TV show is ‘degrading’ (From York Press)

"What do you find funny,interesting to read your reply.How about Chubby Brown".

The ghost of Mary Whitehouse.

On the bus yesterday, I overheard a couple of kids talking about teaching Siri on their iPhones swear words, and one of them said he was going to teach it the longest and worst set of swear words he could ... and the example he then gave was comically mild ... definitely more Jeremy Vine than Jeremy Kyle. When his mate laughed and asked if that was the worst he could come up with, he said the he didn't want to say anything too rude on a public bus.

So there are still some people with standards!

So, so many holes in your mail R Theakston. Let me just focus on a couple.

If our influences all came from the TV, then I am sure I would, by now, feeling all saintly and Christian like, as Songs of praise and other similiar types of programme have been on our TV's longer than I can remember. I do know though, to turn it off. The references they make, whilst dont offend me, or influence my being, personality, or lifestyle, just does not fit with me.

Neither have I adopted a Cockney accent, or dropped the 'th' out of my speech from Watching years of Eastenders. I fink, sorry Think, I can make up my own mind for what is right, wrong, and acceptable in these days.

Likewise, my personal standards do exist, and have never been lowered.
Just because I, and countless millions like the comedy and yes, the colourful language, does not make us lesser mortals than you. So, if you would like to move along your moral high ground to make room, 'One' would appreciate it.

Finally, is one really suggesting that the decline in standards and principles is the fault of the Media? You really need to see someone. Many of todays 'terrible things' as you describe them, are entirely the fault of the strong 'Principled' who wont give an inch, and not a man dressed as a woman, making millions laugh.
An example, is the right to bear arms in America, and as written in them Good Old days I think you may be wishing still existed. As for many more examples of the 'Principled', I will leave religion out of it for now.