TV outrage of the week

Fratton Fred · 11-11-2008 05:01PM

High&Low wrote: »

It may be construed as derogatory, but its not common. If you type "spear chucker" into google you'll only return about 15,000 results.

The javelin is often referred to as a "spear" in athletics circles...

I can't believe the newspapers have "thrown a paddy" about it to be honest

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 11-11-2008 05:13PM

Don't chuck, those spears, at me...

RobertFoster · 11-11-2008 05:15PM

m@cc@ wrote: »

It's funny you should mention Golliwogs. Here in the Netherlands, they celebrate the arrival of 'Sinterklass'. He also has helpers called 'Zwarte Pieten' which basicially involves 'blackening up' to represent the African slave imported by Saint Nicolas (these days they try to say it's due to being down the chimneys). Can you imagine how far this would get in the UK and Ireland?!

****, there's "blackening up" and there's plain scary!

TerrorFirmer · 11-11-2008 05:28PM

Are you lads serious, Spear chucker is a well known racist term - I think the PC nonsense does go way to far but calling a black athlete a 'spear chucker' on live TV is pretty unacceptable - but don't equate this to me being a member of said brigade or in fact even giving two craps about it, in fact I had quite a hearty laugh when I read it - but it is outrageously racist, whether intended or otherwise, it'd be wierd to refuse to admit that. Yes you can say a Javelin is technically a spear but I challenge anyone here to honestly say they have ever used the terms 'Spear', 'chucker', and 'Javelin' inter-changably ("Lads did you see the spear chucking on TV" - If I said that to my friends they'd think I was watching National Geographic) - it just doesn't happen because People don't call Javelin throwers spear chuckers.

If I asked any of my friends for a few racist names, aside from the obvious, 'Spear Chucker' would probably come second or third on the list, at least.

Doesn't anyone remember that hilarious bit from Bowfinger about Spear Chucker??

m@cc@ · 11-11-2008 05:39PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Spear chucker is a well known racist term

I've never heard of it which maybe is a good thing. I remember Prince Philip getting in trouble for asking some aboriginals if they still used spears. Is 'spear chucker' any more racist than calling an Irish person a 'potato picker'? Yes, they are both deeply ignorant but I'd by lying if I said either particularly bothered me.

Indie18 · 11-11-2008 05:39PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Are you lads serious, Spear chucker is a well known racist term - I think the PC nonsense does go way to far but calling a black athlete a 'spear chucker' on live TV is pretty unacceptable - but don't equate this to me being a member of said brigade or in fact even giving two craps about it, in fact I had quite a hearty laugh when I read it - but it is outrageously racist,

he's one of them get him......... (Chucks spear)

TerrorFirmer · 11-11-2008 05:42PM

m@cc@ wrote: »

I remember Prince Philip getting in trouble for asking some aboriginals if they still used spears.

m@cc@ · 11-11-2008 05:44PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Prince Phillip is a legend, one of the likeable members of the Royal Family.

robinph · 11-11-2008 05:51PM

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Are you lads serious, Spear chucker is a well known racist term

Not that well known, I've never heard of it before.

Wacker · 11-11-2008 05:54PM

robinph wrote: »

Not that well known, I've never heard of it before.

Me neither.

Fratton Fred · 11-11-2008 06:04PM

In Jim Rosenthal's and Tessa Sanderson's generation, it would be a well known racist term for a Black person. I consider it to be very racist, but I don't think for a minute that is what JR meant to say, it was probably an unfortunate slip.

ejmaztec · 11-11-2008 06:09PM

Fratton Fred wrote: »

In Jim Rosenthal's and Tessa Sanderson's generation, it would be a well known racist term for a Black person. I consider it to be very racist, but I don't think for a minute that is what JR meant to say, it was probably an unfortunate slip.

Certainly wasn't kosher. :pac:

robinph · 11-11-2008 06:15PM

The Times wrote:

But they were the only words of support that Backley heard. “I thought they might appreciate that I was out of my comfort zone there,” the legendary spear-chucker said with a sigh.

Clicky

WalesOnline wrote:

The issue that has me flabbergasted is how serial under-achievers like spear-chucker Steve Backley can scream from the moral rooftops about how right it is that Chambers has been banned, while all the time ignoring the fact that the BOA is willingly taking part in a country where people’s houses are being knocked down so flower beds can be planted to make Beijing look pretty.

Clicky - yeah, I know Walse online isn't exactly the best source ever, but Google is overrun with outrage today

The Indepandant wrote:

A married man since October and now a father-to-be, Backley intends to hang up his spears after a final fling in the Greek capital next summer.

Clicky - OK only a "spear carrier" this time, but close enough.

If my Czech was better I'd find some about Jan Zelezny for you as well, but it isn't, so I won't.

flyton5 · 11-11-2008 07:43PM

ridiculious....i had to order an african-american coffee the other day.....pc madness!!

4zn76tysfajdxp · 11-11-2008 07:48PM

flyton5 wrote: »

ridiculious....i had to order an african-american coffee the other day.....pc madness!!

Did it have a cocktail stick in it?

flyton5 · 11-11-2008 07:51PM

Addyson Large Nursery wrote: »

Did it have a cocktail stick in it?

no...they said something about it appearing racist to a minority of people with too much time on their hands...

4zn76tysfajdxp · 11-11-2008 07:53PM

flyton5 wrote: »

no...they said something about it appearing racist to a minority of people with too much time on their hands...

Killjoys...

shenanigans1982 · 11-11-2008 07:54PM

Just as well the spear chuckers in South American jungles have no TV's....they'd be up in arms being compared to black people.

flyton5 · 11-11-2008 07:55PM

Addyson Large Nursery wrote: »

Killjoys...

better make sure "joys" isn't a racist term.....otherwise u'll be convicted under the incitement of hatred act....and u dont want that!! the walls have ears.....

shenanigans1982 · 11-11-2008 07:59PM

flyton5 wrote: »

better make sure "joys" isn't a racist term.....otherwise u'll be convicted under the incitement of hatred act....and u dont want that!! the walls have ears.....

Its a derogatory term for those locked up in Mountjoy...tomorrow one of them will be on to Joe Duffy complaining about Frada.

Dave! · 11-11-2008 08:19PM

I've never heard the expression before, but it's one I shall adopt! The N word is overused IMO

flyton5 · 11-11-2008 08:26PM

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Its a derogatory term for those locked up in Mountjoy...tomorrow one of them will be on to Joe Duffy complaining about Frada.

i doubt you'd actually get too many complaints about that one....people will only complain if it makes them look good....take that MP in Ipswich for example....he said Jeremy Clarkson should be sacked for what he said about truckers murdering prostitutes....turned the whole thing around to make it seem like Clarkson was having a go off dead prostitutes....PC GONE MAD....now if you'll excuse me my truck is still running and i need somewhere to bury this prostitute....

tony1kenobi · 11-11-2008 08:37PM

Indie18 wrote: »

yeah but they are not allowed to be called golliwogs anymore i forget what they are called now.

Spearchuckers.

themont85 · 11-11-2008 08:53PM

Seeing as how the newspaper business in the UK is on a crusade to up the moral standards of British television on a almost daily basis i think this story really illustrates how far downhill standards have gone on British tv.

Better red than dead: Bill Oddie's quip over electrocuted squirrel angers BBC viewers

The BBC has received complaints after a family show featured close-up shots of an electrocuted squirrel.

Viewers of Autumnwatch, the popular wildlife series, claimed that there was no need to include the footage, which they said had upset their children.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1084165/Better-red-dead-Bill-Oddies-quip-electrocuted-squirrel-angers-BBC-viewers.html

My God would somebody please think of the children?!

Mr Oddie or the BBC should do the only thing left honourable to do now and that is to either resign or be sacked. 4 complaints! My god thats double Ross/Brand's fiasco.

supertramp · 11-11-2008 08:53PM

It's the viewers who are rascist as they made the reference between "Spear chuckers" and coloured people, not the presenter

Capt'n Midnight · 11-11-2008 08:57PM

so is it racist to call a actor without a speaking part a "spear holder"

Zaph · 11-11-2008 08:58PM

Spearchucker Jones is a black character in M*A*S*H. He was in the book, the film and some of the early tv episodes. I assume he'd be called something else if they were being prodeuced today.

flyton5 · 11-11-2008 09:42PM

Zaph wrote: »

Spearchucker Jones is a black character in M*A*S*H. He was in the book, the film and some of the early tv episodes. I assume he'd be called something else if they were being prodeuced today.

they'd probably have to promote him....make him Gen. Spearchucker Jones....

Nodin · 11-11-2008 09:53PM

Zaph wrote: »

Spearchucker Jones is a black character in M*A*S*H. He was in the book, the film and some of the early tv episodes. I assume he'd be called something else if they were being prodeuced today.

The PC police must have come out of the walls and wiped my brain when I was asleep, as thats been wiped from my memory entirely....

flyton5 · 11-11-2008 09:54PM

i think spearchucker jones was the guy who sang "Suicide is Painless" in the movie.....i could be wrong

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