Don't expect to hear the eloquent words of Jayceon "The Game" Taylor on the BBC anytime soon. The network has put a ban on any further interviews with the rapper after it broadcast his homophobic remarks during a sit down with host Jo Whiley last year.
The corporation's board decided on the ban while sorting out a complaint filed against the broadcaster after the interview last July on BBC1 in which the rapper referred to gay men as "faggots" and "not real men."
While further sit downs with the rapper won't be allowed, the DJs at the BBC will still be allowed to play The Game's music, because, you know, he's never said anything that could possibly offend the gay community in his lyrics.
According to AllHipHop.com, Jo Whiley, the host who presided over the rapper's outburst, was not punished for the incident because she apologized immediately and distanced herself and the network from his "very offensive, completely unacceptable and clearly homophobic" comments.
So the lesson of the day remains: when interviewing The Game on national radio, always be prepared to C.Y.A. Cover your ass, kids. Cover your ass.
