- Target:
- BBC
- Region:
- United Kingdom
Protesting the recent comments on the Andrew Marr show in which he referred to Oscar Wilde as being like a gay Christ and the comment that followed which ridiculed the Christian faith.
The transcript of the comments between Andrew Marr and Rupert Everett were as follows
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BBC presenter Andrew Marr has said Oscar Wilde was a type of “gay Christ” – and then mocked people who might be offended.
Marr was speaking to Rupert Everett about a film on the homosexual playwright’s life.
During an interview on The Andrew Marr Show, the presenter claimed that for “a lot of gay people”, Oscar Wilde is a “kind of gay Christ – it’s the public humiliation, he’s running towards degradation and humiliation and horror”.
Rupert Everett, who directs and stars in the film, concurred with the comparison but claimed that Wilde was more “human” than Jesus.
He said, “his human side is very human: greed, ego, vanity, snobbery, all the things that brought him down, I find tremendously appealing and touching”.
Marr then acknowledged that people would be disturbed by the discussion, but dismissed their response.
“Well those people watching this who are offended by that can now go to church and get down on their knees and apologise for watching in the first place.”
We the undersigned call on the BBC to publicly apologise for the derogatory remarks made by Andrew Marr on the Andrew Marr show during his interview with Rupert Everett, these remarks are extremely offensive to those who follow the Christian faith.
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