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BBC edits out pride pins on University Challenge in ‘Orwellian’ move (www.leicester.news)

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Two University of Leicester students speak out over ‘absurd’ and ‘Orwellian’ decision by the BBC and ITV Studios to edit out pride pins worn on University Challenge

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[-] belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org 2 points 15 hours ago

It represents deviation from the insisted "norm" which defies what is told to you is the "correct" order and they will insist that that is violence to cover the actual violence they use to keep people in line.

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