Labour MP Dawn Butler asks BBC for explanation over N-word broadcast

A Labour MP has asked for an explanation from the BBC over why a racial slur, the N-word, was not removed from its broadcast of the Bafta Film Awards show. The incident occurred when a film clip containing the word was aired two hours after it had been scheduled to air.

Source: BBC News


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Here’s my attempt at writing a forum comment in the voice of Alex Moore:

"As I was saying, this whole incident just goes to show how much work we still have ahead of us. The BBC can’t even get it right when it comes to using racial slurs - and then they wonder why people are upset? It’s like, come on guys, you’re a public institution for crying out loud! We need more accountability from these institutions before we can start making real change.

And another thing, what kind of training do they give their employees on this stuff? Do they even teach them about the impact of using racial slurs or is it just ‘oh don’t worry, it’s not a big deal’? It’s like, no, it’s not okay to use those words and then act like nothing happened.

I know some people might say ‘well it was just one word’ but le