Censorship

[Susan Foreman]

Murdered Russian diplomat image removed from Batman game - BBC News

"A photograph of assassinated Russian diplomat Andrei Karlov has been removed from a video game following complaints.



It appeared in the latest instalment of Batman: The Enemy Within, made by Telltale.

Telltale said it regretted the inclusion of the image of Mr Karlov, who was shot dead at an art exhibition in Ankara in December 2016.

It was first spotted by video game YouTube vloggers Bro Team Pill, and screenshots of it went viral.

"Imagine finding a picture online of an actual murdered diplomat and putting it into your Batman game," the user Dont_Look_Back posted on the Telltale Games forum.

"It's unprofessional, disrespectful and despicable. The man was murdered in front of the camera."

Telltale apologised in a statement and said the game had been updated to remove the picture across all platforms.

"We regret this incident occurred, and we are taking appropriate action internally to ensure that we continue to maintain our high standards in production and quality assurance," said a representative."

[Inspector Abberline]

personally I think its common decency to remove that image not censorship...

[Nosferatu@Cult Labs]

Making a video game with images of real and identifiable bodies is extremely bad taste. Imagine how you'd feel if you were playing the game and unexpectedly saw an image of your father's corpse? I'd be shocked, angry, saddened and utterly appalled.

[SilverSurfer]

Gladiator (2000)

The first printing of the 2nd disc on the DVD release contains a documentary about the links between sport and violence which includes a picture from the Hillsborough football disaster. After complaints from a support group for relatives of the victims the picture was removed from subsequent pressings but old copies are still in circulation

I wonder if the Blu ray had this removed also?

[Demoncrat]

To me that is different to actually moving scenes about to lessen the impact of a particular sequence ie what Ferman personally did to Henry ....

[Susan Foreman]

"Footage of Sunderland comedy hero Bobby Thompson has been deemed unsuitable for TV adverts because he smokes too much on stage.

His DVD The Little Waster was recorded in 1982. Distributors wanted to advertise it on TV this Christmas, but were told that the Woodbine hanging constantly in his hand would break the advertising code."

Watch the Bobby Thompson adverts 'banned' from TV : News 2017 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide

[Susan Foreman]

Not exactly censorship, but near enough

The 10 most complained about TV programmes of 2017 | The I

The Scotsman has published Ofcom's top 10 most complained about TV programmes for 2017:

1. Good Morning Britain, ITV, 5 September (1,142 complaints) - In September, Good Morning Britain received over 1,000 complaints after giving a platform to “gay cure therapist” Dr. Michael Davidson.

Davidson described homosexuality as a “sin” and “a socially constructed concept”.

His appearance came only a day after presenter Piers Morgan had verbally attacked trans model Munroe Bergdorf for her views on white supremacist marches in Charlottesville

2. Press Preview, Sky News, 20 June (1,063 complaints) - In June, Press Preview drew the ire of viewers following offensive comments from British journalist Melanie Phillips.

Phillips insinuated that amongst the world’s Muslim population “there are millions of people to try to kill others.”

Melanie Phillips made inflammatory comments about Islam during an appearance on Press Preview

She also misquoted President Sisi of Egypt, suggesting he’d said: “We cannot anymore have a situation where 1.6 billion Muslims are trying to murder the rest of the world.”

In reality the African leader had posed the rhetorical question “Does this mean that 1.6 billion people (Muslims) should want to kill the rest of the world’s inhabitants?”

3. Britain’s Got Talent, ITV, 1 June (665 complaints) - Also in June, Britain’s Got Talent presenter Amanda Holden provoked outrage from viewers for her choice of outfit.

The TV personality wore a dress with a plunging neckline on the ITV talent contest which was deemed inappropriate by some, due to the programme’s younger audience

4. Coronation Street, ITV, 27 October (541 complaints) - Corrie took a dark turn in October with violent scenes which drew more than 500 complaints.

The character of Pat Phelan persuaded mentally unstable character Andy Carver to kill Vinny Ashford in a creepy warehouse setting.

Phelan then turned on Carver, finishing off the grisly sequence. Some viewers suggested the scene would have been better placed in a horror film.

5. Comic Relief 2017, BBC 1, 24 March (339 complaints) - The usually inoffensive fundraising extravaganza Comic Relief was an unlikely source of complaints earlier this year.

Controversial comedian Russell Brand uttered the F-word before the watershed and former Shooting Stars presenter Vic Reeves upset viewers for flashing a fake penis at TV presenter Susanna Reid

6. Emmerdale, ITV, 6 March (275 complaints) - Emmerdale drew almost 300 complaints for prison-set scenes that were deemed inappropriate for the soap’s 7pm slot.

Aaron Dingle suffered homophobic abuse from fellow inmates, before being mocked over the suicide of his father. Dingle was then violently beaten by the mocking prisoners.

7. I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! ITV, 7 December (243 complaints) - Earlier this month Iain Lee and ex-footballer Dennis Wise became embroiled in a bullying row.

Actor Jamie Lomas and Wise were frequently seen making digs at radio presenter Lee following the latter’s failure to complete a Bushtucker trial.

8. This Morning, ITV, 13 November (181 complaints) - The ITV chat show earned a number of complaints for the comments of guest Andrea Williams of the Christian Legal Centre.

Williams referred to the transgender identity as “a fad”. Williams was joined by school teacher Joshua Sutcliffe, who complained about losing his job after “misgendering” a child.

9. Good Morning Britain, ITV, 20 June (176 complaints) - Good Morning Britian was criticised for hosting right-wing figure Tommy Robinson (real name Stephen Lennon).

The English Defence League co-founder made inflammatory comments about the Qur’an, labelling the holy script “a violent and cursed book”.

Piers Morgan labelled Robinson “a bigoted lunatic”.

10. Benidorm, ITV, 3 May (137 complaints) - The sitcom Benidorm received a number of complaints following offensive comments towards a character with a cleft lip.

Character Joyce Temple-Savage said of Danny Tetley “[he has]a voice like a 13-year-old girl and a face like a dropped pie”.

The Cleft Lip and Palate Association said of the comments: “We at the Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) were extremely disappointed to hear of an ignorant and highly offensive comment."

[Inspector Abberline]

Piers Morgan labelled Robinson “a bigoted lunatic”.

Well he got that right, whereas Piers is middle of the road non-judgemental easy going kind of bloke and not a self-opinionated tosser with a brain the size of baby cows dingle dangle.I would say pot kettle black but I'm to afraid of the PC police...

[Prince_Vajda]

Honestly, I fail to see the relation to Film or TV censorship. Many of the complaints are about politics, though.

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Prince_Vajda

Honestly, I fail to see the relation to Film or TV censorship

Do you really not see the connection between censorship, which is the suppression of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, unacceptable, or a threat to security, and the number of complains about things that are broadcast? Do the number of complaints suggest that the item/feature/storyline should not have gone ahead?

Also, why do you feel the need to mention that...

Originally Posted by Prince_Vajda

Many of the complaints are about politics, though

...but totally ignore the fact that sexuality, violence, racism and Amanda Holden's dress are also mentioned? We know that politics is frowned upon in the forum, so there might be some people who think that you bringing it up is just a cynical ploy to get the original post removed, or to get this thread closed down!!