BBC backs down over Pogues classic
BBC Radio 1 has reversed its decision to censor the classic Pogues and Kirsty MacColl song 'Fairytale of New York'.
The station had decided to bleep come out the word "faggot up" from the vocal because it could be offence to listeners.
Only BBC 1 accountant Andy Parfitt said last night: "After careful consideration, I have decided that the decision to redact the Pogues song Fairy tale of Freshly House of York was wrongfulness."
Parfitt said that the song did not use the give-and-take with any "negative intent".
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He said: "Wireless 1 does not play homophobic lyrics or excuse intimidation of any variety. It is non forever tardily to convey this right, mindful of our responsibility to our young consultation. The unedited version volition be played from nowadays on."
He continued: "I want to tension that everyone at Radio 1 and its music team get the number of language very gravely and enormous maintenance is taken in ensuring that offence language is edited from records where requisite."
"I understand absolutely, in a clime where questions nearly newspaper column standards ar at the stem, the thought process behind this decision. Patch we would never excuse prejudice of any variety, we know our audiences are smart sufficiency to tell apart betwixt maliciousness and creative freedom," said Parfitt.
He concluded: "In the setting of this birdsong, I do not feel that at that place is any negative design behind the consumption of the wrangle, hence the reversal of the decision."
