Dear Phanto
For the last time what is the "Chaser’s point of view"?.

There is a difference between satirizing and making a serious public comment and it appears that Chaser got this horribly wrong.

If one of the free to air current affair shows took on the same topic and asked the same question ("is promising unrealistic wishes to dying children cruel?") then perhaps it would have been framed in the right way to attract good social debate. But let’s simply see it for what it was - The Chaser team did it for a laugh, a skit, a 2 minute spot on their 'comedic' show.

It was never going to be given some serious treatment team as important social commentary by the Chaser team. Clearly many feel the topic requires more than something as superficial as what the Chasers offered. Hence the outrage. Protecting their freedom of speech is one thing, framing public comment in such a way so as not to unduly offend or traumatize sections of our community is quite another

Is the Australian public so feeble that they cannot bear to see someone poking fun at their holy cows?

Censorship is now based on not being PC.

What an over sensitive bunch of fairies we have become. Most productions are so PC as to trite and boring. No wonder the film Australia tanked, it had all the edginess of a bowl of cold porridge.

My comment: "Grow a spine."

Dear Shadow Minister
Your comment: "Grow a spine."
My comment: "Find your heart"

BB,

My heart is in perfect working order.

However, I would prefer to see a few disturbing articles than have someone else deciding for me.

For the delicate flowers, I propose that the ABC starts a new channel called butterflys and Stephen Conroy makes a website fluffybunny.com.au where nothing upsetting ever happens.

Many others would prefer to live in the real world.

Dear Shadow
Compassion, love, heartbreak and sorrow are all part of "the real world." Why mock these human emotions?