Invisible sodomy
Ofcom’s monthly Broadcast Bulletins are usually good for a giggle, and this month is no exception. The big news is that Make Poverty History are no longer allowed to advertise on TV or radio because of the political nature of their cause. However, here at MWW we are more concerned about the single viewer who complained about Channel 5’s showing of the Al Pacino film Cruising back in June.
This viewer was offended by two scenes of anal penetration, even though, as Ofcom states,
The scenes were so brief that they were imperceptible without freeze-framing and they had not been picked up when the film was received from the distributor.
Channel 5 hadn’t noticed that they’d been sent the “uncensored” version.
Given the extreme brevity of the pictures, very few viewers would have been aware of these scenes if they had not watched the film using a frame-advance mechanism.
We wonder how long it took the complainer to freeze-frame his way through the entire film to see if he could find any sodomy to get offended by?
And then only to get a “complaint resolved” verdict from Ofcom. What a bummer!
My favourite part is when they analyse the “mayonaise mama on my licking hole” line from the MTV trailer
Yes, I have to admit I had no idea what that meant until I read the explanation.
What period does this report cover anyway, as it would seem from the list at the end that they’ve looked at complaints from Jerry Springer: The Opera again?
I think they publish their decisions as they are resolved, and some take longer to resolvethan others. This issue included a complaint about Yasmin – a drama shown back in January. RE the JS:TO thing – I assume that’s just a couple of stragglers who were late with their complaints.
“Whilst some viewers may have inferred the line to refer to a sexual act involving mayonnaise”.
Genius.
Save me the digging: what exactly does “mayonaise mama on my licking hole” actually mean? I can take it…
U sure it wernt John Beyer who complained? I wouldnt put it past him to freeze frame something just to make sure he saw it right the first time so he can have something to back up his winge to OfCom.
Marc – are you trying to make out that you’ve never had a mayonnaise mama on your licking hole? Come on! Do you really expect us to believe that?