I really am coming to the conclusion that television broadcasting should stop in Britain and be banned for five years. Such an action will allow the 12 year olds, as per Ed Reardon, who run our television stations to be considerably retrained and made to behave along the lines that I alone should set.
Blue Peter is a children’s television programme that is aimed firmly at children from the age of 8 until 12 years. In my opinion, such children do not need to be subjected to swearing and violence when they tune into such a programme let alone in real life.
A book, with an unsuitable Americanism as its title to start with, was chosen to be included in a list of books to be chosen as the Blue Peter book of the year. That book was then dropped from the list because, A statement from Blue Peter said the book should not have been shortlisted in the first place "because it contains scenes of violence and swearing that are not suitable for the younger end of our audience." http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/07/blue-peter-awards-drop-finalist-unsuitable
Here’s the sick part: "It does have menace, all good thrillers have menace, and the Daleks are very menacing," he said. "I feel that this is a very inspiring, exciting book, with a moral framework and that their audience at the older end of 9-12 is being denied something they absolutely should be reading. "http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/dec/07/blue-peter-awards-drop-finalist-unsuitable
That comment came from David Frickling, the book’s publisher. Let me translate his true meaning: I hate those pompous, self seeking people at Blue Peter. Who do they think they are? With that book on their list we were sure to sell thousands of copies and rake in stacks of filthy lucre. So we infect a few kids with Americanisms, some violence a bit of swearing. So f****ing what? Crack their skulls if you ask me.
At least the twelve year olds got this one right.
DW
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