Written by Joanna Cole | Wednesday, October 24, 2007 | Comment on this article | + Share
The BBC have been criticised after coverage of Glastonbury showed Iggy Pop using a racist term.
The veteran rocker made the remark live on a BBC 2 interview while talking about visiting shops in North London. The BBC issued an on-air apology the following day but broadcasting watchdog Ofcom recieved a further two complaints about the incident. and ruled that the channel ”failed in its responsibility to ensure the offence caused was justified by the context”.
Ofcom claimed that an earlier on-air apology could have been issued lessening the imapct of the racial slur.
The incident occured in June at the festival, just after the musician had finished his set with band The Stooges.
The incident occured when Iggy started talking about visiting ‘Paki shops’ in Camden, London. BBC claimed that Iggy was probably unaware that the term had passed out of common usage.
A BBC spokesman added: “Iggy Pop is one of the wildest men in rock music and, as such, he has a built-in content advisory warning.”
