Jonathan Ross & Russell Brand

Everyone seems to have a view on this so why cant I add my ten pence. May I start by saying this isn't a blog to say what is right or wrong, this is just my view. May I also say what was said in that radio show was over the mark and stupid. Anyway I'm a big fan of Russell Brands radio show on BBC 2. Its on late on a Saturday and most shows they verge on going over the line. He is at times very funny and has great guests and also plays some good tunes. I did happen to listen the the show when it went out live(pre recorded live) and at the time I did find it funny but also a part of me felt "OH that's a bit rude on the guy". Sometimes when we do jokes we forget about the hurt that others could end feeling and this is what happen this time. This was a joke that was rude and stupid done in the heat of the moment between two friends not thinking about the hurt and pain this could cause.(who of us can say we never done that when we were with our friends, we go over the top sometimes, but don't mean it) I do believe this has all be blow up in a mass media frenzy, cause papers need to be filled with something and as people dieing of lack of food and large wars going on the papers seem to think this is some bigger story. Idiots.

Another part to all of this is the reaction which has happen, at the time of the show of com had two complaints.. Only two and I'm sure that could of been just at the fact Russell has stupid hair. But now of com have had 30,000 complaints. What annoys me is, did these people just phone up to complain after the event. Another question I would like to ask people who seem to have a view about it, did they even listen to the show or listen to the comments that were made. (again I'm not saying the comments are fine). Its the way the media and people have reacted to this, to be fair to Brand and Ross they both apologised to Mr Sachs straight away(Ross by going over to his house with a letter of apologise and some flowers) And Russell also said he was sorry, to me that should of been the end of it. The BBC should of given them both slaps on the wrists and said be more careful next time or u lose your jobs. But no the media made a massive issue of it all and now the BBC have cut shows and are scared how they look in all this. OK my rant is over. All in all, I think it was a unfair rude joke by two mates together and the media have made it into a massive witch hunt