and-the-observer.
So this week I will not be listening to Desert Island Discs, and I have tweeted my protest.
Everyone is entitled to free speech. That is not the same as handing someone an honoured platform.
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Date: 2013-02-10 11:05 am (UTC)We've decided that it's okay to attack and deride an oppressed minority, so that's all fine and dandy then and we'll honour those who do it :o(
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Date: 2013-02-10 08:49 pm (UTC)