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Jul 14, 2007
Quickie Link: C4 Apologises for Big Brother Homophobia Row
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By vanrozenheim
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(UK) - The head of Legal and Compliance at Channel 4 has told a gay audience that they made mistakes in their handling of a contestant on Big Brother who used the word 'poof.' Jan Tomalin was speaking at an event organised by the channel entitled "Homosexuality and the Media: How far have we come?" She frankly admitted when asked about the incident: "we got it wrong." Channel 4 was accused of double standards when a female contestant called one of the men a 'poof,' yet no action was taken against her.
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