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The scandal at the BBC has deepened as it emerged that presenters who have had complaints raised against them have been allowed to go on working without facing any formal investigation.
It comes as BBC bosses face accusations from senior journalists that there was a smear campaign against the victims who had come forward with accounts of Jimmy Savile's predatory sexual behaviour. The corporation is bracing itself for Monday night's Panorama, looking into why the BBC shelved an exposé of Savile's prolific sexual offending then within weeks aired a glowing tribute to the dead star.
"There are serious questions to answer," Collins said. "The story is not about Savile. The real story is how was he able to get away with abusing children, if that is what was happening, for so long. They [the BBC] were in awe of this man and were scared of him. If you allow that dominating culture to develop, all the child abuse measures in the world aren't going to stop that."
Looks like the BBC have a lot of questions to answer to try and rescue their position: it seems they protected this high-profile presenter and maybe others too, putting their own reputation and interests before those of the general public. The conclusions being approached are that the BBC are actually implicit in sex abuse, and that the dominant culture has misled us for decades. Time for this to come out in the open. Time for big changes. Celebrities, on the whole, are at best narcissistic control freaks, At worst, dangerous sociopaths with a smug invincibility complex. Society should learn that we do not need them, nor do we need our media to honour and build them up.
Looks like the BBC have a lot of questions to answer to try and rescue their position: it seems they protected this high-profile presenter and maybe others too, putting their own reputation and interests before those of the general public. The conclusions being approached are that the BBC are actually implicit in sex abuse, and that the dominant culture has misled us for decades. Time for this to come out in the open. Time for big changes. Celebrities, on the whole, are at best narcissistic control freaks, At worst, dangerous sociopaths with a smug invincibility complex. Society should learn that we do not need them, nor do we need our media to honour and build them up.
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