(…Makes innocent mistake. Offers to apologise. BBC asks him to ‘fall on his sword’. Formalism at its worst.)
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(…And, really, giving it more thought—more an act of attempting to revise/whitewash history on the part of the BBC.)
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@janl Yeah. Problem is that people conflate formalism with egalitarianism and ethics. The former only cares about appearance not substance. -
@aral that! And it’s a common trope against other (e.g. linguistic) inclusiveness efforts that do make a difference.
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@aral @MrNostalja Hardly a 'mistake'. Surely the root of the problem lies in england's self-censorship. (Trying to bury its barbaric past)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral @MrNostalja woah. This is wild. Are they trying to erase history as well?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral Yup, there's way too much knee-jerk reaction to political correctness these days. See (cont) http://tl.gd/nc283qThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral @MrNostalja made mistake of not earning BBC millions of pounds in programme sales each year#doublestandardsThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@aral I mean: censoring OTHER people's voice +art to avoid facing up to their own demons @MrNostalja could have well claimed act of defianceThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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