andy_s Posted June 30, 2015 Share Posted June 30, 2015 Well I think this says it all. freddy or kanye Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Reply follows! Thanks for taking the time to contact us. We understand some viewers were unhappy with some of the language used by Kanye West during his headline set. The performance was broadcast after the watershed and clear warning notices were given that it may contain strong language – both at the start of the show and again, with a caption placed on screen just as Kanye's act started. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerry davies Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 andy_s, you are a b*****d.I had managed to avoid the entirety of Glasto until I clicked on that link. The whole Pilton thing is repeated annually simply to promote the sales of anti-depressants to those of us over 60. Thousands of tone deaf punters singing along as well just about puts the tin hat on it. I am going back to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alistermorton Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Errrr ... I don't think you were complaining about "strong language" per se, but the particular use of one word and the double standards that use implied, weren't you? This looks like a cop out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulears Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Yep - but they chose to misunderstand the complaint - probably just another in the pile. Worth at least trying, I guess. Mind you when I complained about my Government pension, they wrote to me confirming the points I wanted answering, and expected me to write back to confirm that they had understood what I was complaining about before they could process the complaint! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musht Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 Errrr ... I don't think you were complaining about "strong language" per se, but the particular use of one word and the double standards that use implied, weren't you? This looks like a cop out. Remember when radio just couldn`t play a lot of rock and rap because of `explicit content` , now it`s acceptable for specialist shows to broadcast `explicit content` which is warned about before the programme and sometimes before a specific tune. This benefits both people who may have objections to strong language and those who wish to hear music as the artist intended. Back in the day the classic rap album, NWA`s Efil4Zaggin was actually seized by customs as attempted import of obscene material. Personally see it as an advance that a public service broadcaster will carry potentially offensive language, subject to context and fair warning. Dinnae see Roy `Chubby ` Brown getting his own 6 part TV series anytime soon , though the subtitles would be unmissable ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart91 Posted July 1, 2015 Share Posted July 1, 2015 now it`s acceptable for specialist shows to broadcast `explicit content` which is warned about before the programme and sometimes before a specific tune. Now that most viewers are on digital TV, I wonder if it would be possible for a warning to be flashed up as soon as they flick onto the channel, so people who channel hop don't miss the warning at the start and blunder onto the swearies. though the subtitles would be unmissable ;-) For amusing subtitles, nothing beats the Eurovision Song Contest in years gone by, when countries had to perform in their indigenous languages rather than everyone singing in English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy_s Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 andy_s, you are a b*****d.I had managed to avoid the entirety of Glasto until I clicked on that link. The whole Pilton thing is repeated annually simply to promote the sales of anti-depressants to those of us over 60. Thousands of tone deaf punters singing along as well just about puts the tin hat on it. I am going back to bed. well sorry, but I'm going to fall back on the BBC excuse - fair warning (in the form of the topic title) was given that the contents may include glasto.... I avoided everything apart from about 3 minutes of Florence (not really my cup of tea but good lungs) and The Who, who weren't terribly good, (RD's lungs not quite what they were) but at least set about it in an authentically rock and roll fashion. Then revived my faith in rock by digging out you tube footage of their Electric Prom where they were much more on form. I would like to go back to bed, but it is too hot to sleep. No cooling storms in London as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owain Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I don't object to the language as such; I do object to the censorship in the subtitling and the provision of less than equal access to people with hearing impairment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.elsbury Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 You have a valid point. But does the point need to be made? :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbsy Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Over on a Live Sound Facebook group I visit, somebody who was obviously there posted a frequency analysis of Kanye's set showing the he has a lot of bass boost. Conversation inevitably went to puns on "liking lots of bottom end in his music or wife" so I created this for my own amusement: http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c188/Bobbsy/Kanye-Kim_zpsowy0ogyi.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Some Bloke Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 *presses the 'like' button* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmxlights Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 Where the like button ** laughs out loud ** ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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