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| Subject: Rights violation: OZschwitz watchdog censors Good Christian Bitches Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:06 pm | |
| The Australian Communications and Media Authority has ruled the Seven Network breached part of the broadcast code with its new promos for the charmingly titled coming drama Good Christian Bitches. Some promos featured a blonde woman, dressed in skin-tight hotpants with a live python and the words ''Good Christian Bitches'', were shown during last November's The X-Factor finale, before 8.30pm. Complaints came - one from the Christian group Family Voice Australia - and the authority has ruled the station breached part of the code which stipulates promos should not contain ''coarse language other than of a very mild nature''.
The show will go ahead, Seven said, but as in America where similar lobby groups protested, it will get a name change. ''GCB, as it has been promoted here for the past six months consistent with its name and marketing in the US, will be broadcast later this year,'' Seven's Simon Francis said. Family Voice Australia's Ros Phillips said: ''We were deeply disturbed by Seven's former use of the abusive term 'Christian bitches', which, if regularly promoted by Seven day after day, could have been taken up as a weapon by school bullies to ridicule and humiliate girls in their class who profess a Christian faith.'' In the US, the show screened under the name Good Christian Belles. However, it has since been cancelled.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/seven-promo-broke-the-rules-20120617-20ibe.html#ixzz1yBmoaVJW
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