Big Brother guilty of disablist language

Added on Wednesday 9 Jun 2010

Don't defend disablist language in name of free speech - Nobody cried censorship when a Big Brother contestant was evicted for using the n-word. Is joking about 'retards' different? Last week, Ofcom overturned a decision it had made in regard to the use of the word "retard" on a Channel 4 show.

Source: The Guardian

 

 

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