The above article is about the controversial comedian Frankie Boyle who is being axed from Channel 4 after his jokes about Paralympic athletes on twitter.
Channel 4 backed him after he made a joke about Katie Price's disabled son, Harvey, but the recent outrage that the comedian has caused is apparently the last straw for them.
Boyle joked about the Saudi Arabian Paralympians as being "mainly thieves" and Paralympics GB high jumper's performance as "Taliban assisted".
The Channel 4 broadcaster said in a statement: "Frankie Boyle is not under contract with Channel 4 and we don't have any shows planned with him."
The comedian remained unapologetic, describing his jokes as "celebratory, not discriminatory, pretty funny" on twitter.
The reason I found this article interesting is because the Olympics and Paralympics are huge events that are seen worldwide so strike up many opinions by lots of different people. This is also recent news that has gained lots of media attention. Personally I don't view Frankie Boyle's work as "comedy", I believe that he is extremely offensive and I'm glad that Channel 4 is finally doing something to punish him for his harsh words.
Yes - a thought-provoking article which raises some interesting issues in terms of representation.
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