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BBC Radio bans [Maltese] Eurovision entry over one 'offensive' word ['kant'] (www.birminghammail.co.uk)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by zero_gravitas@aussie.zone to c/eurovision@lemmy.world

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BBC Radio personality Scott Mills has disclosed that they 'can never' air Malta's song entry for this year's Eurovision due to BBC regulations.

Most of the catchy tune is in English, except for the chorus - and its title - which includes 'Kant,' reportedly the Maltese word for 'singing'.

The chorus features her singing: " I do it all the time, yeah, I do it all the time. Serving kant. Do, re, mi, fa, s-s-serving kant."

While the song has both shocked and delighted Eurovision fans, many won't hear it on the radio due to 'kant' sounding remarkably like an offensive term in English.

Video of performance: https://youtube.com/watch?v=8qNK1tt6L5k

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[–] sp451@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So the Brits can’t talk about philosophers on the radio either? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immanuel_Kant

[–] peto@lemm.ee 5 points 4 months ago

For some reason that doesn't come up as much as you might think.

[–] southsamurai@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago

So they're saying they can't air kant and can't, because they both sound a little like cunt, depending on accent?

Well shi'ite, I guess we'll never hear the clucking end of this.

[–] lemmus@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Pathetic.

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 4 points 4 months ago

serving kant

Lol

[–] frosty@pawb.social 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Perhaps they can't air it on BBC Radio, but I wonder how they will deal with the live broadcast of the contest.

[–] zero_gravitas@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago

I assume the BBC has a crack team of censors for operating the bleep button.