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thinking Newsbeat should not report on BDSM bands?

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tldr · 14/05/2019 14:40

Hatari: The Icelandic band bringing BDSM to Eurovision www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-48214450

It’s about the Eurovision. That’s fine, whatever, it’s intended for adults, it’s on at night.

But Newsbeat (Newsbeat ffs!) is reporting on this band. The text accompanying the interview defines BDSM. The first question is ‘should every band have a gimp?’

Why can’t fetishes stay private? WTF are the bbc introducing kink to children?

Who the fuck decides that’s okay?!

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Original poster
tldr · 14/05/2019 14:40

Hatari: The Icelandic band bringing BDSM to Eurovision www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-48214450

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MrsTerryPratchett · 14/05/2019 14:44

I really worry about the BBC. The decisions they make about reporting WRT women and children looks like it would were there a bunch of abusive men planted in there.

HoneysuckIejasmine · 14/05/2019 14:48

What on earth?! Can't be political at Eurovision but can parade your kink?! Yikes.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 14/05/2019 14:49

Wait! Is Newsbeat for children?

Its broadcast on Radio 1 and 1Xtra, aimed at young peple not kids!

OwlBeThere · 14/05/2019 14:49

Newsbeat isn’t aimed at children. It’s target audience is 16-24.

yiskasha · 14/05/2019 14:50

I don't understand why we need to know what people are doing in their sex lives these days.

CuriousaboutSamphire · 14/05/2019 14:51

And sex has always been in the Eurovision, from Benny Hill type crap to fairly explicit stuff... we just don't understand the lyrics and other countries don't care!

sirfredfredgeorge · 14/05/2019 14:54

Newsbeat audience is 15-29, so yes I guess some "children" are involved, but I don't think it's an unreasonable topic for that age range.

BBC does a lot worse things. Were you thinking of Newsround?

sirfredfredgeorge · 14/05/2019 14:56

Newsbeat isn’t aimed at children. It’s target audience is 16-24

It's 15-29, and should also do some programming for younger audiences, see the licence:

downloads.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/assets/files/pdf/regulatory_framework/service_licences/radio/2016/radio1_apr16.pdf

Not that I think it's inappropriate, but you can argue "children" are part of the audience.

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tldr · 14/05/2019 15:03

Hmm. Might have been thinking of Newsround. Okay. I’ll dial down my outrage a tiny bit but my point stands.

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bigbadbadger · 14/05/2019 15:18

I'll just leave this here:
Hatari are proving to be so popular with primary school kids in Iceland that entire classes are now singing their song at their school concerts.

In case your Icelandic is a little rusty, the song's title is 'Hate Will Prevail' and the opening lines roughly translate as "Debauchery unconstrained! / Hangover uncontained!"
CuriousaboutSamphire · 14/05/2019 15:20

Sorry, that just make me snigger, loudly!

TurnOffTheTv · 14/05/2019 15:24

You are definitely thinking of Newsround OP 😃

NameChangeNugget · 14/05/2019 15:32

Looking forward to seeing John Craven later in a bad jumper and restraints.....Grin

OP, that has made my day Smile

MrsTerryPratchett · 14/05/2019 16:04

But why report it at all? It's not 'news' is it? Unless you just fancy talking about and possibly normalising BDSM. With the recent issues with many murders of women in 'sex game gone wrong' court cases, you'd think we'd be a little circumspect about it, wouldn't you?

Widowodiw · 14/05/2019 16:05

Your thinking of newsround.

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tldr · 14/05/2019 16:38

Happy to oblige nugget. Smile

Yes, mrspratchett, it’s not even a story, it’s not something they have to cover and then wonder how to do it appropriately, they could just not.

Kink doesn’t need normalising on the news.

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Whatisthisfuckery · 14/05/2019 16:54

It’s Creep creep creep, all the time. Sexualised violence is not cool. Call me a prude if you like, I’m happy to be so. Bedroom stuff should stay there, and kids/young people don’t need to be tricked into believing that being tortured in the name of sex is ok.

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tldr · 14/05/2019 17:11

I’ve been mulling it over. I did confuse Newsround and Newsbeat.

However.

Now it’s on the main BBC news page, flagged as being Newsbeat - ie directly indicating to Newsbeat’s audience that this is something they, Young People should be interested in, unlike all that boring other news that’s for old people.

It’s still wrong. And, yes, creepy AF.

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Snoopypoopy123 · 14/05/2019 18:31

YABU, get a grip!

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tldr · 14/05/2019 18:45

Excellent, I’ve never been told to get a grip by MN before. 😀

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DontTreadOnMe · 14/05/2019 18:52

You sound like you like censorship op. Put your pearls down, you’ll get less vexed.

Marchinupandownagain · 14/05/2019 19:01

God there's a whole shedload of ignorance about BDSM on this thread. We get it, you're vanilla. That's not a ticket to moral superiority, it's a kink just like any other.

OldUnit · 14/05/2019 19:07

Surely nothing remains a 'kink' if everything is considered a 'kink'.

There has to be a non kink 'vanilla' to deviate FROM. Like light and dark. Confused

TrollTheRespawnJeremy · 14/05/2019 19:11

I think it qualifies as News as it is blatantly a way at giving the finger to this year's hosts without outwardly having to state it.

I think young people should learn how to question politics publicly and how it is not always via mainstream means.