Boyle wins £54,900 in 'racism' libel case

[GommeInc]

It was pretty stupid of the Daily Mirror to brand Boyle a racist when he's not. He's a controversial comedian that could be perceived as racist, but he's actually quite a decent person. He mentions stereotypes a lot, but his intentions are usually clear. He's strangely good with young people, and he usually gets abuse thrown back from any walks of life, black or white, and throws abuse back in return. It would of been nice if the Daily Mirror referred to something in particular, which is probably why they lost the case as they were making wild accusations without backing the information up.

People take comedians far too seriously, especially Frankie Boyle. People know he jokes about things right on the edge, people should deal with it...

Agreed. People relying on the papers no doubt for information, and not actually seeing him in person or watching him in any shows. His live shows are amazing, and he'll go up to someone in the audience, mock them a bit and wish them well It's strangely adorable

[Empired]

I don't see anything wrong with this particular problem? Nobody reads or believes what the Daily Mirror has to say :S

Yeah actually I think freedom of speech is a big issue. It doesn't usually bother me but I think there should still be laws. If everyone could say whatever they like to whoever they want to, would that make it legal to say such awful things to someone that they end up committing suicide?

Not really sure where I stand with the whole Boyle issue tbh

[lawrawrrr]

Not sure about the comment in question but in general Frankie Boyle is insensitive and racist - and getting this court dealing will only spur him on more and make the public think it's perfectly acceptable to act this way. Disgusting.

[GommeInc]

He's given his damages to a campaign group called Reprieve.

It's funny people think he's racist. He acts racist, but isn't racist himself. He usually pretends to be one to highlight how stupid they really are in their beliefs.