Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Marsh sacked by Sky for tasteless remark
"The 60-year-old former Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City striker, a long-serving panellist for Sky, made what the station called "offensive and inexcusable" remarks on You're On Sky Sports on Monday night."
Who was offended? I find it hard to believe that anyone could be upset by Marsh's remarks. People just see (Tsunami) + (Joke) and force the (=) to make (Offence). This is a ridiculous decision. Sky are trying to make a point, and distance themselves from racist language. And that's great, but this is different from the Atkinson furore, as those who have eyes will see. It's a crass joke, and not very funny, but I'm more bothered by the lazy recourse to that hackneyed chestnut, (David Beckham's lack of intelligence) = (funny).
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"The 60-year-old former Queens Park Rangers and Manchester City striker, a long-serving panellist for Sky, made what the station called "offensive and inexcusable" remarks on You're On Sky Sports on Monday night."
Who was offended? I find it hard to believe that anyone could be upset by Marsh's remarks. People just see (Tsunami) + (Joke) and force the (=) to make (Offence). This is a ridiculous decision. Sky are trying to make a point, and distance themselves from racist language. And that's great, but this is different from the Atkinson furore, as those who have eyes will see. It's a crass joke, and not very funny, but I'm more bothered by the lazy recourse to that hackneyed chestnut, (David Beckham's lack of intelligence) = (funny).
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