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The BBC say it's okay to call something 'gay'

TheoGB [Edit] [Delete] 17:01, 7 June '06

The governors' programme complaints committee - which operates independently of the BBC - acknowledged Chris Moyles' description of a ringtone he did not like as "gay" could cause offence.

But the use of the word "gay" to mean "lame" or "rubbish" was widespread among young people, it said.

"In broadcasting to an audience of predominantly young people, it was to be expected that Chris Moyles would use expressions and words which the listeners used themselves," the committee's report said.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5049566.stm


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