Gonzo79 13,349 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) Interesting reporting from the BBC on this story... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-61701908 "India's diplomatic nightmare over controversial comments made by two senior officials of the country's ruling party about the Prophet Muhammad is showing no signs of ending. The BBC is not repeating Ms Sharma's remarks as they are offensive in nature." It seems Nupur Sharma referred to Muhammad's marriage to 6 year old. Edited June 7, 2022 by Gonzo79 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton_blows_goats 4,044 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: The BBC is not repeating Ms Sharma's remarks as they are offensive in nature." If you google 'did Muhammad marry a 6 year old' you find a whole load of whataboutary and people (presumable Muslim and other religious zealots) trying to justify it by saying it was common at the time, or historians have it wrong and the girl may have been much older. It really is depressing how people will defend things like this to the bitter end. Not just Muslims but other religious types. You still have the religious yeeha types in the US, male in thier mid 20's getting engaged to 14 year olds. Not on. PS Islam and Catholics started cancel culture and created woke in the modern terms. We should have stamped it out then but never. Look what we have let it spiral into. Edited June 7, 2022 by Sutton_blows_goats 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,349 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Without getting into a debate about judging figures from the past by today's standards or organised religion (both of which can get messy), my main issue here is the BBC's unwillingness to provide the reader with any information about the comments which sparked the story/diplomatic incident. Are we not to be trusted? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,687 Posted June 7, 2022 Author Share Posted June 7, 2022 13 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: Are we not to be trusted? Now don't be silly. The BBC can't be trusting riff raff. The public's role is to provide licence fee income, nothing more. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sutton_blows_goats 4,044 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 41 minutes ago, Gonzo79 said: BBC's unwillingness to provide the reader with any information about the comments which sparked the story/diplomatic incident. They don't want you to make up your own mind, they want to make it up for you. Same for all mainstream media outlets. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,349 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 31 minutes ago, Sutton_blows_goats said: They don't want you to make up your own mind, they want to make it up for you. Same for all mainstream media outlets. But other mainstream media outlets don't forcefully charge us for the privilege. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChelseaBoy 2,196 Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 5 hours ago, Gonzo79 said: Without getting into a debate about judging figures from the past by today's standards or organised religion (both of which can get messy), my main issue here is the BBC's unwillingness to provide the reader with any information about the comments which sparked the story/diplomatic incident. Are we not to be trusted? Liberal cowards. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,349 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/61912411 "The BBC has launched its first Green Sport Awards - to celebrate those people in sport helping to contribute to a more sustainable future.". 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ranger_syntax 3,715 Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Gonzo79 said: https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/61912411 "The BBC has launched its first Green Sport Awards - to celebrate those people in sport helping to contribute to a more sustainable future.". You couldn't have a more obvious example of the B.B.C. operating as a mindless propaganda engine. The only way for people to deal with it is to stop paying the licence fee. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,349 Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Caught a wee bit of the BBC's Glastonbury coverage on Sunday. Great to know how important US Supreme Court decisions are here and also it's definitely Pride month (I was reminded thrice in under two hours). Far too much reliance on nostalgia, when it comes to the musical acts on show. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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