BBC Puts the Faggot Back

Yes, it was silly to alter it in the first place, but at least they admitted their mistake.

clipped from news.yahoo.com LONDON (Reuters) - A boss at BBC Radio reversed on Tuesdaya decision to cut the word "faggot" from a Christmas hit after the mother of the singer branded the move "ridiculous". In "Fairytale of New York", released 20 years ago by the Irish band the Pogues and the late Kirsty MacColl, she sings "You scumbag, you maggot/You cheap lousy faggot". BBC bosses decided to edit the word "faggot" each time the song was played because it was offensive to some of their audience. But they backed down after MacColl's mother and hundreds of fans complained. Andy Parfitt, controller of the public broadcaster's Radio 1, said the decision to edit the song was wrong. The song is a perennial favourite around Christmas and is battling for the lucrative number one spot in the charts this year. It has also topped several Best Christmas Song polls.

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