Re: Obligatory
Have we really lost our sense of humour to that extent?
Not really; t'was ever thus, if not substantially worse. Remember that moralising, self-righteous, do-gooding old bat, Mary Whitehouse? There have always been a tiny minority of arseholes looking to take offence, intent on telling the rest of us what we should see. Arguably, many are still employed at DCMS, judging by recent legislation, although the degenerate hypocrites of Parliament need to stand up and admit their involvement too.
One positive outcome of these complaints: With such a large audience, we can put a good number on the proportion of cardigan-wearing, time-on-their-hands busybodies. Assuming both complaint sets don't overlap, one complaint per household, average 2.4 viewers per household, all "outraged" households have similarly outraged viewers, I calculate that we're talking about 0.003% of the population.
That's less than 1,800 people nationally. I suggest we round them up at gunpoint and expose them to whatever the BBFC consider to be the worst, filthiest, most degenerate film they've ever had to sit through. On looping repeat.