Dire Straits "Money For Nothing" waaay too offensive for Canada

**HenryDorsetCase** · 14th January 2011, 09:09

Yes folks, 25 years after it was released, the Canadian Broadcasting Standards people have ruled the unedited song is offensive to gay, lesbian, transgender and I forget the other (bisexual) people because it uses the word "Faggot" three times.

Having heard and enjoyed the song these past 25 years, I now intend to cut off my ears, AND Complain to our broadcasting standards people because obviously I too am a terrible person.

this would be hilarious, except its serious.

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertai...642/story.html

**cbfb** · 14th January 2011, 10:39

Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase

Yes folks, 25 years after it was released, the Canadian Broadcasting Standards people have ruled the unedited song is offensive to gay, lesbian, transgender and I forget the other (bisexual) people because it uses the word "Faggot" three times.

Having heard and enjoyed the song these past 25 years, I now intend to cut off my ears, AND Complain to our broadcasting standards people because obviously I too am a terrible person.

this would be hilarious, except its serious.

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertai...642/story.html

Seems like a lot of fuss, I know British cuisine isn't brilliant but I didn't realise we upset people that much with our cooking.

**idb** · 14th January 2011, 10:43

Yet again those Homer Cycles have taken over a perfectly good English word for their own nefarious purposes.
'Gay' used to be acceptable to use in polite conversation as was 'faggot'.

**oneofsix** · 14th January 2011, 10:48

Originally Posted by cbfb

Seems like a lot of fuss, I know British cuisine isn't brilliant but I didn't realise we upset people that much with our cooking.

guess you will just have to call it meatballs

Metal work rules though, not only do they have bastard files they also have Faggoting (metalworking), forge welding a bundle of bars of iron and steel

**cbfb** · 14th January 2011, 10:50

Originally Posted by oneofsix

guess you will just have to call it meatballs

'balls' will never be acceptable, being a euphemism for bollocks

**Virago** · 14th January 2011, 11:05

It's a constant swinging pendulum, and the PC nonsense is having a resurgence - mainly around the Gay Rights hysteria.

Before Christmas I was rather surprised to hear The Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" on the radio, with the entire "Merry Christmas you maggot, you cheap lousy faggot..." verse edited out.

**wysper** · 14th January 2011, 11:34

Imagine what they would do with The Pogues 'Fairytale in New York'

Probably wouldn't hear a single word!

edit: Sorry Virago, I see you got in well before me, guess I should read the thread before posting DOH!