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Topic History of: Should radio be playing Gary Glitter?
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Author	Message
Leader	of course he shouldn't be airbrushed out purposefully, but time will in fact do that all by itself. his music will be confined to history, and he'll become a footnote.
Denise	Meanwhile, in the real world, BBC1 did feature Rock and Roll Christmas in a TV show last year, and I heard it in Woolworths. So he's not been totally airbrushed out. Then there is Youtube.
Anthony	SW wrote: Yes it is a good analogy - you were aware surely that an analogy does not have to be exact? True enough, but radio stations censoring the work of a convicted criminal as opposed to someone we think may be guilty though no conviction was ever made are two significantly different issues. But everyone seems to be discussing two different points anyway. Would Glitter have a chance of a successful career now? Unlikely. The public are more outraged by paedophilia than they are murder, and the chances of an ageing rocker with no criminal history reviving his career are low enough as it is. Should he be airbrushed out of history? Absolutely not. That's the sort of society where book burning is only just around the corner.
Angel	I'm with Zooloo and Leader. Once a Nonce always a Nonce. The public don't forget...
Angel	They weren't convicted???