ciderboy Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 seen this today what are coming to on this country Press Assoc. - Sunday, March 16 11:38 pmPolice are investigating a complaint of racism against a TV programme featuring Basil Brush. (Advertisement) A traveller reported an episode of the Basil Brush Show which showed a gypsy woman trying to sell the children's puppet heather and wooden pegs. The programme was a repeat and broadcast on digital channel CBBC. A spokesman for Northamptonshire Police, which received the complaint, said: "We can confirm we have received a complaint about a TV show featuring Basil Brush from a member of the public in February. "The complaint was logged as an incident of a racist nature." Joseph Jones, vice-chairman of the Southern England Romany, Gypsy and Irish Traveller Network compared the programme to the Black and White Minstrel Show. He told the Mail on Sunday: "This sort of thing happens quite regularly and we are fed up with making complaints about stereotypical comments about us in words that we find racist or offensive. "Racist abuse of black people is quite rightly no longer deemed acceptable, but when a comedian makes a joke on TV about ****** or ####s, there's no comeback." The programme was a repeat and has also been released on a DVD. Basil Brush still appears on an updated version of the morning TV show Saturday Swap Shop on BBC2. The character first appeared in 1960s and was based on the upper-class comic Terry-Thomas. Basil is well known for his catchphrase "Boom Boom". The BBC refused to comment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Quite right too, and what about that other racially inspired puppet "Sooty", very degrading and offensive to ethnic minorities. And we won't even mention "Muffin the Mule". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berettaman1 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Quite right too, and what about that other racially inspired puppet "Sooty", very degrading and offensive to ethnic minorities. And we won't even mention "Muffin the Mule". Muffin The Mule,!!! Dont think its legal is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob300w Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 (edited) Quite right too, and what about that other racially inspired puppet "Sooty", very degrading and offensive to ethnic minorities. And we won't even mention "Muffin the Mule". Muffin The Mule,!!! Dont think its legal is it? Only in certain parts of Essex, the exact locations jealously guarded, and handed down for generations from father to son. P.S. Don't knock it, 'till you have tried it! Edited March 17, 2008 by bob300w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I agree that is not fair and how dare they say such a thing, none of them actually sell heather and wooden pegs these days, they'd rather beg, steal and fly tip oh and lay dodgy tarmac drives. I'm off to complain myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codling99 Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 Quite right too, and what about that other racially inspired puppet "Sooty", very degrading and offensive to ethnic minorities. And we won't even mention "Muffin the Mule". Muffin The Mule,!!! Dont think its legal is it? neither is mountain goats,or sh***** sheep for that matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderboy Posted March 17, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I agree that is not fair and how dare they say such a thing, none of them actually sell heather and wooden pegs these days, they'd rather beg, steal and fly tip oh and lay dodgy tarmac drives. I'm off to complain myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted March 17, 2008 Report Share Posted March 17, 2008 I wonder if the complaint came from a tv licence payer ? all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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