Latest Ofcom report

I noticed from the latest Ofcom report that Life Class, that Channel 4 lunchtime programme wih the full frontal nudity, was found to be not in breach following 37 complaints.

Yet again, this this highlights the unbelievable contradictions demonstrated by Ofcom.

It appears that Life Class broke no rules because it is classed as "educational" and the nudity is seen as being "non sexual". Yet, Ofcom have often stated the importance of protecting children with their stance on the babe channels.

That being the case, can someone tell me how a programme showing full frontal male and female nudity can be regarded as ok when it's shown at lunchtime on a mainstream channel and at a time when kids looking for the latest episode of Teletubbies can easily stumble across it? Does the fact that the nudity is "non sexual" really come into play if a kid of 7 or 8 stumbles across it? Surely the biggest factor is that there is nudity at all? And if it's deemed ok at just after midday on a mainstream channel then surely by default it also has to be ok on a specialist adult channel after 10.00 at night?

This would seem to open up interesting avenues for the babe channels though. If, say a clothed Alexa was to draw a fully nude Dionne on Elite Nights, would that then be classed as ok by Ofcom on account of the fact that it's "educational"?

Maybe they should try it and find out

Its true but the annoying thing is what can we do

(27-08-2009 11:27 )steven6 Wrote:  Its true but the annoying thing is what can we do

It's not really up to us to do anything, it's the channels that should be pushing these things. I've said before, some of Ofcom's rulings seem so haphazard that it should be a lawyer's dream to be get stuck into them.

Having said that, given that Ofcom seem to come down like a ton of bricks even if one of these channels are on the end of just one complaint, I've often wondered just what Ofcom would do faced with a couple of hundred people demanding relaxed attitudes to these channels.

They dont make it easy to contact them on there website