Global Village on Newstalk

SEPT 23 1989

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

What really angered me about her was the fact that she would make absolutely sweeping statements about how Irish people were racist towards one particular "ethnic group" of society, portraying us all as complete fascists, without ever experiencing living next to them or having any interaction with them herself (aside from speaking to their PR stooge).

In the real world herself and her wife would be terrorised out of their home if they lived beside that "ethnic group"

Calhoun

So pleased this has happened, one of the most anti-Irish programs on the radio. This so called Irish citizen seemed to hate the country that took her in so much .

I ain't saying we are perfect either but if your only mode is outrage and contempt for the county you now call home don't look to me for support. You want to enact real social change you take people with you not spit in their face.

Over all funny as old Den Den don't like all the messing on his station, hopefully Chris is next.

kunst nugget

I presume you are all as upset about her freedom of speech being curtailed the you were when it happened to George?

DickSwiveller

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

That was a very gracious statement by DW, for such a sudden end to a person's career. I say this as a regular user like everyone else, not as a radio mod, but there's a special place in hell for anyone dancing on the grave of someone who's just lost their job and has young children to raise.

I occasionally listened to the show, although I wasn't the biggest fan of how its content was handled. At its worst, Global Village was an echo chamber, devoid of all serious debate. But at its best, it was a genuinely interesting series that shone a spotlight on a more diverse, outward-looking society that we should strive for.

I might try track down some listeners hip figures tonight. I can't have been the only one, nor among the only handful, who tuned in.

Notwithstanding my reservations about how the show handled its content, I think the Irish radio landscape is all the duller without this weekly show. It did no harm, certainly not enough to merit the berating it got. This country would be a far more positive place if we had a few more Dill Wickramesinghes about.

Are you joking? I can't tell...

Atoms for Peace

Passenger wrote: »

Looks like Dil is a Radio forum mod. :eek:

Must be why you got the red card!

EndaHonesty

kunst nugget wrote: »

I presume you are all as upset about her freedom of speech being curtailed the you were when it happened to George?

Eh, Dil announced the situation herself.

Quite the opposite of curtailed free speech...

meeeeh

I thought she was quite a weak presenter. I very rarely listened to the show so it's not exactly great miss. I also didn't like her grandstanding around G. Hook affair. That being said I think her statement was very gracious and I also think some of the reaction to cancellation of the show is pretty pathetic.

Grolschevik

I never listened either.

But it would appear from the deep and informed knowledge of the regular content of her show, as displayed by her most trenchant detractors on this forum, that they must have been among her most avid listeners.

On what will they now vent their ire of a Saturday evening? Or was it Sunday?

lertsnim

kunst nugget wrote: »

I presume you are all as upset about her freedom of speech being curtailed the you were when it happened to George?

Freedom of speech? Didn't she refuse to do her show in an attempt of self publicity on the back of the George Hook situation? That should be a sackable offence.

VinLieger

kunst nugget wrote: »

I presume you are all as upset about her freedom of speech being curtailed the you were when it happened to George?

Dill was let go due to a specific opinion she voiced? I dont belive thats the case but if you have evidence to show it please link it, otherwise the two situations are completely different

RayM

A lot of perennially offended "white male victims" (i.e. at least 90% of the radio forum) really hated that show because the tedious dullards can't handle listening to anything that doesn't fit in with their rotten prejudiced view of the world. In responding to the George Hook saga by keeping him, banning Irish Times journalists from all their shows and cancelling Global Village, it's pretty clear that Newstalk is firmly pitching itself towards that (thankfully) dying breed. Expect to hear them airing a lot more adverts for viagra, denture adhesive and gout medication in the future.

Having deservedly insulted almost everyone on this grim echo chamber of a forum, I have to agree that it was never a great show. The odd interesting piece, but too much rambling. Whether the host is a flatulent rugby club bore or a Sri Lankan lesbian, I really don't like it when they have their own monologue at the start of a show.

VinLieger

RayM wrote: »

A lot of perennially offended "white male victims" (i.e. at least 90% of the radio forum) really hated that show because the tedious dullards can't handle listening to anything that doesn't fit in with their rotten prejudiced view of the world. In responding to the George Hook saga by keeping him, banning Irish Times journalists from all their shows and cancelling Global Village, it's pretty clear that Newstalk is firmly pitching itself towards that (thankfully) dying breed. Expect to hear them airing a lot more adverts for viagra, denture adhesive and gout medication in the future.

Having deservedly insulted almost everyone on this grim echo chamber of a forum, I have to agree that it was never a great show. The odd interesting piece, but too much rambling. Whether the host is a flatulent rugby club bore or a Sri Lankan lesbian, I really don't like it when they have their own monologue at the start of a show.

Lol you ridiculous hypocrite, you're complaining about people who dont want to hear an opposing view while celebrating that the people who have opposing views to you are getting old and dying so you wont have to listen to them anymore

Mod: Banned

Five Green Bottles

kunst nugget wrote: »

I presume you are all as upset about her freedom of speech being curtailed the you were when it happened to George?

No freedom of speech round here, and whatever you do don't mention blame, responsibility and don't even think about gender not even to yourself

Dil is not to blame for loosing her job she is responsible however for sticking her nose into a ****pile that didn't concern her.

Mod: Banned

RayM

VinLieger wrote: »

Lol you ridiculous hypocrite, you're complaining about people who dont want to hear an opposing view while celebrating that the people who have opposing views to you are getting old and dying so you wont have to listen to them anymore

Jesus, I'm not even complaining, just gratuitously insulting people. Can't say anything nowadays without someone pulling out the "hypocrite" card.

Larbre34

In my view, Dil W's contrived OTT PC attitude was deliberately provocative, sought to exploit the slightest suggestion of imbalance or inequity to whip up faux outrage and was tiresome and preachy to a society that is beginning to normalise its diversity in an organic fashion. She did so-called liberal thinking no service.

And for her to think she'd come out the other side of the prejudicial stance she took on Hook was naïve in the extreme.

Don't let the door hit you in the posterior on your way out DW.

Il Fascista

RayM wrote: »

A lot of perennially offended "white male victims" (i.e. at least 90% of the radio forum) really hated that show because the tedious dullards can't handle listening to anything that doesn't fit in with their rotten prejudiced view of the world. In responding to the George Hook saga by keeping him, banning Irish Times journalists from all their shows and cancelling Global Village, it's pretty clear that Newstalk is firmly pitching itself towards that (thankfully) dying breed. Expect to hear them airing a lot more adverts for viagra, denture adhesive and gout medication in the future.

Mirroring the American left with this "white male" nonsense is not going to go anywhere good for you, or any other similarly minded people.

Ursus Horribilis

Maybe it was the opportunity they needed to give her the bullet. If they'd axed her at another time she'd have been the first to play the discrimination/racism/homophobia/whatever yer having yerself card. I used to be in the car a lot on Saturday evenings and gave up trying to listen to her show. I'm sure she had her fans and there will be a few disappointed people out there. To my ears, she failed miserably at bringing issues to a wider audience and making them interesting and accessible.

RayM

Il Fascista wrote: »

Mirroring the American left with this "white male" nonsense is not going to go anywhere good for you, or any other similarly minded people.

Read the thread, Il Fascista. It's full of whiny babies moaning about "anti-white-male bias" on a show that (supposedly) nobody listens to anyway. That's whose nonsense I'm mirroring.

Jimbob1977

It's a ratings game. Her programme was niche.

Newstalk will bank on the replacement getting more listeners and advertising spend.

Il Fascista

RayM wrote: »

Read the thread, Il Fascista. It's full of whiny babies moaning about "anti-white-male bias" on a show that (supposedly) nobody listens to anyway. That's whose nonsense I'm mirroring.

I'm sure there's some truth to what you're saying, but honestly, it leads to nothing good. We should be learning from the mistakes of America, not copying them.

RayM

Il Fascista wrote: »

I'm sure there's some truth to what you're saying, but honestly, it leads to nothing good. We should be learning from the mistakes of America, not copying them.

I agree. Enough with the Americanisms already.

reg114

Given the circumstances and timing of her sacking, I'd be very surprised if she doesnt go down the legal route.

emo72

as a white, irish, beer swilling, foul mouthed, sexist, racist fella her show probably wasn't aimed at me anyway.

Joe Duffy.

I hope RTE will hire her to fill in on liveline next time Joe has a holiday

Ursus Horribilis

I doubt her ratings will be her friend here. I wouldn't have thought her show has much of an audience. For a commercial station which is struggling, having a black hole in their schedule isn't going to help their situation.

RhubarbCrumble

I bet she's 'triggered' now!

Ursus Horribilis

Even if she gets something out them for compensation, I can't see it being a lot. An hour a week on Newstalk isn't going to buy you a villa in Barbados.

ballsymchugh

fairly safe to presume that her stunt over G Hook was seen as gross misconduct so they showed her the door. I doubt there'll be a replacement though, they'll just start the shockingly badly edited repeats earlier.

as for newstalk advertising denture adhesive and viagra, that'll only happen when DOB buys into them.

as for the whole lack of female presenters, why did they get rid of Sile Seoige? her show was pleasant easy listening. futureproof is on too early to be thinking straight for me.

Calhoun

RayM wrote: »

A lot of perennially offended "white male victims" (i.e. at least 90% of the radio forum) really hated that show because the tedious dullards can't handle listening to anything that doesn't fit in with their rotten prejudiced view of the world. In responding to the George Hook saga by keeping him, banning Irish Times journalists from all their shows and cancelling Global Village, it's pretty clear that Newstalk is firmly pitching itself towards that (thankfully) dying breed. Expect to hear them airing a lot more adverts for viagra, denture adhesive and gout medication in the future.

Having deservedly insulted almost everyone on this grim echo chamber of a forum, I have to agree that it was never a great show. The odd interesting piece, but too much rambling. Whether the host is a flatulent rugby club bore or a Sri Lankan lesbian, I really don't like it when they have their own monologue at the start of a show.

The program was crap, and spent most of its time focusing on how crappy Ireland is supposed to be, we have problems for sure but a bit of balance would have help make it a much more engaging program.

Had effort been put in to making the program something that people really connected with then the net result would have been that some of the causes Dil was pushing for would have had allot more support.

foxtrot101

Ursus Horribilis wrote: »

I doubt her ratings will be her friend here. I wouldn't have thought her show has much of an audience. For a commercial station which is struggling, having a black hole in their schedule isn't going to help their situation.

Radio at that time of the night is a black hole anyway, people don't listen to radio in any great number in the evenings. The only show that bucks that trend is OTB.