THE BBC has been forced to change its Radio1 web page after a complaint about a song named Gyppo kids ate my hamster. The track was recorded as part of a Radio1 session by Cardiff band The Martini Henry Rifles, but attracted complaints from a Romani support group. The British Committee on Romani Emancipation said the term 'gyppo' was offensive and pejorative. After an investigation by the BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit, the corporation admitted that including the track was a mistake.
THE BBC has been forced to change its Radio1 web page after a complaint about a song named Gyppo kids ate my hamster. The track was recorded as part of a Radio1 session by Cardiff band The Martini Henry Rifles, but attracted complaints from a Romani support group. The British Committee on Romani Emancipation said the term "gyppo" was offensive and pejorative. After an investigation by the BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit, the corporation admitted that including the track was a mistake.

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