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Old 11-05-2014, 16:04   #1
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DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word

The BBC are at it again.
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A veteran BBC local radio DJ has lost his job after playing a song on his golden oldies show containing a racist word.

BBC Radio Devon DJ David Lowe, 68, said he was unaware that a 1932 version of The Sun Has Got His Hat On included the n-word.

Mr Lowe, a broadcaster for 32 years, said it was an "innocent mistake".

He said BBC bosses declined his idea of an on-air apology, and his offer to "fall on my sword" was accepted.
They did offer him his job back but he told them "No Thanks".

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The BBC said it accepted that the situation could have been handled better, and offered freelance Mr Lowe his job back
This is typical of the BBC, i wonder how much his pay off will be ??
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Re: DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word

God love him, it was an "innocent mistake" Poor man.
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God bless him, it was a mistake wasn't it? Poor man.
There are rumours that the 3 presenters from top gear are not going to renew there contracts and that another TV channel has offered them a job on a new show. That's £300 million down the drain for the BBC
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Re: DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word

I do not like Jeremy Clarkson now if he were to be sacked I would clap my hands.
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Re: DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word

i dont see what the fuss is its just a word , people call me all sorts of unpleasant things its not like i care. its getting so you can't say anything the worlds gone mad .
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Re: DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word

Sadly in todays world there is a unforgiving obsession with PC.
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i dont see what the fuss is its just a word , people call me all sorts of unpleasant things its not like i care. its getting so you can't say anything the worlds gone mad .
Indeed, next i will be called moronic
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Sadly in todays world there is a unforgiving obsession with PC.
yea by those who like to be offended on someone else s behalf .

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Indeed, next i will be called moronic
its just a term of endearment
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Sadly in todays world there is a unforgiving obsession with PC.
There is a growing group of people who feel they must be offended on behalf of everyone else no matter what.
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There are rumours that the 3 presenters from top gear are not going to renew there contracts and that another TV channel has offered them a job on a new show. That's £300 million down the drain for the BBC
Hope that's not true. Top Gear is one of the Beeb's most successful exports.
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Hope that's not true. Top Gear is one of the Beeb's most successful exports.
Its a rumour which i don't think would happen to be honest, However as you say it could be a disaster for the BBC. Lets face it there is no one else could do Top Gear as well as Clarkson, May and Hammond.
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There is a growing group of people who feel they must be offended on behalf of everyone else no matter what.
The BBC is probably the worst culprit of this. The fact they are the media too has allowed them push this kind of thinking too.

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There are rumours that the 3 presenters from top gear are not going to renew there contracts and that another TV channel has offered them a job on a new show. That's £300 million down the drain for the BBC
I hope Top Gear does move to another channel and that was my first thought after seeing the BBC give them a final warning recently. The appeal of the show beyond the cars is their attitude of not conforming to the politically correct brigade. Remove that and the show is considerably less appealing.
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The BBC is probably the worst culprit of this. The fact they are the media too has allowed them push this kind of thinking too.

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I hope Top Gear does move to another channel and that was my first thought after seeing the BBC give them a final warning recently. The appeal of the show beyond the cars is their attitude of not conforming to the politically correct brigade. Remove that and the show is considerably less appealing.
I have no problem with it moving and would watch Clarkson and Co on any channel they move to and boy would it be a kick in the butt for the BBC
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Re: DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word

There will always be Dave

If there was a track with an "offensive" word, why wasn't it purged long ago? Or was it left as a boobytrap?
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Re: DJ David Lowe loses job over racist word

I think the whole stigma behind using the "N" word is a farce nowadays, Black people use it all the time, if they really found it that offensive they wouldn't use it themselves surely.

Its just another Bull**** excuse for some individuals to get unnecessarily upset about.

I can still appreciate some may find it offensive but come on FFS its just a word, how far do we let the race card get played before some common sense prevails, it's all in the context in which it's delivered not the word itself IMO.
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