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Contents:
- CHRIS MOYL REPRIMAND OVER 'GAY' SPOOF LYRICS TO WILL YOUNG SONG
- TO BAN CHRIS MOYL OM SAYG 'GAY' N ONLY ADD TO HIS FIZZ
- LISTEN UP STT MILLS, 'GAY' DO NOT MEAN 'BBISH'
CHRIS MOYL REPRIMAND OVER 'GAY' SPOOF LYRICS TO WILL YOUNG SONG
Homophobia. In May 2006 Moyl was acced of homophobia, when he rejected a rgtone by sayg "I don't want that one, 's gay", live on air. This led to a number of plats to the BBC, [1] argug that the e of the word gay this ntext was homophobic.
The Programme Complats Commtee said that, "The word 'gay', addn to beg ed to mean 'homosexual' or 'reee', was often now ed to mean 'lame' or 'bbish'.
TO BAN CHRIS MOYL OM SAYG 'GAY' N ONLY ADD TO HIS FIZZ
[2] In scribg a rgtone as gay, the DJ was nveyg that he thought was 'bbish' rather than 'homosexual'.
LISTEN UP STT MILLS, 'GAY' DO NOT MEAN 'BBISH'
Moyl was not beg homophobic. "[1] The panel acknowledged, however, that this e of the word 'gay' a rogatory sense uld e offence to some listeners and unselled utn on s e. Those fendg Moyl have noted that Aled Haydn Jon, his show's producer who has worked wh Moyl sce 2001, is openly gay.
[7] He was quoted The Guardian by Stonewall chief executive Ben Summerskill as sayg "Yeah, I'm homophobic, I don't like the gays. We have a token gay on the show! 1 "BBC accepts new meang of 'gay'".