Greg Wallace.. BBC got it wrong again
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Wake up, Maggie, I think I got somethin' to say to you
It's late September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused, but I feel I'm being used
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that's what really hurts
The mornin' sun when it's in your face really shows your age
But that don't worry me none, in my eyes, you're everything
I laughed at all of your jokes, my love, you didn't need to coax
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my soul, and that's a pain I can do without
All I needed was a friend to lend a guiding hand
But you turned into a lover, and mother, what a lover, you wore me out
All you did was wreck my bed, and in the morning, kick me in the head
Oh, Maggie, I couldn't have tried any more
You led me away from home
'Cause you didn't wanna be alone
You stole my heart, I couldn't leave you if I tried
I suppose I could collect my books and get on back to school
Reticence or contrition, not one of his strong points, no.
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Didn't abba sing about young girls at one point back in the day?
Not sure about what the situation was in sweden at the time, but it was definitely a case of dodgy lyrics when played elsewhere...
But the point is even older guys have to accept they have to change their language towards women otherwise equality will never happen.
So drop the '70's style innuendo...
benny hill ain't fun anymore!
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Wallace has proved he's unsuitable for the position. What he said may have been ok in a pub but in the employ of the BBC, it's not. They DID haul him up in front of the boss, but he evidently didn't respect that.
Add the implication that m.a. women of any age don't matter, and he gets an F O you Jerk. from me.
It might have been ok to screen those upcoming episodes until he opened his gob.
Not now. The BBC should - does - have Higher Standards, and needs to show it.
Add the implication that m.a. women of any age don't matter, and he gets an F O you Jerk. from me.
It might have been ok to screen those upcoming episodes until he opened his gob.
Not now. The BBC should - does - have Higher Standards, and needs to show it.
He's put the proverbial nail in his own coffin with his recent posts.
And what we have to remember is this. Boundaries. Lines in the sand. Whilst I agree we seem to be going too far with some of this (e.g. trigger warning at the start of Antiques Roadshow) we also have to remember much of what was considered 'banter' back in the day probably wasn't much of the time.
For example, for those on here with daughters, think of this. Would you be comfortable thinking of her e.g. in an office and a male colleague saying 'wow, I could have plenty of fun with those!' whilst staring at her chest?
Don't worry mate, it's just banter.
And what we have to remember is this. Boundaries. Lines in the sand. Whilst I agree we seem to be going too far with some of this (e.g. trigger warning at the start of Antiques Roadshow) we also have to remember much of what was considered 'banter' back in the day probably wasn't much of the time.
For example, for those on here with daughters, think of this. Would you be comfortable thinking of her e.g. in an office and a male colleague saying 'wow, I could have plenty of fun with those!' whilst staring at her chest?
Don't worry mate, it's just banter.
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I was the technician in an Operator Assistance Switchroom in the '90's. That was five years of some of the most exciting (for a Red-Bloodied male), hair curling and learning times I could have had.
There was during tea breaks, operator parties and other social activities some of the most ribald and what today could be considered inappropriate words. I had to give as good as I got.
Today who would be most offended?
There was during tea breaks, operator parties and other social activities some of the most ribald and what today could be considered inappropriate words. I had to give as good as I got.
Today who would be most offended?
This one
You're so hot, teasing me
So, you're blue, but I can't take a chance on a chick like you
That's something I couldn't do
There's that look in your eyes
I can read in your face that your feelings are driving you wild
Ah, but girl, you're only a child
Well, I can dance with you, honey, if you think it's funny
Does your mother know that you're out?
And I can chat with you, baby, flirt a little maybe
Does your mother know that you're out?
Take it easy (take it easy)
Better slow down, girl
That's no way to go
Does your mother know?
Take it easy (take it easy)
Try to cool it, girl
Take it nice and slow
Does your mother know?
I can see what you want
But you seem pretty young to be searching for that kind of fun
So maybe I'm not the one
Now you're so cute, I like your style
And I know what you mean when you give me a flash of that smile (smile)
But girl, you're only a child
Eh..?
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It depends who's in the room. If it's all blokes then you can ignore it to a point though it's tiresome and can still be offensive.
If there's a woman in earshot - of any age, it's way past any lines in sand. Punch in mouth territory.
IME, these days, a few women can be cheap when roles are reversed. Some assume an aura of protection.
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There was Young girl, get out of my mind I remember from the late 1960s, probably frowned on today. Sung by Gary Puckett and the Union..
He isn't employed by the BBC. He is employed by the production companies that produce the shows he appears in.
They approached the production company about complaints but not him directly.
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