The BBC comes under fire after airing a joke by comedian Jo Brand about acid attacks
Jun 13, 2019, 12:10 PM
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The BBC has found itself in the middle of a political storm after the Comedian Jo Brand made a controversial joke on a BBC comedy show.
Speaking after Nigel Farage and a number of far-right European election candidates were covered in milkshakes during the EU election campaign, Jo Brand said "Why bother with a milkshake when you could get some battery acid?"
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has called on the police to act.
The BBC has defended the veteran comedian - saying the jokes made in the programme are "deliberately provocative as the title 'Heresy' implies".
So is it a joke too far, or are those complaining being 'snowflakes'?
Speaking after Nigel Farage and a number of far-right European election candidates were covered in milkshakes during the EU election campaign, Jo Brand said "Why bother with a milkshake when you could get some battery acid?"
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage has called on the police to act.
The BBC has defended the veteran comedian - saying the jokes made in the programme are "deliberately provocative as the title 'Heresy' implies".
So is it a joke too far, or are those complaining being 'snowflakes'?