{"id":2781,"date":"2022-11-03T22:02:05","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=2781"},"modified":"2022-11-03T22:02:05","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:02:05","slug":"blog-november-3rd-complaint-to-the-bbc-part-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/risen.org.uk\/?p=2781","title":{"rendered":"Blog November 3rd \u201cComplaint to the BBC \u2013 Part Four"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The last three blogs have focused on my complaint to the BBC concerning a Celebrity Master Chef episode in which Adam Pearson uttered \u201cJesus of Nazareth.\u201d As I felt this unacceptable, I complained to the BBC and have been sharing the correspondence that resulted. Last week contained a letter from the BBC explaining that stage 1 of their complaints process was now complete and that the next stage was to write to the BBC\u2019s Executive Complaints Unit (ECU). I did this with a copy of my letter below:
\n Thank you for your response and your apology for offending me, however my feelings are not the issue; my complaint is directed at BBC policy which caused Mr Pearson\u2019s \u201cJesus of Nazareth\u201d expletive to be retained and not deleted from the \u201cCelebrity Master Chef\u201d broadcast of August 30th.
\nAs part of your justification, you state that \u201cGod\u2019 and \u2018Jesus Christ\u2019 are commonly used in place of more offensive swear words. This clearly demonstrates that your policy categorises \u201cJesus Christ\u201d as a replacement swear word. Furthermore, by endorsing its misuse in a \u201ccookery programme\u201d you exacerbate its misuse in everyday speech.
\nThe exact words used by Mr Pearson were, in fact \u201cJesus of Nazareth.\u201d
\nIn her Christmas Broadcast of 2008, Queen Elizabeth 11 demonstrated how these words should be used appropriately as an expression of respect
\n\u201cI hope like me you will be encouraged by the example of Jesus of Nazareth who, often in great adversity, managed to live an unselfish and sacrificial life.\u201d
\nMr Pearson, however, used \u201cJesus of Nazareth\u201d inappropriately as an expression of disrespect. Uttering these words in such a manner is most definitely not part of everyday speech and I was especially shocked and offended to hear them on \u201cCelebrity Master Chef.\u201d May I please ask in which BBC programmes have these words previously been used in a similar cursory manner?
\nI would welcome the comments of Mr James Purnell, the BBC\u2019s Head of Religious Affairs Programming on the points I make here and in my previous letter.
\nThank you
\nYours sincerely
\nNext week I will share the reply<\/p>\n

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