Chasers War On Everything - Media Watch Review Realistic Wish Skit

The ABC (Australian public broadcaster) program, Media Watch reviewed the controversy over the Chaser's War On Everything's Make A Realistic Wish skit.

Focuses on who is really to blame for allowing it to go to air. But also cautions on there being censorship of comedy on the ABC. As existing guidlines appear to be sufficient to cover, but human error will always be a part of any process.

Media Watch is a program that examines issues in the media in Australia, on how items are reported, whether any network, including itself is at fault in its presentation. But also looks at the light hearted side of the media, where typos, etc, can make you laugh.

This is uploaded to allow critical assessment of the furore over the Chaser's skit, in the Australian media since its airing 5 earlier.

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News & Politics

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• Chaser
• ABC_television
• Media_Watch
• MediaWatch
• Make_A_Realistic_Wish

[inkystinky123]

What's wrong with Australia! I bet most people actually laughed, but they don't make a serious case of it. Stupid serious people. Also, since I'm not Australian, why do The Chasers War on everything keep mocking the primeinister? ?? Is he doing bad?

[amative63]

It is part of the Australian psyche to take the piss out of the PM. Regardless of how good of a job he is doing. Actually we take the piss out of anyone that is the public spotlight. Just our way of keeping, even those in power, in check with reality, and that they are no better than any of us.

We like to think of ourselves as being a classless society (not really true), so we do our best to keep us all as equals.

[thirteendays13]

When the Chaser made fun of starving children in Africa it wasn't such a big issue. But when the target hits closer to home there is an outrage. We such an infantile society.

[rterminator69]

media watch rules. i was expecting a today tonight-like segment about how the chaser are bad but this video actually presented viewpoints from each side.

chaser ftw.

[LabratTremulous]

Dressed as Osama Bin Laden - WOAH hold on there you dumb cunt mother fucker, they never said they were dressed as Osama Bin Laden, rather they were dressed in common Muslim clothing articles. Dumb fucker.

[LabratTremulous]

Why do I feel like Kevin Rudd was struggling not to laugh at the thought of the video?

[allclass123]

They weren't making fun of kids who were suffering from leukaemia, they were satirically showing how little the Make A Wish Foundation could actually put towards giving these kids their dream. It was obviously going to be offensive in some way, I don't think I've seen a Chaser skit that wasn't.

[restoremaz]

i wasnt offended in any way.

[HeavenlyValo]

See heres my thing. Chaser's War on Everything.. it means EVERYTHING! I wouldn't expect them to have a very good measure of what offends people since they never seem to be offended themselves, so why didn't someone stop this from airing.

[CoolKateBass]

Okay I admit that skit was a little bit inappropriate, but some of the stuff the oppersition was saying was crude as well, like the guy who asked for the chasers address etc! AND THE FUCK IS THE WOMON AT 0:19 EVEN WATCHING THE BLOODY THING ANYWAYS! Why do people watch the chasers if they obviously don't like it, jeez go watch the freaking x factor

[kinkongization]

why was the woman at 0:19 watching it anyway? she knows theyre gonna do it at some point.

[scammedbygov]

Umm.. Don't like what you watch...change the channel! Fuck me ..the world is full of soft cock do-gooders! Just fuck off and watch Australian Idol!

[pomegranateish]

That home address stuff by the radio guy was the most appalling thing ... far worse than what the Chaser did.

[fantasy0coach]

I thought someone said something that offended me one time, but then i realised i was just being self conscious.