Complaints about Britains Got Talent

Some people are NEVER happy. As long as there is television there will be people who don't like what is shown. Such is life. One of the reasons people watch TV is to discuss it and there a few more pleasant ways to while away a Sunday afternoon than arguing about last nights episode of Dr Who. Sometimes though, there comes a time when whining to your friends is just not enough. There comes a time to take action.
There is a specific office to deal with complaints about the media. It is commonly referred to as Ofcom or "the media watchdog". It handles many complaints every year on such things like impartiality, commercial references and offence, and decides whether appropriate action needs to be taken. It does often not matter how many complains a show or advert receives, but rather the rationale behind the complaints. There have been advertisements taken off the air on the basis of only seven complaints. If you find yourself extremely bored I recommend you check out their website. It's pretty interesting stuff.
I mention this due to a news article on the BBC website which caught my eye the other day.
You might recall my earlier blog about Britain's Got Talent. Monday night's show featured Stevie Starr, otherwise known as "The Regurgitator". The dude is pretty odd to be honest. As part of his act he swallows and regurgitates several objects. It's pretty gross, but also very entertaining. I don't reckon he actually does it. There's got to be some sort of trick, but that's not really the issue here. The story was about a number people who had called Ofcom to complain about his act, because they felt that children might try to copy his act, which included swallowing a whole light bulb. Firstly, if your kid can swallow a whole light bulb, they're a bit of a freak aren't they! Send them off to the circus or something! Joking aside, there were, to my knowledge three warnings to "not try this at home". Ant and Dec said it before he went on, Stevie said it before he started his act, and Ant and Dec said it again after he'd finished the act! What more do these people want? I mean, you wouldn't want your four year old operating a kettle, but people do that on the television. Maybe they need to keep a better eye on their children rather than leaving them to play with light bulbs.