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A WOMAN COMPLAINED to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland after TV3 showed a condom being put on a model of a penis.
The BAI rejected the complaint concerning an episode of Ireland AM, which is broadcast every weekday from 7am to 10am.
The complainant said that she objected to a part of the programme on 11 February this year at 7.45am, which showed a model of an erect penis having a condom put onto it.
She believed that “this type of material is completely inappropriate on a programme that many households have on in the morning, before children go to school”.
The complainant stated there may have been warnings before the item, but she changed channel to TV3 and none was evident to her.
She was “extremely disappointed” and felt that the content was not suitable for her family.
TV3′s response
TV3 said that this feature was “not taken lightly” and that there were three separate on-air warnings “to give parents time to ensure children should not watch the segment”.
It said that the resident doctor felt that they should demonstrate how to use protection appropriately, and that TV3 “received positive feedback regarding how responsible they were in the approach”.
It also strongly denied that the piece featured detailed scenes of a sexual nature, or nudity.
It was a medical and educational model of the male reproductive organ and whilst the topic was in relation to contraception, it was not a conversation in relation to sex.
BAI rejects complaint
The BAI forum decided to reject the complaint. It said that it considered “whether the model of the erect penis which was displayed during a segment on sexual health was likely to cause harm and offence in the manner suggested by the complainant”.
In this context, the Forum had regard to the broadcaster’s responsibility in relation to the time of broadcast, the audience expectation, the programme type and the broadcaster’s use of prior warnings about the programme content.
It was of the opinion that “due care” was exercised by TV3, and noted that the station has a mainly adult audience. It also noted the warnings.
The BAI forum said that the programme was aimed at adults and not scheduled either side of a children’s programme, and was part of an informative piece on contraception.
The Forum did acknowledge that the time of broadcast meant that some children could view the programme and that some viewers may have found it inappropriate but noted that there was nothing in the programme likely to cause undue offence or to cause harm.
It was the view of the forum that the content was factual and informative, and “did not constitute sexual content”.
Other rejected complaints
The BAI also rejected a complaint about an interview with Ben Judah, author of the book Fragile Empire: How Russia fell in and out of love with Vladimir Putin, on the Pat Kenny Show on Newstalk.
The complainant said that the 2 March interview amounted to “Russophobia” and “Russia-bashing”.
The complaint was rejected, with the committee finding that “while the guest was critical of the Russian State in terms of the manner in which it operates as a functioning democracy, it is editorially legitimate to examine a news and current affairs topic from a particular angle”.
A complaint about RTÉ’s Sunday with Miriam show on 1 February and its coverage of adoption was also rejected.
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And Andre Agassi had an obsessive father who made him bat at balls when he was still in his pram, then when he was 7 had a machine fire 1000 balls a day at him to return. It was all down to practice.
Except that Agassi has an elder brother who got exactly the same treatment but never won anything. You can bias a sample to prove anything you like.
True in most cases, but Mozart was no normal kid who just practiced a lot and happened to be surrounded by music , he was a prodigy.
A child is defined as a prodigy based on what they do, not on what they might do. We regularly confuse the attributes of talent, skill, knowledge and intellect. Ultimately none of these will deliver achievement without coaching/education, practice and commitment.
Agreed ben, though I’d add having an interest as an alternative to commitment, as the former drives the later in many cases.
But where talent comes in, is that some folk deliver with far less of that coaching, practice and commitment. Some people catch on to certain things far quicker, and see the big picture – and that in its own right is talent. In the same way that the best sportspeople read a game and execute a plan (with flair to back it up), so to does natural talent in the workplace spot problems before they happen, troubleshoot as they happen, or clean up efficiently after things have happened.
Certain things aren’t taught, and that’s why we speak about leaders, in every context of life.
Talent has to be there in the first place….without it practice is useless
This whole thing is a bit misleading! For most athletes they are genetically superior to your average person! A business leader I could believe but the reason top pros make it in their sport is because they stood out from the field from a very very young age! Hard work will cover some gaps but you need a certain physical structure in the first place!
Ted, look at the YouTube video I posted. You’ll change your mind! Talent, though VIP, is only one factor. Environment, access, peer influence, coaching (education) and opportunity are essential parts of the mix.
This is bullshit, the Kalenjin tribe has physical attributes that suit them to distance running. The Sports Gene gives an interesting, fact based insight into this.
Eh some people are just lucky ba$tards in life.
People can be unlucky but most successful people make their luck. They were in the gym at 6 and/or the office at 7 and do it for life!
True Story
The more you practice the luckier you get
Listen to the man and get proper insight rather than read ill informed comments. Essentially talent is only part of the requirements for success and he believes it is wrong and damaging to young people to peddle the myth that talent is the only requirement.
“it is wrong and damaging to young people to peddle the myth that talent is the only requirement.”
In that case, it’s a happy coincidence that nobody is peddling that myth.
Someone is, on the other hand, peddling a book – to people who want to hear that there’s a path to success for everyone, regardless of their aptitude.
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