Post by Teddy Bear on Mar 22, 2008 19:15:53 GMT
If you thought that the BBC had any kind of integrity or social responsibility - forget it. If you're supporting this negative and insidious cancer vis a vis the licence fee, then know you're increasing the depth to which our society is sinking, as the next story illustrates.
BBC criticised over Lily Allen 'kegging' clip
Last Updated: 2:55am GMT 20/03/2008
The BBC has been strongly criticised over its decision to air footage appearing to show a pupil pulling a teacher's trousers down.
The BBC3 programme Lily Allen And Friends showed the footage last night as part of a selection of "funny internet clips".
Introducing the video, pop star Lily Allen told the audience: "Now it's my favourite, it's kegging - pulling someone's trousers down in public when they least expect it.
"It's very childish, but very funny.
"CJ from London has sent me one, it's kegging a teacher."
The blurry clip, which may have been filmed on a mobile phone, appeared to show a pupil running up behind a teacher at a blackboard, before pulling the man's trousers down.
The face of the victim in the clip, which the studio audience greeted with roars of laughter, could not be seen clearly.
Today, teachers' unions condemned the BBC's decision to show the clip.
Andy Brown, national executive member at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and a teacher himself, said it was "completely and utterly irresponsible".
He said: "Broadcasting like that should not be allowed.
"The BBC is a big enough organisation to understand given the media furore over this kind of thing.
"It would be somewhat euphemistic to suggest it is naivety."
He added that if the victim in the footage is an ATL member and contacts the organisation it would be happy to consider taking legal action.
Chris Keates, general secretary of NASUWT, said: "We can only imagine what that teacher must feel about what happened to them at the time.
"Then (it has been) made hundreds of times worse by the fact that it is posted on the internet - and has now been shown on the BBC."
The BBC's airing of the clip also followed a warning yesterday that children were videoing teachers and other pupils in class and bombarding them with abusive messages, as well as posting insults on social networking websites.
The ATL said the Government's plans for schools to give parents online reports on their children's progress risked making such "cyber-bullying" of staff worse.
Speaking at the union's annual conference in Torquay, ATL general secretary Mary Bousted said: "The internet and mobile phones are here to stay.
"The most important thing is that it is clearly understood by everyone that the abuse of teachers by phones or networking sites or email is a serious offence."
Last Updated: 2:55am GMT 20/03/2008
The BBC has been strongly criticised over its decision to air footage appearing to show a pupil pulling a teacher's trousers down.
YouTube: Kegging is 'completely irresponsible'
The BBC3 programme Lily Allen And Friends showed the footage last night as part of a selection of "funny internet clips".
Introducing the video, pop star Lily Allen told the audience: "Now it's my favourite, it's kegging - pulling someone's trousers down in public when they least expect it.
"It's very childish, but very funny.
"CJ from London has sent me one, it's kegging a teacher."
The blurry clip, which may have been filmed on a mobile phone, appeared to show a pupil running up behind a teacher at a blackboard, before pulling the man's trousers down.
The face of the victim in the clip, which the studio audience greeted with roars of laughter, could not be seen clearly.
Today, teachers' unions condemned the BBC's decision to show the clip.
Andy Brown, national executive member at the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and a teacher himself, said it was "completely and utterly irresponsible".
He said: "Broadcasting like that should not be allowed.
"The BBC is a big enough organisation to understand given the media furore over this kind of thing.
"It would be somewhat euphemistic to suggest it is naivety."
He added that if the victim in the footage is an ATL member and contacts the organisation it would be happy to consider taking legal action.
Chris Keates, general secretary of NASUWT, said: "We can only imagine what that teacher must feel about what happened to them at the time.
"Then (it has been) made hundreds of times worse by the fact that it is posted on the internet - and has now been shown on the BBC."
The BBC's airing of the clip also followed a warning yesterday that children were videoing teachers and other pupils in class and bombarding them with abusive messages, as well as posting insults on social networking websites.
The ATL said the Government's plans for schools to give parents online reports on their children's progress risked making such "cyber-bullying" of staff worse.
Speaking at the union's annual conference in Torquay, ATL general secretary Mary Bousted said: "The internet and mobile phones are here to stay.
"The most important thing is that it is clearly understood by everyone that the abuse of teachers by phones or networking sites or email is a serious offence."