BGT....booing a german person!

[joko]

whats what all about? it sounded like most of the audience booed him when he said he was german!

do we, as a nation, generally, still have an issue with germans because of the war? after all this time? really?

i am shocked that such a large amount of people instantly booed... i could imagine one or 2 people...or rather, idiots ... doing it - to be greeted with a silent room but that many people?

im amazed!

[4getmenot]

think it was more tongue in cheek for the audience

[Prudie]

I didn't see it joko but would also be stunned if that did happen. I don't believe many have an issue with them because of the war (unless they were from my mother's generation).

[tiggerblue10]

I was shocked as well. Could be a football thing.

[mickrog]

whatever you do dont mention the war.....i did then but i think i got away with it

[kawakiri]

Yes but they would have been sorry they booed, he was great!

[joko]

I am just stunned that it would even occur to anyone to boo... and even those that it did occur to, that they would dare do it...even as a joke...

you would not boo other people such as a black person or jewish person or fat person etc (although cowell was rather obnoxious and judgemental about one lad...)

the judges looked shocked too...and embarrassed...

[Zacs-Master]

http://www.google.co....UoAQ&biw=1024&bih=690

[shaneystar2]

I've been married to a German for the last nearly forty years .I wish I had a quid for some of the derogatory remarks that have been made to him .Especially in the workplace .I'd be quite rich .Luckily he's a German with a sense of humour :)

[kawakiri]

A german with a sense of humour, is it he Henning When?

[sunny-dave]

Bonkers isn't it - I worked in Germany for a while - my colleagues/friends/neighbours were some of the best people I've ever lived amongst.

[kawakiri]

Sorry should be Wehn

[shaneystar2]

No Kawakiri ...his name's Ulrich :)

[kawakiri]

Two and counting, lol.

[seadogg]

He is a good laugh kawakiri. All the germans we have known have tried to organise us but lovely people. Please what is BGT?

[shaneystar2]

You must have met my darling late ma in law then seadogg :)
BGT = Britains got Talent

[seadogg]

Thanks Shaney. Sorry my education lacking on BGT. Alles klar!

[craft1948]

A German chap came to work in our project office..............he had a complete humour failure when someone (not me) put a beach towel on his chair.

[mcgillstewart]

What is annoying is that this footage need not have been included. They interview participants for a good while before their act begins and to broadcast it was, in my opinion, incredibly churlish.

The target-audience is wide and certainly includes families, so to expose young people to blatant racism seems shocking on the second most-watched programme on British TV.

I have raised this complaint with Ofcom and would urge you to do the same.

https://stakeholders....pecific-programme-epg

[flipnflap]

Was there any reference to the booing on Britain's Got More Talent on ITV2 later?

[netibiza]

I think that as a nation the Brits dislike any one that is foreign!