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BBC agrees not to broadcast homophobic Fairytale of New York slur in Gavin and Stacey Christmas special

Emma Powys Maurice - December 24, 2020

Film and TV

BBC to air Gavin and Stacey special yet again this Christmas. Yes, the one with the homophobic slur

Josh Milton - December 4, 2020

Tory MP anger: Kirsty MacColl and Shane MacGowan originally sang 'Fairytale of New York'. (Tim Roney/Getty Images)

Entertainment

BBC forced to defend decision to censor homophobic slurs after complaints about Fairytale of New York

Reiss Smith - November 30, 2020

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Shane MacGown holding a microphone, Fairytale of New York

Music

The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan thinks it’s ‘ridiculous’ the BBC is censoring Fairytale of New York

Josh Milton - November 26, 2020

Opinion

When it comes to queer people’s priorities, the lyrics to Fairytale of New York is right at the bottom of the list

Nik Jovčić-Sas - November 25, 2020

Tory MP John Hayes / Kirsty MacColl and Shane Mcowan posing with guns

Politics

Tory MPs demand Boris Johnson take action after BBC censors ‘f****t’ from Fairytale of New York

Nick Duffy - November 23, 2020

Music

BBC to play edited version of Fairytale of New York this Christmas to avoid offending younger listeners

Josh Milton - November 19, 2020

Entertainment

Straight actor Mathew Horne can’t see the problem with singing a homophobic slur in Gavin and Stacey

Nick Duffy - January 29, 2020

Entertainment

Gavin and Stacey special hit with 900 complaints despite BBC’s feeble attempt to defend homophobic slur

Patrick Kelleher - January 10, 2020

Film and TV

BBC bizarrely defends using homophobic slur in Gavin and Stacey by claiming it ‘isn’t linked to homosexuality’

Nick Duffy - January 9, 2020

Film and TV

James Corden has been cast in a Netflix lesbian love story, and the internet isn’t happy about it

Lily Wakefield - January 4, 2020

Film and TV

More than a quarter of the population spent their Christmas watching Rob Brydon unnecessarily sing a homophobic slur

Josh Milton - January 3, 2020

A Twitter user targeted a sundry of LGBT+ people after an episode of Gavin & Stacey aired on Christmas Day. She was later fired. (Twitter)

Community

Homophobe loses job after calling countless Twitter users ‘dirty f**s’ on Christmas Day

Josh Milton - December 27, 2019

Singer Kirsty MacColl, who sang alongside The Pogues for a 'Fairytale of New York' cover, once changed a controversial lyric live on Top of the Pops in 1992. (Screenshot via YouTube)

Music

Kirsty MacColl opted not to sing ‘f****t’ during a 1992 ‘Fairytale of New York’ performance and Armageddon did not occur

Josh Milton - December 27, 2019

Film and TV

Fans appalled as BBC’s Gavin and Stacey special brings Christmas Day to a close with a homophobic slur

Emma Powys Maurice - December 26, 2019

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Fairytale of New York

BBC agrees not to broadcast homophobic Fairytale of New York slur in Gavin and Stacey Christmas special

BBC to air Gavin and Stacey special yet again this Christmas. Yes, the one with the homophobic slur

BBC forced to defend decision to censor homophobic slurs after complaints about Fairytale of New York

Latest Posts

The Pogues’ Shane MacGowan thinks it’s ‘ridiculous’ the BBC is censoring Fairytale of New York

When it comes to queer people’s priorities, the lyrics to Fairytale of New York is right at the bottom of the list

Tory MPs demand Boris Johnson take action after BBC censors ‘f****t’ from Fairytale of New York

BBC to play edited version of Fairytale of New York this Christmas to avoid offending younger listeners

Straight actor Mathew Horne can’t see the problem with singing a homophobic slur in Gavin and Stacey

Gavin and Stacey special hit with 900 complaints despite BBC’s feeble attempt to defend homophobic slur

BBC bizarrely defends using homophobic slur in Gavin and Stacey by claiming it ‘isn’t linked to homosexuality’

James Corden has been cast in a Netflix lesbian love story, and the internet isn’t happy about it

More than a quarter of the population spent their Christmas watching Rob Brydon unnecessarily sing a homophobic slur

Homophobe loses job after calling countless Twitter users ‘dirty f**s’ on Christmas Day

Kirsty MacColl opted not to sing ‘f****t’ during a 1992 ‘Fairytale of New York’ performance and Armageddon did not occur

Fans appalled as BBC’s Gavin and Stacey special brings Christmas Day to a close with a homophobic slur

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