[in4308]

Outspoken Radio 1 DJ Chris Moyles has sparked more complaints to the BBC after appearing to tell listeners that Polish people make good prostitutes.

The award-winning Moyles has found himself accused of racism before British Poles protested to the corporation over the comments, which they deemed to be racist.

The BBC has told Sky News Online it has received 32 complaints, but insisted that Moyles had "definitely not meant to cause any offence".

"I've always found in my experience that prositutes make very good cleaners and their ironing, brilliant," Moyles said in his award-winning breakfast show on November 19.

"I just find that if you're Polish, you're very good at ironing ... and prostitutes ... very good also at fixing cars."

British Polish news website Infolinia.org has led the protests, describing the comments made by Moyles - who is yet to make a public apology - as "nasty stereotyping".

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Radio-1-Chris-Moyles-Racism-Row-DJs-Racist-Comments-Spark-BBC-Compaints/Article/200812115171724?lpos=UK_News_Top_Stories_Header_4&lid=ARTICLE_15171724_Radio_1_Chris_Moyles_Racism_Row%3A_DJs_Racist_Comments_Spark_BBC_Compaints

Heres another one starting off.......

[chrysostom]

Haha, i actually thought when he said that, that it was a bit risque - but if moyles gets suspended i'm sure there will be some cheap eastern european replacement for him...

[Munki Bhoy]

Borat, Kazakhstan, same joke. * sake you over sensitive morons, if you don't like it * off! Don't listen!

Or just go home, you're giving us a bad name!

[Johnny 1989]

I AM GETTING REALLY FED UP OF THIS

FFS, why do people keep complaining over the most tedious and pathetic things in the world, there's rising rates of murders, poverty, etc. in this world & all people keep complaining about is a few sodding words.

These stupid, sad, pathetic people really need to get a life with these throwaway comments. Fair enough Brand/Ross was over stepping the mark but this (which is slightly risque) and the whole Barroman incident, of which you could see nothing, and recent sackings left, right & centre of commercial radio station DJ's is absolutely ludicrous, all because a bunch of stuffy old Daily Mail readers, who will probably have snuffed it within the next five years anyway, try & preach their views on us.

Well I'm sorry, sod off you miserable old gits, got back & listen to the sodding archers on Radio 4 & leave us normal people who don't get offended by every tiny little thing in our lives to get on with it.

If Moyles apologises THEN END OF DISCUSSION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

End of rant (can you tell that I had a bad day at work today )

[Scottymeuk]

But yet in the letter they start with "Dear Sirs". Lets complain about them for being sexist. Anyone want to join me?

[Johnny 1989]

But yet in the letter they start with "Dear Sirs". Lets complain about them for being sexist. Anyone want to join me?

I noticed this, why not Dear Editor instead, I think I'm going to complain!




I'm joking of course, but TBH if those mail b*st*rds are going to complain about tedious things, then so am I

[SAV1OUR]

If the bastards at the Heil can stick something as silly as the John Barrowman so-called 'incident' on their front page then this really is war on all young people, they all need to lay off the sherries and red bulls, self-righteous aged old monsters.

[trickymahonia]

Now the Daily Mail are on to it, it will never end

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... urore.html

There were barely any complaints say the official report re the Brand and Ross advert at the BBC duty office, but once the mail readers got on board, well you know the rest

[Johnny 1989]

Oh great, so this means the only good DJ left on air could get the bullet, all because a bunch of miserable gits hear about.

However seeing as this is about foreigners & not British people most heil readers probably won't care*

*guestimate

[Johnny 1989]

Actually looking at alot of the comments on there, alot of them don't seem to be bothered, oddly enough

Someone actually explains the joke on their comments pages as well, a quick apology should fix this.

I've heard far worse jokes out and about, and oddly enough by Mail readers

[SAV1OUR]

Why do we give morons so much power? I really think there should be a counter-complaints system setup so we can form our OWN army against the muppets, why are we powerless?

This story aint got legs anyway, but idiots will have Ofcom as their homepage next time they fancy a power-trip.

[Johnny 1989]

Why do we give morons so much power? I really think there should be a counter-complaints system setup so we can form our OWN army against the muppets, why are we powerless?

This story aint got legs anyway, but idiots will have Ofcom as their homepage next time they fancy a power-trip.

Well, is there anywhere on the BBC's webpage where we can show our support for Moyles at all so that we can defend him & stick two fingers up at the heil?

[SAV1OUR]

With the 'Missing Word' feature I think they were urging people to visit some site called 'yoursay' - The BBC Trust, and we shouldn't forget all those unheard voices that supported Brand and Ross, can't remember exactly, but there was a few thousand of them, good on them, but they'd be overlooked by the mighty 'feral beast'.

[Johnny 1989]

With the 'Missing Word' feature I think they were urging people to visit some site called 'yoursay' - The BBC Trust, and we shouldn't forget all those unheard voices that supported Brand and Ross, can't remember exactly, but there was a few thousand of them, good on them, but they'd be overlooked by the mighty 'feral beast'.

Well unfortunately a backwards fascist paper (think the early years of Hitler) seems to be the voice of the UK apparently

[TIAL]

Coming from a Polish family, I can only say that most of my relatives have a good sense of humour and are able to laugh at their own stereotype of them all being cleaners etc. There's no sensitivity involved, they all laugh it off. The people here are just the same thin-skinned lot who complain about anything and everything.

[shamrock student]

Isent it fair to say at the very least that the daily heil has certain nationalistic tendancies, so perhaps chris'es job is safe after all this time

lord only knows hes taken the mick out of us irish quite often and you don't see us whingeing...Bring it on!

[Johnny 1989]

Coming from a Polish family, I can only say that most of my relatives have a good sense of humour and are able to laugh at their own stereotype of them all being cleaners etc. There's no sensitivity involved, they all laugh it off. The people here are just the same thin-skinned lot who complain about anything and everything.

And this proves how out of touch these council leaders, newspaper editors, etc. are.

If you know, first hand that most people won't be offended then why do we always get these single representatives who think they represent a whole group of people.

Thing is though if this had been a joke about the French then no one would have batted an eyelid, plus Moyles' wage also is another factor

[thenamesarnold]

I tell you now there will be an upcry from Moyles fans all over the country if this gets out of hand, ross and brand was bad enought and people will not let the Mail win again.... ( i hope)

Funny how this image is become more useful all the time

[Johnny 1989]

I tell you now there will be an upcry from Moyles fans all over the country if this gets out of hand, ross and brand was bad enought and people will not let the Mail win again.... ( i hope)

Funny how this image is become more useful all the time

Thing is the Moyles comment all depends on how you take it, someone made a point of explaining the joke.

And to be honest to the idiots at the Heil, the Brand/Ross incident is 100 times worse than what Moyles said

[MK Chris]

I was shocked when John Barrowman exposed himself live on radio. As for Moyles, I think he should be replaced by Anne Widdicombe.

Best comment ever.

[Zoot]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20081203/tuk ... dbed5.html
Halle Berry wasn't this year was it?

Gawd I hope this doesn't mimick the Russell Brand thing

[Andy B]

It won't. I can't see the Daily Mail arguing for the rights of foreigners over a british man, even if he does work for the beeb. Now if he'd had a pop at a national treasure, say Gloria Hunniford or Brucie then it may have been a different story.

Anyway I thought we had to refer to them as "sex workers" now as prostitute is offensive apparently.

[Scottymeuk]

[rant]

If this was as big as Russell brand case then they would have made him apologise. This is in no way racist, Chris is not racist at all. I have no idea why people don't like him. Is it because he is the best DJ? I don't know? Something I've heard a lot of (In the lorry driver vid I got 85,000 hits on) is that when i ask "Why do you hate him?", the usual reply is to mention his weight etc. I find it stupid how people hate him but still listen. If people hate him DON'T LISTEN!

[/rant]

[in4308]

According to a BBC report on it they received 32 complaints.....

According to the Daily Mail they received 95 complaints......

I'll say no more.......

[chrismoylesisafatgit]

MOYLES IS A TALENTLESS TOSSER - HOW ANYONE CAN THINK HE HAS A SHRED OF HUMOUR OR ANYTHING ELSE WORTH LISTEN TO MUST BE AS UNEDUCATED AS THIS TUB OF LARD.

HOPE SOME POLISH BLOKE CHINS HIM