The BBC has defended the decision to feature The Pogues’ Christmas song Fairytale Of New York in its festive smash-hit Gavin & Stacey — complete with homophobic slur. The comedy show, cre…
, but some viewers complained about the inclusion of the song on Twitter.
Jones’ character Nessa Jenkins and Uncle Bryn, played by Rob Brydon, sing The Pogues’ tune in a pub, and Brydon’s character can clearly be heard repeating the original lyrics: “You scumbag, you maggot, you cheap lousy f****t.” The song receives wide radio play in the UK over the festive season, including on the BBC, but its inclusion inhas reignited the debate about whether the lyric is appropriate 32 years after the song was originally written.
I love Gavin and Stacey, but including the "f*ggot" line in the Fairytale of New York singalong is careless and a real missed opportunity. Imagine if Nessa had simply said "Oh! Bryn! To be honest, at the end of the day like, I feels uncomfortable using that word in 2019."
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