It was because
they thought it was anti-semitic. We tried to explain that yes, at least one of the *characters* is anti-semitic, but their only suggestion was to cut it to make it more racist against black people.
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somegreybloke, Tue 20 Aug 2013, 18:34,
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send it to Charlie Brooker,
he's clever, he wouldn't completely miss the point.
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Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Tue 20 Aug 2013, 19:14,
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The irony
Did you point out that their suggestion was, in fact, massively racist and missing the entire point of the cartoon?
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I did
but (probably luckily) there is a very diplomatic producer between me and the lawyers, so I'm not sure if the message got passed along.
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somegreybloke, Fri 23 Aug 2013, 19:49,
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This is even funnier than the skit.
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joefish It's hard for thee to kick against the pricks, Fri 23 Aug 2013, 17:52,
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Unbelievable...
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Extinct Jesus Dossier "...I think it counteracts Hitler's magic...", Sun 25 Aug 2013, 18:48,
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