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redqueen

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9. Yet racists loved All In The Family

Reply to liberal_at_heart (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 11:51 AM

Jan 2013

And racism, despite all the mockery (perceived or not), is still a serious problem in the UK as well as here.

Perhaps we might consider that this idea of mocking serious problems doesn't actually do as much as we might think to alleviate the problems.

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BBC censors 'racist' Fawlty Towers the germans episode [View all] Ichingcarpenter Jan 2013 OP

Faulty Towers is fantastic! samsingh Jan 2013 #1

The link shows the deleted scene Ichingcarpenter Jan 2013 #2

i'm not sure what you're saying samsingh Jan 2013 #23

Well, the BBC has certainly become more conscious of racism since 1978. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #3

The faulty tower's scene cut Ichingcarpenter Jan 2013 #4

I agree with you. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #7

Agree. Same for Huck Finn. ananda Jan 2013 #16

Basil is like Archy Bunker liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #5

Yep Go Vols Jan 2013 #6

Yet racists loved All In The Family redqueen Jan 2013 #9

who said it would solve the world's problems? liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #12

If racists interpret the humor as encouragement, redqueen Jan 2013 #13

No one said you had to agree with me liberal_at_heart Jan 2013 #14

+1 deutsey Jan 2013 #19

I'll be the first to say it TlalocW Jan 2013 #8

Bwahahahaha! FrodosPet Jan 2013 #10

Perfect deutsey Jan 2013 #20

We named our Siberian hamster "Basil" in Manuel's honor. eShirl Jan 2013 #24

This seems as good a place as any to link to Tom Lehrer's "National Brotherhood Week." CBHagman Jan 2013 #11

The BBC tried to censor the movie Babylon which showed British police racist treatment of blacks.. HipChick Jan 2013 #15

As they say, they would have gotten flack for leaving it in at 7:30, too muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #17

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #18

Wow. Harsh jury for post #18. Nye Bevan Jan 2013 #21

Mild for Brits; on DU, it's often taken to be misogynist muriel_volestrangler Jan 2013 #27

The Germans is probably the third best episode, after Basil the Rat and the Builders Recursion Jan 2013 #22

You can't be racist against a population Zoeisright Jan 2013 #25

Are they trying to distract from their pedophilia scandal? riqster Jan 2013 #26

Shame on BBC. The POINT of the comedy bit and episode was to show how STUPID racism is!!!! on point Jan 2013 #28