Jokes about LiLo, Sam on BBC show

The jokes reinforced stereotypes about lesbians, according to the BBC Trust.

London: The jokes cracked on Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson`s relationship by DJ Spoony and porn actor Ron Jeremy in the show `The Most Annoying People of 2008` breached guidelines and reinforced stereotypes about lesbians, according to the BBC Trust.

The Trust`s Editorial Standards Committee (ESC) admitted that the BBC Three`s show reinforced negative stereotypes of lesbians after a complaint came about the second programme in the two-part series. The show, which was aired on December 29 last year, also breached the BBC`s editorial guidelines on harm and offence and portrayal. DJ Spoony had said on the show: ``Let the munters and you know the mingers get each other, that`s cool, see no one really wants them ones, but they`re hot and fit d`ya know what I mean and Hollywood superstars they should be saved for guys like, you know, not me but, you know, for other guys.`` Jeremy had added: ``You know it`s a double-edged sword you know, men wishing they could be with her and change her mind and `yeah well she`s a lesbian now `cos she never met me`.`` Now, the committee has said that some of the remarks were `admittedly... very non-pc,` reports the Telegraph. The ESC found: ``The remarks made by DJ Spoony and Ron Jeremy were crude and offensive in their targeting of Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson. ``Even given the wider context of the programme as being `irreverent` and focusing on the lighter side of celebrity, the committee believed these particular remarks exceeded the expectations of an audience familiar with the BBC``s broadcasting values. "Rather than `sending up a common attitude adopted by heterosexual people,` the committee believed that it appeared to reinforce stereotypical views. ``The committee concluded that these comments were offensive and made stereotypical assumptions which were not editorially justified. ``On this basis the programme was in breach of the editorial guidelines.`` The clips of DJ Spoony and Jeremy may now be removed from repeat telecast. Richard Tait, BBC trustee and chair of the Trust`s ESC, said: `In the case of The Most Annoying People of 2008, it was a clear breach of the guidelines in relation to harm and offence, and the portrayal of sexuality. ``We found that the comments were crude and offensive and reinforced stereotypical views of lesbians.`` Lohan and Ronson were placed at number 43 in `The Most Annoying People of 2009` list. ANI