Abuse at the BBC: My Personal Testimony

[amateur51]

But they have not made cheap jokes about what is, at the very least, serious and, for those people who were involved, frightening and devastating.

HS

Agreed HS, and you will have read a good many posts from other Board members reflecting the seriousness of the matter under discussion

[ardcarp]

As a 'host' who has obviously failed to do his duty, may I just express the hope that satire is not yet dead in the UK ?

[jayne lee wilson]

As a 'host' who has obviously failed to do his duty, may I just express the hope that satire is not yet dead in the UK ?

Satire directed at the victims of sexual assault is an odd concept, as it is usually directed at those in positions of power, not those they abuse or attempt to abuse.

My heart was beating quite fast enough after my initial post, so I'm not staying here to feel the same way again!

[amateur51]

As a 'host' who has obviously failed to do his duty, may I just express the hope that satire is not yet dead in the UK ?

I always thought that satire was directed at the powerful?

[eighthobstruction]

I don't think it was satire....I think it was persiflage....

[french frank]

er this thread feels like sliding one's thumbnail down a blackboard or cracking a tooth on a nut ....

young adolescents were badly abused by BBC performers on a sustained basis ... abuse leaves bad scars in people's minds

the BBC reflected the larger society in its wilful ignorance of sexual predation and abuse .... not something for a titter and giggle for me ....

This seems like an appropriate post to respond to approvingly. I've also received a PM about this thread and am closing it on the grounds that it threatens to trivialise what is, and I'm sure there's no argument, a very sensitive topic since we have no way to judge how much it can upset individuals.