Sky TV carpentry show cancelled over contestant's tattoos

[Juninho10]

What does everyone make of this decision?

Quick bit from the article....

"The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, hosted by Lee Mack and Rick Edwards, was due to have followed 10 contestants as they competed over nine weeks of carpentry challenges.

But concerns were first raised when the channel posted a clip on social media last week.

Darren Lumsden, from North Somerset, was seen with the number 88 on his cheek. As H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, the number can be used by white supremacists as numerical code for "Heil Hitler"."


Full Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54747089


My private car number plate has 88 - due my year of birth - should I be worried people get the wrong idea?

 

[free_pint]

If he's put it on his face, he knows exactly what it means.

 

[Jedi boro]

I wondered where it had gone

Love this from sky

Sky History initially said his tattoos denoted "significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever". It said the number 88 referred to 1988, the year of Mr Lumsden's father's death.

But...

However, Lumsden's father is still alive, according to The Sun and The Daily Mail, who both claimed to have tracked him down.

 

[Juninho10]

I wondered where it had gone

Love this from sky

Sky History initially said his tattoos denoted "significant events in his life and have no political or ideological meaning whatsoever". It said the number 88 referred to 1988, the year of Mr Lumsden's father's death.

But...

However, Lumsden's father is still alive, according to The Sun and The Daily Mail, who both claimed to have tracked him down.

Apparently - don't know how true it is... but his dad is from Stockton!! Don't think he still lives in Teesside, but I'm sure I read about it

 

[Cardiffdaffs]

He tried to say it was the date of his father's death didn't he? Only trouble was - his father is very much alive.

 

[atypical_boro]

What does everyone make of this decision?

Quick bit from the article....

"The Chop: Britain's Top Woodworker, hosted by Lee Mack and Rick Edwards, was due to have followed 10 contestants as they competed over nine weeks of carpentry challenges.

But concerns were first raised when the channel posted a clip on social media last week.

Darren Lumsden, from North Somerset, was seen with the number 88 on his cheek. As H is the eighth letter of the alphabet, the number can be used by white supremacists as numerical code for "Heil Hitler"."


Full Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54747089


My private car number plate has 88 - due my year of birth - should I be worried people get the wrong idea?

Private reg's are divisive anyway, wouldn't worry about it.

 

[SilentProf]

He also had 23 and 16 tattood on his head for White Power. A decent background check should have identified this way before he got on camera.

 

[festa5]

Hopefully this "publicity" results in him losing a lot of (ideally all) business too.

 

[ForssAwakens]

Must have won it, surely the could block the tattoos out

 

[Norman_Conquest]

I remember a time you wouldn't have got in a pub with tattoos showing never mind on TV.

 

[Sheriff_John_Bunnell_ret]

Should have just renamed it Britain's top nazi carpenters or something and carried on.

 

[slavens_holgate_fence]

Should have just renamed it Britain's top nazi carpenters or something and carried on.

That’s an Alan partridge idea if anything

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

If the tattoos represent significant events in his life he's had a lot of significant events in his life. Blimey

 

[Muttley]

This week on Top Carpenters, the contestants have to construct a shed, simple enough task but this shed must be airtight, the judges look forward to seeing their final solutions.

 

[SmallTown]

This week on Top Carpenters, the contestants have to construct a shed, simple enough task but this shed must be airtight, the judges look forward to seeing their final solutions.

Genius!

 

[A]

Very good Muttley!