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Thread #141144   Message #3447316
Posted By: Musket
05-Dec-12 - 06:40 AM
Thread Name: Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile of BBC [2011]
Subject: RE: 2011 Obit: RIP Sir Jimmy Savile of BBC
I wondered how long it would take for freemasonry to be in the frame. Why not add stamp collectors, train spotters and members of choral societies?

After all, none of them fit the bill where advertisers in newspapers are concerned when it comes to saying who is normal / likely to buy our product. I mentioned a while ago at a meeting that I had never watched Eastenders or Coronation St. It got back to me later that after I left, someone said I must be a bit strange...

Saville had things to answer for. He was typical sadly, of many people. The difference was access, not intent. Looking for systems letting people down which allowed him (and others) access is laudable, but stereotyping people as not being what newspapers consider "normal" is a slippery slope....