'Chav bashing shows class hatred'

Chav - a term synonymous with Little Britain's Vicky Pollard and used to abuse the working class by middle and upper class Brits according to Tom Hampson in a report to the Fabian Society. It's deeper than this...

BBC Un-censors The Pogues' Christmas classic

UPDATE: Radio 1 controller Andy Parfitt has reversed his decision to censor the Pogues Classic ‘Fairytale of New York’ Christmas single after receiving over 3000 emails protesting the decision."BBC Radio 1 has...

Walter Cronkite, Where Are You?

In the last couple of days when I tuned in to CNN looking for reports from around the world of significant events that might have a bearing on my life, I instead found continuous drivel about 1) the recent...

Should Offensive Words Be Banned?

"Should words like "nigger" and "faggot" be prohibited in public places? That's the question I will be discussing tonight on Paula Zahn Now on CNN. "They are words that cut like a knife," says the official CNN description of the show. "But should derogatory statements be...

Family of faggot fans fly the flag

A West Midlands family is playing a central role in the quest to raise the profile of a forgotten British dish - faggots. The Doody family from Wolverhampton has been crowned The Faggot Family in a national competition, and to kick off their reign they will launch National...

There's Something About Isaiah

"There's something about Isaiah Washington that stirs up controversy about sexuality. A year ago I posted an article on this site about Black Men And AIDS and used a stock photo of Isaiah Washington playing the role of Dr. Preston Burke on the hit TV show "Grey's Anatomy."...

The N Word

"A lot of sturm and drang over the Kramer (Michael Richards) affair. Was he racist, yes. Did he use the N word. Yep. Do I hate the N word because its historic meaning is derived from slavery, yep. But I hate it whenever I hear it. Not because the media decided to focus on...

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