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The kiss wasn't cut. It was shown on Tuesday and I'm sure if ITV can show a gay kiss then so can channel 5.
I really don't see what people are getting into bed about. Homosexuality is all around us. Almost everyone knows someone who is gay or bisexual. It's nothing new and people who are gay shouldn't be treated as inferior to hetrosexuals.
I think it has more to do with that audience than with the gay communityQuote:
Originally Posted by Abigail
I just dont see the big deal
On UK tv we have seen gay people kissing so many times, I don't understand th fuss about it, are our Australian cousins so much pruder?
Yep, censorship is a big issue over there. If something doesn't come within the realms of 'normal' then you can bet there will be pressure groups on hand to campaign against it.
Even their internet content in censored and monitored by the government.
[QUOTE=Abigail;654357]Yep, censorship is a big issue over there. If something doesn't come within the realms of 'normal' then you can bet there will be pressure groups on hand to campaign against it.
Even their internet content in censored and monitored by the government.[/QUOTE]
You are not joking, aren't you? :eek: I always thought the Australians were far more liberal than most other countries.
I'm not joking. The degree of censorship depends on the state or territory.
In depth http://www.efa.org.au/Issues/Censor/cens1.html
Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interne...p_in_Australia
Crikey, I would never have thought this. Thanks for posting the links.
Home and Away will proceed with screening a second lesbian kiss, defying outraged parent and conservative groups, reports the Herald Sun.
The controversial storyline, which sees policewoman Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson) embark on a romance with local deck hand Joey Collins (Kate Bell), has caused outrage in Australia among conservatives who have blasted the plot as sexualised and inappropriate for the show's 7pm PG-rated timeslot.
Speaking to gay website samesame.com.au, Channel Seven head of creative drama Bevan Lee said: "There'll be another one in a few episodes' time. I think that clearly shows Channel Seven is not backing away from these kinds of stories.
"The thing that saddens me, as a gay writer, is that a beautiful six-week story has been reduced to a facile argument about six missing seconds of screen time.
"What is a beautiful lesbian storyline has now been hijacked by interest groups, and it will now make it harder for us to do this in the future."
The first kiss, which went to air in Australia last Tuesday, drew in 1.194 million viewers, a spike of 58,000 viewers from the previous episode.
So this storyline lasts only 6 weeks and people are up in arms for watching two women kiss each other a couple of times - beggars belief.