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Posted Feb 14, 2002 by  Peet (the Pedantic Punctuation Policeman, Muse of Lateral Programming Ideas, Eggcup-and-Spoonwinner, Cheese Namer & Zaphodista)
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 | | A point which I raised on the Channel 4 chat rooms at the time:
Earlier the same week, Channel 4 aired an episode of "South Park" on the theme of paedophilia, where the kids became "special friends" of delegates to an American paedophile conference, and which ended with a "moving" speech where one of the delegates used extracts from the US constitution to show that sex with an eight-year old should be a "normal part of a loving relationship". There was no media coverage of this, no complaints reported, no fuss.
Does this mean that South Park fans are all supporters of paedophilia? Does it mean that they just have a better sense of humor? As no politicians complained, does that mean that they *do* watch South Park?... 
The biggest difference between the two shows is that South Park made paedophiles look stupid, while Brass Eye made the media look stupid. Note which one the media chose to persecute, to the point of phoning up MPs and describing the "shocking contents" of the programme... 
(Both shows were hilarious, btw...  )
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| | | Subject: The Media
Posted May 20, 2002 by Superplonker
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 | | Although this is completely useless now, Channel 4 did repeat the show on Tuesday 14th May (I think) and Sunday 19th May with the addition of warnings.
An interesting thing to note also was the description in the TV listings about the show. Even in the apparently neutral TV listings, they gave a cold shoulder to the show and even, attacked Chris Morris in the description for "The Day Today" which played the same night.
This was in, not surprisingly, the Daily Mail.
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| | | Subject: The Media
Posted May 20, 2002 by Superplonker
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| | Although this is completely useless now, Channel 4 did repeat the show on Tuesday 14th May (I think) and Sunday 19th May with the addition of warnings.
An interesting thing to note also was the description in the TV listings about the show. Even in the apparently neutral TV listings, they gave a cold shoulder to the show and even, attacked Chris Morris in the description for "The Day Today" which played the same night.
This was in, not surprisingly, the Daily Mail.
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| | | Subject: The Media
Posted Jan 12, 2003 by [...]
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THESE PEOPLE THAT PHONE TV STATIONS ETC. TO COMPLAIN ARE PATHETIC.
JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING DOESN'T FIT THEIR VIEW THEY PHONE UP IN OUTRAGE...
THEY NEVER THINK OF >NOT< WATCHING... BUT INSTEAD WATCH FIVE MINUTES AND TELL PEOPLE THAT THEY SHOULD THINK WHAT THEY DO.
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Posted Jan 13, 2003 by maduin
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| | Has anyone seen the bit with the gum seller in 'Clerks'? Anyway,  the corporations have probably started a secret advertising strategy to infiltrate forums with their products. Or of course he could have been talking about your constant shouting.
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