Bajd u Bejken: A joke too far?
Times of Malta
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Bajd u Bejken has carved out a particular niche in Malta's podcasting landscape. Crude, rude and dark, the comedy show has attracted a dedicated audience that delights in its brand of humour.
The laughs stopped this month, though, when the show was accused of humiliating Terry Muscat, a transgender social media personality. As outrage mounted, one of the show's hosts apologised and quit.
In this exclusive interview, Times Talk speaks to show stars Max Vassallo and PJ Xerxen about that joke, their plans for the show and whether there should be red lines in comedy.
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In the beginning I was on Terry’s side, as she made it seem worse than what it actually was. I don’t blame her entirely for taking offense, everyone has the right to take offense about a joke that was made about them, but hearing the full story from their perspective has changed my entire opinion towards this incident. Maybe Terry did want the publicity after all.
Bajd u Bejken: A joke too far?
Times of Malta
37,129 views
Bajd u Bejken has carved out a particular niche in Malta's podcasting landscape. Crude, rude and dark, the comedy show has attracted a dedicated audience that delights in its brand of humour.
The laughs stopped this month, though, when the show was accused of humiliating Terry Muscat, a transgender social media personality. As outrage mounted, one of the show's hosts apologised and quit.
In this exclusive interview, Times Talk speaks to show stars Max Vassallo and PJ Xerxen about that joke, their plans for the show and whether there should be red lines in comedy.
Jekk taqta il-barranin (mijiet ta eluf li ma jifmux il malti), il boomers u 60+ (li dawn anka hekk tghid haqq alla johduwha bi kbira li offendejtilhom habib immaginarju, pero mbad jaccettaw serq mil-poplu, qtil ta gurnalisti bla problemi ta xejn) u t-tfal (ghax il programm 18+) jifdal 50 elf, probabbli il-maggoranza tal-maltin adulti li jaraw BUB. Bil-mohbi. Ma jmurx isiru jafu li jogbuni cajt vojt u hamallu u jittimbrawni ta injorant.
L-problema ikbar huma dawk il-minghalihom paladini tal-gustizzja li johorgu jikkumentaw biex jaghmlu l-hsara (forsi biex jinsew id-dwejjaq l'ghandhom fhajjithom). Sfortunatament ghadna poplu bla bajd, poplu li mahniex kapaci niehdu cajta ta' li hi u sahansitra nibzaw nghidu x tip ta cajt jogobna ahseb u ara kemm ghandna l-bajd immorru kontra problemi ikbar li ghandna fil-pajjiz.