Letter to the Editor: Removing episodes of classic TV show is faulty logic

A perfectly good idea can become a bad idea by taking it too far. The present campaign against racism is an example.
Letter to the Editor: Removing episodes of classic TV show is faulty logic
John Cleese criticised the decision to remove Fawlty Towers episode from UKTV.
Sat, 13 Jun, 2020 - 01:00

A perfectly good idea can become a bad idea by taking it too far. The present campaign against racism is an example.

Don’t get me wrong: Racism is an abomination and should be condemned, but removing episodes of classic British comedy Fawlty Towers, and cutting out certain scenes, because of alleged racial content, seems too much.

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