GagWatch

MediaWatchWatch has taken a look at Ofcom’s latest Broadcast Bulletin and discovered that the BBC were in breach for screening the Live8 concerts in July.

We received 55 complaints about swearing (“fuck”, “motherfucker”, “bitch”, “shit”) and offensive language (such as “nigga” and “blood claats” – an offensive slang term for a woman) used by some musicians during their appearances and performances. Complainants specifically mentioned Madonna, Razorlight, Green Day and Snoop Dogg. A number of these viewers were watching with their children and were surprised that the BBC had not used a delay system to prevent such language being broadcast in the early evening.

Four people also complained that Killer Shark Live had killer sharks in it and one viewer complained that The Ends, a nine-minute film made by young people from a youth inclusion project to highlight the issue of gun and violent crime on a South London estate, depicted gun violence.

Sex and the Nanny State – in which Mariella Frostrup marked the thirtieth anniversary of the Sex Discrimination Act by exploring the anomaly of the prevalence of sexuality in peoples’ daily lives but its suppression in the workplace- also came in for criticism. Although there was no evidence of children watching or that adults were concerned they might be, Ofcom found it in breach of Rule 1.4 anyway.

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