5 Feet of Fury

BBC/ “Fairytale of New York” censorship fiasco

In a nation in which public projectile vomiting is a beloved national pastime…

“But to chiefs at BBC Radio 1, the duet has suddenly posed an embarrassing problem thanks to two words they initially deemed offensive, but have since changed their minds about. Earlier this week, for the first time since its 1987 release, managers at the radio station decided to fade out the words ‘faggot’ and ‘slut’ in order not to offend listeners.”