Comments on: BBC encourages appalling debate on gay execution in Uganda http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/12/bbc-encourages-appalling-debate-on-gay-execution-in-uganda.htm Liberal Democrat MP for Hornsey and Wood Green Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: BBC got the message | Lynne Featherstone MP http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/12/bbc-encourages-appalling-debate-on-gay-execution-in-uganda.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2752 BBC got the message | Lynne Featherstone MP Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:52:23 +0000 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/?p=5697#comment-2752 [...] little while back I blogged about the BBC headline on their World service's Africa 'Have your Say' debate - where it seemed [...] [...] little while back I blogged about the BBC headline on their World service's Africa 'Have your Say' debate – where it seemed [...]

]]> By: Harriet Harms Man http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/12/bbc-encourages-appalling-debate-on-gay-execution-in-uganda.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2623 Harriet Harms Man Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:58:10 +0000 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/?p=5697#comment-2623 What makes it worse is that it is such a waste of time to ask a question with only one justifiable answer. There's so many issues the bbc refuses to dicuss and debate yet we have hateful nonsense such as this? I certainly admire their hard-hitting approach in terms of asking such an incredibly extreme and hard-hitting question in itself. It's just a shame they take a hard line when it comes to discussing executing innocent people, yet won't ask remotely tough or slightly un pc questions to 95% of Labour politicians whenever they're interviewed. Similarly it's disturbing how so much of their reporting is subject to extreme pc censorship (such as intentionally omitting the ethnicity of a wanted criminal's from their description), yet the Uganda question is perfectly ok. It's just so inconsistent - one extreme to the other with both being equally wrong. What makes it worse is that it is such a waste of time to ask a question with only one justifiable answer. There’s so many issues the bbc refuses to dicuss and debate yet we have hateful nonsense such as this?

I certainly admire their hard-hitting approach in terms of asking such an incredibly extreme and hard-hitting question in itself. It’s just a shame they take a hard line when it comes to discussing executing innocent people, yet won’t ask remotely tough or slightly un pc questions to 95% of Labour politicians whenever they’re interviewed. Similarly it’s disturbing how so much of their reporting is subject to extreme pc censorship (such as intentionally omitting the ethnicity of a wanted criminal’s from their description), yet the Uganda question is perfectly ok. It’s just so inconsistent – one extreme to the other with both being equally wrong.

]]> By: Feargus http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/12/bbc-encourages-appalling-debate-on-gay-execution-in-uganda.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2622 Feargus Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/?p=5697#comment-2622 The commenters here miss the point: the BBC started up a debate with the question "should homosexuals be executed". Why should a broadcaster who I pay for be inviting people coolly to discuss whether I should be put to death or not? Do you have thew slightest idea how this feels. The subject needs to be publicised and debated, but the phrasing of the question implies that the answer "yes" is in part legitimate The commenters here miss the point: the BBC started up a debate with the question “should homosexuals be executed”. Why should a broadcaster who I pay for be inviting people coolly to discuss whether I should be put to death or not? Do you have thew slightest idea how this feels. The subject needs to be publicised and debated, but the phrasing of the question implies that the answer “yes” is in part legitimate

]]> By: Andrew Suffield http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/12/bbc-encourages-appalling-debate-on-gay-execution-in-uganda.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2621 Andrew Suffield Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:00:18 +0000 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/?p=5697#comment-2621 I'm curious what you think is acceptable discussion of something which is really happening in Uganda. I don't think it's fair to prohibit those who disagree with you from speaking merely because you find their views offensive - and if you don't, then you are indeed debating the issue. I’m curious what you think is acceptable discussion of something which is really happening in Uganda. I don’t think it’s fair to prohibit those who disagree with you from speaking merely because you find their views offensive – and if you don’t, then you are indeed debating the issue.

]]> By: danny http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/2009/12/bbc-encourages-appalling-debate-on-gay-execution-in-uganda.htm/comment-page-1#comment-2620 danny Thu, 17 Dec 2009 10:26:42 +0000 http://www.lynnefeatherstone.org/?p=5697#comment-2620 when you have a open debate what you got to understand is when you have freedom of speach the opinion of a lot of the public is going to be different to the opinion of polititions, some might be offended but it is the publics honest opinions and not what politics tell them to say. Me personally the killing of a person because of how they choose to live is wrong. when you have a open debate what you got to understand is when you have freedom of speach the opinion of a lot of the public is going to be different to the opinion of polititions, some might be offended but it is the publics honest opinions and not what politics tell them to say. Me personally the killing of a person because of how they choose to live is wrong.

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