[blackhole]

mediawatch-uk (capitalization correct) is, roughly speaking, the British equivalent to the Parents Television Council. Formerly the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association, it was founded in 1965 by Mary Whitehouse (the British answer to fellow Moral Guardian Phyllis Schlafly) and claims a membership of 40,000 (it counts dead members and anyone who sends letters to them). It espouses an aggressively conservative view of proper TV content and has advocated making the possession of pornography a crime punishable by jail time. Mary Whitehouse, now deceased (dying, somewhat ironically, on the birthday of Doctor Who, one of her favourite targets), was 'honoured' by comedians Newman and Baddiel, who ironically named their 1990s sketch/stand-up series The Mary Whitehouse Experience.

She was also parodied with Mrs. Desiree Carthorse in The Goodies, where she hired them to produce a "gender education" film. Despite it being censored to the point of ridiculousness (everyone and everything in the film was covered in white sheets), she still objected morally. At the end of the episode, she got her way, and all television was banned to stamp out "S-E (cross motions with finger)". The Goodies pointed out that, since there was no TV, everyone would be having sex anyway, so the episode ends with her running down the street, shouting into windows, "Stop it! Stop it!"

The reason for the last was that Mrs W. had written to The Goodies complimenting them on their wholesome show, which annoyed them so much that they set out to offend her as often as possible from that point onwards.

 

[karajorma]

I hadn't heard the thing about the Goodies (Although I probably saw the episode when I was younger) but it doesn't surprise me at all.

[Dilmah G]

I hate women like that

[iamzack]

I hate people like that.

[Mefustae]

I hate people.

[blackhole]

I hate people.

Do you hate bunnies? 

[NGTM-1R]

I hate people.

So you're Nuke?

Do you hate bunnies? 

Damn straight! ****ing prey species, get back in the burrow!

[blackhole]

ZE BUNNIES SHALL TAKE OVER THE WORLD!

...somehow

 

[karajorma]

I think this has gone quite far enough.