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BBC takes homophobic comment out from Top of the Pops episode
The BBC has been criticised for censoring a homophobic comment from The Who frontman Roger Daltrey
In a rerun for The Top of the Pops on Thursday, Daltrey introduced The Village People with the quip: ‘Watch your backs’ – an allusion to the band’s camp aesthetic.
The comment was removed from the 30 years old episode and lead to accusations the BBC was ‘airbrushing’ history.
The twitterati swooped in to comment on the cut: one Twitter user @craigblack639 said ‘It’s PC gone mad :(‘
Thought they would cut it. Cowards. Hope they get sacked soon 
#totp #bbc4
— HTW Central (@htwcentral) July 2, 2015
Others approved of the decision as a sign of progress.
Roger Daltrey’s homophobic “watch your backs” as Village People came on #TOTP in 1980 edited out of the version shown last night, thankfully
— PressOfficePete (@PressOfficePete) July 5, 2015
@TOTPFacts good. Quite right they took it out.
— Dean Asker (@deanasker) July 2, 2015
A spokesperson for the BBC told the Metro: ‘Repeat showings of Top of the Pops are regularly edited for technical, running time or other editorial reasons.’
Here’s the original clip:
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