BBC Radio 1’s decision to remove the word “faggot” from the classic Christmas song Fairytale of New York has roused the ire of Telegraph readers.Have your say: Is the BBC right to censor faggot from the song?In pictures: The battle for the Christmas number one spotGeorge Formby lyrics censored by the BBCMusic lovers of all political stripes and sexual orientations have posted messages on Telegraph.co.uk attacking the corporation’s censorship of the re-released song by The Pogues featuring Kirsty MacColl.
 The Pogues’ frontman Shane MacGowan One reader, Andrew, who identifies himself as a gay man, said he found the decision “pathetic”. “Shouldn’t they be calling it F****tale of New York?” he asked. Indeed, there is widespread mystification at Radio 1’s decision to remove the word “faggot” to avoid offending homosexuals, but to allow other insults in the notoriously invective-filled lyrics. Bruce said he also wanted “arse” bleeped out: “I don’t want the BBC thrusting bottoms in my face on Christmas morning.”Jimbo took a different line: “I’m a scumbag and I must say I’m very offended by the use of the word in that Christmas song. Please beep it out Mr Beep Beep C. Scumbags of the world unite!”There was general consensus that this is another example of political correctness gone mad, that disease seen to be endemic in the national broadcaster.But David Coulter pointed out that under the BBC’s logic “mad” was in itself an offensive term. He proposes “Different State of Mental Stability” as an alternative, adding: “Its Madness Gone PC”.
Also: Homosexual necrophilia “bad”
Also: fire.
…
FIRE BAD! FIRE BAD!!
And to think I posted that uncensored video at my regular web gig within the last week or so.
Of the Pogues, that is.
HATER!
But it’s not Christmas without faggot.
Update: FREEDOM!!!
My outrage is piqued. My offendedeness feels like sputum splashing against my tonsils. I’m bestail with coital rage. I splatter the headboard with the horriblessness of the horrorism.
Goddamned words!
She loves it when my stiffy get angry like that.
Hot water burn baby.
“I could have been someone”…, “Well so could anyone!”. I find it amusing that the Beeb brands it as a festive song. It’s devestating in it’s scope of pure anger and vitriol. A truly beautiful song.
I’m surprised they didn’t think to censor the “Christmas” parts. That stuff is divisive.
I’ll be playing the full, unedited, version at my house. Of course, I don’t have any faggots coming for the holidays. That I know, of course. I used to have a cousin that was a lesbian for a while, but it didn’t take, and she’s back with danglers.
I do love the song. I’ll put it on when my (extended) family starts pissing me off. And, piss me off they will.
– Question of the week: “Why are they trying to censor a perfectly good Muslim party song?
– Besides, everyone knows that elves are closet faggots. Hell they’re gay CD’s. I mean common. High pitvhed nasal voices, and whats with the stelletto patten leather flats inside those pointy felt booties. They’re not fooling anyone.
Elves are Satan’s minions. They are worse than the marauding evil dwarfs, but not as bad as the Oompa Loompas.
I listened to that ‘song’. Personally, I think it sucks. Removing all the words might help. An age thing, I suppose.
How about some nice Burl Ives?
Not as bad as the Oompa Loompas
Karl’s link has a picture that would suggest he is a spong monkey, though a toothless version.
Those are even worser.
Karl, thanks for choosing a picture of The Great Shane that doesn’t display his dental, uh……. shortcomings.
I listened to that ’song’. Personally, I think it sucks.
Speaking ill of The Pogues should be a banning offense. Do your penance by listening to Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash and If I Should Fall From Grace With God, the greatest back-to-back albums of the post-punk era.
Nothing, nothing I tell you, is worse than an Oompa Loompa.
Both elves and Oompa Loompas are in cahoots with Big Chocolate and the Malevolent Hershey/Nestle/Cadbury axis.
And people think Halliburton is evil. Pssshhhhh.
Next thing ya know they’ll be censoring”Money for Nothing”…and wait…the entire Led Zeppelin 4 album…isn’t that a faggot the old man is carrying?
My dad is almost 79, He listens to more Pogues than I do. Why? Because they’re unbelievable Irish folk artist/writers. I think they’re an awesome fuckng punk/roots band. Who’s right?
Speaking ill of The Pogues should be a banning offense.
Now, I do enjoy some massive post-punk strangeness, just not at freakin’ Christmas~!
Do not drag Sponge Monkeys into this gutter conversation.. Spong Monkeys are not faggots, they’re not homosexual necrophiliacs and they’re most certainly not Oompa Loompas… Though in all fairness they do closely resemble Deep Roy .. if he could fly around on hover bacon, that is.
The Ouroboros understands that comparisons to Oompa Loompa’s inevitably fall short in the evil category.
Now I have t go home and dig out Red Roses(?), anyone have a turntable I can borrow?
This is the spong monkey photo from Karl’s second, “freedom” link. We report, you decide. The ears are the same, anyway.
Speaking of “deciders”, is this some of the malevolent Choccy propaganda?
That’s what I’m talkin’ about.
What about Sado-Masochistic Equine Necrophilia?
Or am I beating a dead horse?
Theis banter reminds me of my favorite “Tom Swifty”….
“I am neither a homosexual nor a necrophiliac” said Tom, as he lay in dead earnest.
Oompa Loompas? Please. You want nasty, what you want is an abbagoochie. They’re native to Costa Rica, where they’re referred to as “dry-land piranhas.” I hear they introduced them in West Virginia a few years ago to take care of the mountain lion over-population. Smooth move. Now folks in the hills have to carry a 12 gauge when they go to the privy.
If this keeps up, in 10 years time the Pogues songs will be performed entirely in morse code.
I think my Granny used to keep one of them abbagoochies in her trailer back up the holler. She claimed it was a chihuahua, whatever it was it was a nasty little sonuvabitch.
Those abbagoochies seem kind of sinister, but the easiest way to rid yourself of an abbagoochie infestation is to let a bunch of Oompa Loompas out on the loose. Give them each a 40 of Olde English and a slingshot, and say goodbye to the abbagoochies.
B Moe – My daughter calls chihuahuas, chihoo-a hoo-as.
It didn’t matter what you called my Grannies, it just foamed at the mouth and snarled at you.
Here is a little Christmas song that always makes me homesick for you all:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qE4sg1ygTqg
I don’t know why but I really like that song, I’m not a pogues fan but it has a charm to it.
Here’s another now classic Christmas Pop Tune..
The Waitresses – Christmas Wrapping
Ok.. So it’s a pop, toe tapping tune.. so sue me, I couldnt find Black Flag’s version of Have a Fucked Christmas..
Besides, it’s too bad this life’s a one way trip.. I could have happily put the breaks on in ’81 and lived happily ever after.. I can still remember that Christmas like it was yesterday..
Anybody notice at Thanksgiving whether the word faggot was cut from “Alice’s Restaurant” on the radio? Not in Cincinnati, where it was played on about 4 stations.
Daddy’s Drinking Up Our Christmas
The abbagoochie sightings are ongoing ever since the newspaperman write of theit existance
several years ago. Rumor is they now have developed a taste for humans. People have been disappearing in remote parts of West Virginia.
[…] BBC Censors F-Word from Pogues Song [Dan Collins] Those abbagoochies seem kind of sinister, but the easiest way to rid yourself of an abbagoochie infestation is to let a bunch of Oompa Loompas out on the loose. … […]