Cheese- Banned on U.K. TV?

[{DSG}DarkRaven]

Cheese Ads Banned From U.K. Shows for Kids


Kids won't be able to smile and say "cheese" in front of the TV cameras in Britain anymore under the latest advertising rules adopted for children's television. Cheese is among the products listed as junk food by the Food Standards Agency, which has cited its high fat content -- some 900 calories from fat in a typical serving, according to the agency. But the British Cheese Board and the National Farmers' Union have expressed outrage over the ruling. The Cheese Board said that a typical portion of cheese contains 270-360 calories and is actually one of the most "nutritionally complete" foods. Interviewed by the BBC, Mary Quicke, a Devon cheesemaker, summed up her reaction to the regulation: "Frankly, it's bonkers," she said.


What... the... heck?

[phattonez]

"Frankly, it's bonkers."

What else needs to be said?

[koopa]

I like cheese. Other than that, I agree with phattonez. If they wanted to really do something for kids' health and against obesity they could always ban them from watching TV altogether - ok, it's not going to work, but nor is this.

[Shyvus]

Well maybe an American portion of cheese has 900 calories, but not a regular one.

Ah, when will people get over the fact that dietary fat is not the end all be all worst thing you can eat.

[AtmaWeapon]

Shyvus I think there is a metric unit for calories (actually the unit is Kilocalorie I believe) and I think it is different from the US one despite them both having the same name. I swear I remember something like this from Chemistry but I filed it under "foreign affairs lol" and that folder isn't good at remembering. Even the more conservative 270 calorie number seems rather large for a serving of cheese.

(Actually yes I am right. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie) One American Calorie is much greater than a calorie. I still question the correct conversion though because I'm not certain any serving of cheese would have 0.9 Calories...

[Shyvus]

By american serving I meant serving size. You know, our gluttonous proportions ;)

[mrz84]

Makes me glad I haven't moved to the UK. Kinda. I mean there's looser laws regarding some things over here parents and other people don't want kids seeing on tv that's worse than cheese. Example: They edited the 1st run of most anime 6 or 7 years ago so that any blood, profanity, sexual themes, nudity, and/or death(replaced with destroy or make-you-goto-another-dimension) was no longer seen though it was painfully obvious where it should be. (There's a frickin' bush in front of me! Yay!). Next thing you know, they'll ban cheese from tv here too but for a MUCH more idiotic reason. I should move to japan. At least THEY aren't banning cheese from tv. Children have a right to see cheesey goodness on tv whenever they want! :kitty:

Disclaimer: to whom it may consern (probably nobody here) this post of mine is one big joke. :kitty:

[mikeron]

That's why they have all those spy cameras in London - to track cheese consumption. Thinkofthechildren!

[Jigglysaint]

All this means is that they won't be showing my brand of porn on UK TV.

[koopa]

Unless it's cheese porn you're after, I think the English television is much more "liberal" than the U.S. , at least after the 9pm "watershed" (yeah, right. Kids don't watch tv after 9pm, they all go to bed then :shrug: ? )

In any case, turning on channel 4 or ITV at a random time of night is a calculated risk. I'd personally prefer if they kept "it" to separate channels.

Also, concerning swearing, this is UK tv berore 9pm:
You're a (bleep)ing (bleep)! (bleep) off!(bleep)!!!

After 9pm:
pretty much the same thing, except they don't bther to bleep it. I've already seen a program once at a later time, then a repeat at an earlier time - the same program but two totally different soundtracks.

And they're worried about CHEESE? My God, the problems that this world has!

[Dechipher]

Unless it's cheese porn you're after, I think the English television is much more "liberal" than the U.S. , at least after the 9pm "watershed" (yeah, right. Kids don't watch tv after 9pm, they all go to bed then :shrug: ? )

I'm pretty sure that cheese porn is what he's after, actually.

And Dammit Jiggly stop saying that shit I don't want to think about that.

[The_Amaster]

Y'now what cheese is bad for you. American cheese. That stuff has like partially hydroginated soy stuff in it. Cheese is basicly divided into thre groups, American Cheese, cheese from america, but not american, and european cheese. Ex: American Chese, Chedder, Goats Chese(Which is really good)
Yeah, I'm an expert on cheese.

[biggiy05]

All this means is that they won't be showing my brand of porn on UK TV.

Anything with the words cheese and porn in the same post PLEASE don't post it.

[mrz84]

Y'now what cheese is bad for you. American cheese. That stuff has like partially hydroginated soy stuff in it. Cheese is basicly divided into thre groups, American Cheese, cheese from america, but not american, and european cheese. Ex: American Chese, Chedder, Goats Chese(Which is really good)
Yeah, I'm an expert on cheese.

I prefer not to eat American cheese. Swiss is nicce, but my absolute favorite is Munster!
Ya, I know it's off topic. Kinda. Anyways, the board in the UK or whatever can goto hell on this desicion. POWER TO THE CHEESE! :kitty:

[Jigglysaint]

American Cheese, most particuarlly the individually wrapped kind, is what I was refering to in my other post.

That stuff is crack to me. Actually wait, no. It's crack mixed with viagra.

Edit: Haha, cheese porn! Oh God I am fucked up!

[Darth Marsden]

<Hangs head in shame>

...and we keep voting for these people...

[DarkDragoonX]

Anything with the words cheese and porn in the same post PLEASE don't post it.

What did YOU think the holes in swiss cheese were for?

[{DSG}DarkRaven]

Oh. My. God.


This is totally not the kind of discussion I meant to start. You weird internet people are all... weird.

If this had been posted around April 1st, I totally would not have believed it. But seriously, how insane is it that cheese is being blurred and bleeped? Even during childrens programming. I mean, what, is it their intent to annihlate cheese from the diet of the newest generation? The first cheese-less brits, ever.

I just don't see the usefulness of this. And honestly, apart from the ridiculousness of this new ruling, isn't anyone outraged at the kind of insane censorship issues this brings up? If they can ban cheese, who's to say they can't ban something else that's mostly harmless?

[The_Amaster]

I think the only reason we diverged into such inane territory is because it's cheese. If it was some other mostly harmless, yet not funny topic, we'd have benn totally serious about those.....thingys you were talking about.
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Cheese!

:rofl:

[biggiy05]

I think the only reason we diverged into such inane territory is because it's cheese. If it was some other mostly harmless, yet not funny topic, we'd have benn totally serious about those.....thingys you were talking about.

No Jigglysaint derailed it with his posts. Those are just disturbing. They go after cheese because of the fat. Wouldn't you go for a candy bar or something like that first?

First they ban cheese, next they are going to ban

[4matsy]

WHAT

YOU WILL NOT KEEP ME FROM MY PRECIOUS

WE MUST DISPOSE OF THESE EVIL BLASPHEMERS

*me throws slices of sharp cheddar at the censors with ninja speed and accuracy*




If they can ban cheese, who's to say they can't ban something else that's mostly harmless?

You mean, like, say...pie? :D

[Darth Marsden]

AMERICAN pie, no less. :sly:

Jigglysaint is a madman. One of those great nutters that we all wish we lived down the road from so we could hang out with them whenever we're bored and need to go a bit crazy. A lovable loon, basically. That's why we all love him.

The basic idea of banning the word cheese from TV is insane. It's utterly bonkers. And, as with so many other things in life, madness attracts madness. Hence Cheese Porn. :scared:

But back on topic. Banning the word 'cheese' from TV: stupid. What's it gonna do, stop people eating it? Force supermarkets to stop selling it? Turn our kids into a bunch of cheese-dealing gangstas? HUH?

[Jigglysaint]

Well according to a chocolate bar I have here, it's about 200 calories, which came out to 900 Kilojoules. I would suppose then that an average Brittish portion of cheese would contain that many calories, which could be a lot.

It is true that the UK has an obesity problem. However, the problem lies in the fact children are raised wtih parents who graze on sweets and crisps(candy and chips for us North Americans), and the culture is making people fat.

There is a show on TV called "You Are What You Eat", and it's a show where a person who has an out of control diet has a specialist come in and do things like wiff their poo and make them eat nothing but healthy food for 8 weeks. One thing the female specialist does is make the person have a food diary for what they ate for one week. The results are often so huge it takes a giant table to display it all. I am fat, but I eat nowhere what these people eat. The food actually looks disgusting when you see it. It's actually quite an informitive show.

[Darth Marsden]

Yeah, that's a good show. We seem to like having people come into our homes and telling us what we're doing wrong with our lives. You Are What You Eat, SuperNanny, What Not To Wear...
If we had people like that in charge of the country, we'd be the best dressed, healthiest and most well behaved country in the world... but nobody would have any fun. I suppose the idea is to find the region in between, right?

[The_Amaster]

One of the problems lies in finding what kind of obesity a person has. For example, new studies show that while some people are gluttons who could diet any time they wanted to, other people have a gene in them that doesn't properly control their "full" instinct, so through no fault of their own, they eat more than they should. And what's with the thin trip everyones on. I mean, sure, you shouldn't weigh 350 lbs, but people are more and more obsessed with being super thin.

[Darth Marsden]

Honestly. Take your shirt off and look in a mirror. If, when you hold your arms above your head, you can see your ribs, then you're too skinny. END OF DISCUSSION.

...seriously.

[biggiy05]

Honestly. Take your shirt off and look in a mirror. If, when you hold your arms above your head, you can see your ribs, then you're too skinny. END OF DISCUSSION.

...seriously.

Some people are naturally skinny like that. I am one of them. At 6'3 almost 6'4 I weigh less than 150lbs, maybe just under 140lbs now. I eat throughout the day, not junk food but I eat healthy compared to some people out there. It's just the way some people are built.

[Darth Marsden]

Yeah, well you don't count. And nor does anyone else who posts here. You're all special.