Muhammad Ali once said _"You're my enemy. My enemy is the white people."_ He was appearing on the BBC's "Parkinson" show two months later. And was never asked to apologise once. Imagine what the BBC would do to a white boxer saying _"You're my enemy. My enemy is the black people."_

Me too. Especially Richard Bacons clear contempt for him. Strange as he himself got sacked from kids tv. You would think he’d be a little more open minded

@@allisonday893 yeah he was a cocaine addict and was sacked but he’s obviously got a stick up his arse as far as Jim’s concerned, he should think about owning his own shit before having a go at others on behalf of the bbc of all people ffs?!

@@allisonday893 bacon is a prate 😅😅😅😅

@@allisonday893 . OMG! Bacon! Bet he doesn’t get many Islamic viewers 😉

James130141 Yeah mate they're THAT left wing that EVERYTIME Corbyn does something positive they either don't show it OR put a Tory spin on it to make him look a twat...left wing my arse!

😂😂😂

James130141 Did he apologise? 😁

Jim Davidson was a massive coke head in the 80's.

Who really cares though, most people on TV probably love a line, he just happened to get caught by the media. Hardly a big deal. And before you say it's cos he's meant to be a role model, yeah I'm sure many kids who watched blue Peter were also avid fans of the news of the world.

LMAO ;D)))

Agree hello u rasist anti homophobic nazi lesbian

Agree if u cant laugh at yourself you need to get the mirror off y lap n look in it

The presenter Richard Bacon had a massive coke habit back in the day. Is he gonna say sorry? For having a nonces name!

I still say whatever I want and fuck the consequences!! Its my life I'm entitled to my opinion whether you fuckers agree or not!!

@@leenelson65 yeah but you probably love salad spinners

​@@billypribbo9668 I love your mum bouncing on my thick shaft 😂😂

me2 my family is from yard and we loved the guy back then... give the guy a break

Amen 👍🏾, , All this nonsense is what is called 'putting' your shovel where there's no sh💩it .

The government and media are trying all so very hard to divide people. It's their MO.

@@itellyouwhy6957 yep- divide and rule -its the oldest one in the book and it seems like their getting pretty successful at it - sadly !!

It's always interested me people who go round offended on behalf of others, I always think why Habe you asked all these people if the want that person cancelled etc?? No they haven't they are on their own crusade often based on their own beliefs and agenda dressed up as a moral guardian for the oppressed.

I have been at times also before getting fit again. I believe that you should be able to joke about anything that people can HELP. You can't help your skin colour or your sexuality, but you sure as hell can help being unemployed for decades, or being overweight etc.

@@jamiestewart48 not if you're bedbound for decades you can't. 😜😆 I mean in the kindest possible way, who's gonna employ somebody who can't use any part of their body?

I've always believed a joke well delivered is a joke well received. In this I mean if you take the subject of the joke and deliver it with an undertone or just humour in your heart makes all the difference.

I'm 5'9 and 10kg overweight, what they call skinny fat, low muscle but high fat. I got like this being undisciplined and self indulgent. The real bully here was that presenter! Jim was dead on, but that slime bag wouldn't quit beating him with his PC stick. Nice guy not! Jim has a grip of right & wrong, and hes got that presenters number.

I THINK YOU'VE OFFENDED YOURSELF BY SIMPLY BEING OVERWEIGHT.IF YOU CAN SAY THAT & ADMIT YOU ARE, THEN WHY NOT TRY TAKING THE 2ND STEP & ACTUALLY LOSE SOME WEIGHT. INSTEAD USING AN OBVIOUS 'BIGOT' AS DAVIDSON AS AN EXCUSE,TO SIMPLY JUSTIFY,YOU RESEMBLE A TUB OF LARD?🤔💭..I GUESS IT TAKES A BIGOT, TO KNOW A BIGOT!!🧐 JUDGING BY SOME OF THE TOXIC COMMENTS ON HERE, SADLY, THERE ARE ALOT OF BRITISH PEOPLE, WHO STILL RETAIN HIS POINT OF VIEW.I L♡VE THIS COUNTRY,EVEN WITH ALL ITS WOES..& IF YOU'RE REALLY 'AWARE' OF THE RUBBISH WE'RE BEING SPOON-FED🙄ITS DONE TO CREATE DIVISION. I BELIEVE IN *HUMILITY & *KINDNESS & *RESPECT TOWARDS ALL PEOPLE, REGARDLESS OF ETHNICITY,SHOULD BE THE ORDER OF THE DAY!! I WISH 'YOU' WELL IN YOUR QUEST TO LOSE WEIGHT MADAME. HOPEFULLY DURING THAT PROCESS, YOU'LL BECOME A HEALTHIER & 'NICER HUMAN BEING'👀👊🏿💗🙏🏿

You cannot Offend anyone, They must choose to BE offended. As a child, we would chant, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me". Many today seem to have forgotten that bit of wisdom. For the Bible bashers amongst us, "If thine eye offend thee...Pluck it out"

Yes and no. I mean, I get it; comedy is comedy. BUT to say everyone should be able to dust off offensive language towards them and basically ignore it is just unrealistic. For example - what if one of your parents recently passed away and someone came up to you bad mouthing said deceased parent, in an utterly vile and derogatory way? Would you still take the same opinion that you’ve typed here?

@@andyc6542 Of course there are consequences but that is between the parties involved. Having the law come down on people who won't call a 6'2 bloke with hands like shovels a woman is where the problem lies. People are too easily offended and too quick to seek cancellation of their "offenders"

@@graemejones9707 totally get you there - sometimes PC culture is far too much. I guess there's a line to be drawn somewhere but too much cancel culture nowadays, and it's for the worse.

I agree you massive w4nk3r

You can't be serious? The most unfunny person on the planet being a complete wanker? Get a grip of yourself ffs.

Yep, softer than baby faeces

People who are offended get given a loudspeaker. People who dgaf get cancelled.

Have you noticed that the people who get most offended don't even belong to the group they're being offended on behalf of?

Ha the sun will shine tommorow how racist

Agree get the mirors off y lap n look in it

its not a laught on other peoples expense...

​@@placesandspaces1660okay sweetheart

Exactly what the powers that be want.

Jim Davidson has often talked about the massive amounts of coke he has snorted. Quite a bit more than Bacon for sure. “I Took So Much Coke I Wanted Extra Nostrils" is a direct quote from Jim. So is - “I’d get to midnight and I’d say, ‘Fuck it, let’s go to Guernsey’, then wake up and wonder why the hell I was there.”

@@zivkovicable and what? Bacons the one on his high horse, how the hell can he try and be on a high moral ground? The BBC is sickening

@@stewdapples267 Was I talking to you? No, I was replying to Tungsten Kid who was getting on his high horse about Bacon being a Junky.

I know what an absolute hypocrite!!!!!

@@zivkovicable I see that, I must apologise if I seemed rude, I was probably hammered when I wrote that comment... but my point is, as shite as Jim Davidson is, even without anyone knowing his past, I’ve never once heard him try and take the high ground and stand on a pedestal of morality. Yet here, the Bacon arsehole is doing just that. When In actual fact, he’d be better off piping down

Nearly 40 years ago he was your mate??!! Why isn’t he now??!! 😂

Just because no offence was meant it doesn’t mean offence wasn’t taken.

​@@richarddavis6523 Well then both parties being offended cancels out the problem, then everyone can go home. Oy.

@@richarddavis6523 And here is the snowflake.

@@richarddavis6523 Who cares? If they don't like it, they can switch off.

Get rid of the TV licence good on you Jim stuff BBC bloody rubbish

challis65 Did he give you a blue Peter badge for it?

He does get up your nose doesn’t he?

​@@StillAliveAndKicking_😅🤣 👍😎👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 classic line 🤡

4ckin Brilliant !!

Over to you.....BACON!

I personally have a pot belly. Why can't I sue Greggs for selling things I put in my mouth?

Keeps it real feet in the street

Eh, naw he's no. He's being a complete and utter unfunny braindead imbecilic moron. A bit like yourself. Get a grip of your sensibilities for christ sake.

Be a fan the blokes Funny

Agree feet on the ground not flyin high in the friendly sky

Ha iv got ginger hair blom my kin head off

YEP , action speaks louder than words and Jim's actions have changed , so those entitled sensitives can go do one , I am fat lol and I agree with Jim , it's FUUUUUNNY ;D)))

Very true, Jimmy Saville anyone?

Jimmy Saville is a nonce a sexual predator .

Isn’t that Richard Bacon? The man who when presenting Top of the Pops caused a band called ‘the Magic Numbers’ to walk out after making remarks about their weight?

how long did Jim take money from the BBC

@@andrewjohnston2850 He is not the one taking the moral high ground, nothing close to it so your comment is irrelevant

Brilliant 😂😂😂😂😂😂

If jim had said that I'd have pissed myself .brilliant

Superb! 👏 😂

@@polystyrene7921 s9

Hahahaha 😀

Totally Agree👍Richard Bacon the cocaine addict while presenting a children’s TV programme has the right to question Jim about some comedy from years ago WTF ,Why has the BBC still have this druggie Twat still employed, What a corrupt establishment 🤔🤔

Thanks for alerting us all to this, the hypocrisy and double standards of the PC and Woke brigades seem to be constant feature of their politics.

sorry, what's wrong with cocaine usage?

@@danielmilner9052 lol you actually post that comment using your real name..you couldn't make it up..chav alert..

@Iggy's Friend I totally agree. Davidson had answered the question but Bacon keeps on trying to twist the knife. I would have turned it right back on Bacon and told him to apologise for his drug use when in a position of responsibility as a role model to young children. And when he did, I'd tell him to apologise again. I'd tell him he should be ashamed and resign from his current role. That would shut Bacon up and bring the interview to a swift conclusion!

@@PreservationEnthusiast Jim was a huge cokehead

Bang on my friend

But HE IS ESTABLISHMENT.....that's why there was always a bunch of privileged LUVVIES above the Law to welcome him back.

Martin Jowsey, wife beating is bang out of order, no call for it, otherwise great comedian Jim 😁

Martin Jowsey Richard Bacon is an establishment stooge. Jim Davidson did The Generation Game. Both are cunts of the highest order. I'm afraid I can't separate them. It's like they're looking in a mirror.

Do you feel offended? I have many things that I find offensive; pushing drugs, things like that. Regards

PC bacon sacked for coke 😂

BBC have to be seen as reputable because they are the most mainstream source of news in the UK. This is why they don't care about wrongdoings or oversights.

Agree, I didn't think Jim Davidson was very funny, but good to see him being honest and fronting up to ppl, who get 'offended' fk em

BBCorupt .

I like this interview because Richard Bacon went on his prostitute and cocaine binge. I would say though - they can take the high ground. Saville was in the past. It's like saying the British legal system can never take the high ground because of all their failures. Or look at our countries history. Got to leave things in the past and deal with today. Davidson was of his time. Nothing to apologize for.

You want to know why it's no longer because change happens for the better you dick.

@@owenskipsey6630 yes, they were exceedingly right wing

Society progresses the more enlightened we become as a human race. It's the reason why we no longer hang draw and quarter people. It's the reason why slavery was abolished. And so on. Maybe you should really ask yourself what it is about the world you miss when growing up.

Phi avir absolutely mate, I’m 60, and I don’t miss all that racist crap, sod nostalgia..

@@TheVampireWizard and we end up with people like you 😂

A hundred years from now the aliens will be demanding reparations for our pollution of space with our satellites and other space junk 😉

@@edwardoleyba3075 They already are the Aliens that are in power that people DID not vote for!! They sure are alien to my voting!

...brings new meaning to 'Bacon Butty' 😂

+alison, i encountered Richard Bacon shortly after he was sacked from Blue Peter for the coke & hookers, he's pretty much just as slimy & arrogant in person.

+Peter Crescent why is that then? is what I said not true Mr enlightened one?

On the day that Dudley Moore died, Richard Bacon thought it appropriate to make a wisecrack on family TV about "Dudley Moore and Peter Cook have reformed.". And also the relentless cruel insults he threw at some fat lad who used to do a fitness slot on the show. Very PC.

Totally agree

richard bacon he was sacked from childrens show for taking cocaine

@Taiga Well said. Thank fuck im 53 and not 18. Loved the 80s/90s😍Woke free times

why is bbc 90% black men from Africa ???? . . .its supposed to be bbc (british) ..not ABC . . . .😁😁😁

@Krishnan -Resurrection Look no further than cretins like Greg Dyke who as the acting general for the BBC in 2001 accused the BBC of being 'hideously white'. This from someone who came from a privileged, white middle-class background and attended the University of York. He's also the arsehole responsible for introducing 'tabloid' style television to the UK.

Yes, we can fault him, that thing is not intelligent and it's not funny in the slightest, and if you laugh at that thing then that calls into question your idea of "humour" and it's sadly lacking. It's punching down and is not in the least funny - in fact it's anti-humour. Get a grip of yourself ff.

@@ProfessorChomsky Hello virtue-signaller! I hope that has made you feel wonderully superior.

You don't even know what "virtual-signaller" means. Go away you utter moron, never comment on anything I post again.@@jonb4020

@@ProfessorChomsky Another love island viewer 🙄

I tweeted him to tell him that,he didn't reply.

templarseries well done !

he turned out to be too big of a fucking nobhead even for BBc 5 live .....they binned him

He's a total wet tosser. Saw Jim in wolves last week . Class act !

I think the award for most annoying has to go to Nick Grimshaw, hands down

I wish a few more would be brave enough to stand up and speak there mind ..all this p.c crap needs irradicating

@@pappa7t3 eradicating

This is why I agree with Jim on this subject - if you or I went on TV today and created a Scottish comedy character, or a Scouser, a Geordie, a Cockney, a Belgian, an Aussie or an American comedy character, it would go through without a bleep. But make that character black, or Pakistani, or Indian or Chinese, and they'll come down on you like a ton of bricks. And do you know why? Because the BBC thinks those black, Pakistini, Indian and Chinese people need the superior BBC to speak on their behalf. The BBC are the *REAL* racists here. They think all humour is acceptable - providing that humour is aimed at white people.

@@Davefrompub thanks spell police thanks for taking the time out to correct me hope its made you feel a big clever boy.. bet your a barrel of laughs

Dunno, I've not seen one.

Fuji Wuji feel free to use it, it doesn't usually offend. I actually called a fly that today for buzzing around a lampshade for roughly 45 minutes.

You have made the top comment here. Picked the totally appropriate word.

I hate all forms of choice language but I cannot see how anybody could describe Richard Bacon without using the word "Twat".

Wasnt he the one that question and tried (failing miserably) to talk down and ridicule Tommy Robinson when he was trying to highlight the pakistani, Muslim, gang-bangers of white children? or was that another TWAT?

@@tonycull3747 Twattage!

I agree 100%. People today take themselves far too seriously!

Nemesis what a weirdo

Bacon was sniffing cocaine whilst presenting children's shows. But i don't see him apologizing.

He used to do cocaine.

D A He did apologise and it’s not hard to find it online.

@@stephenfoz1307 - Only cos he got caught.......

I was never a fan but I totally support him on this. This wasn't an interview, it was a political speech by the BBC presenter who didn't listen to a word Jim said.

I loved Jim Davidson's Sinderella but that's it. Yet the points Jim made here are more legendary than his comedy career.

The lady on Jim's right who is laughing is Sherrie Hewson. She works for Jim on a lot of his 'projects'. It looks like a laugh of embarassment tbf

if Bacon comes in my neck of woods the c***T will get fried like a piec e of Bacon😆😆😁

& he doesn’t care either. He’s just pretending too because he feels he should he was probably laughing his tits off to Jim back in the day so I hope he’s going to apologise for that

ginger hair and a limp? not my fault, brilliant 😂

He did laugh though, that's the funniest bit.

TherymasterWidnes stuff the bastards they dont know what comedy is if a black man would of said anything it would of been rubbed under the rug its an attack on us white men cause they want us all dead

Ex-Cokehead working for UKs biggest nonses cover up...and he's the one that has to apologise lol

Without context, a preposition, and maybe a few facts... maybe it's not "enough said". If you want to get your point across, maybe say what your point is? Or is it a guessing game? I love guessing games. I believe the answer is 'you're thick'. I win. Now where's my fucking prize?

@@EddiePedalo you’re not very sharp are you Brian!

@@TherymasterWidnes Your witty reply astounds me. You took my surname and turned it into an insult. I've heard that one before somewhere?. Is it one of Jim's? No, it's too clever. Oh yes, it was the learning difficulties kid at school, just before we kicked his teeth in. Think, then type. Only in that order... and only if you've got something worth saying. Maybe a joke? Nobody has said that to me since I was about 5. Your remark was so intelligent, I had to check you weren't a child, before I typed... fuck off.

I second that . BBC P C brigade, get a life. On the DARK SIDE OF THE MOON. Jim Davidson, one of the BEST comedians ever produced by this country.

Its made up story just like Jim said it.

Well unless she ate all that money up. But why are we even discussing this, it's obvious bollocks.

Anything that the bbc comes out with is usually bullsh*t..lol

it was £6k last time I signed on a couple of years ago.

2012saviourofstaffs The lady can't claim money, but in order to find work, she has went on to job seekers .

Good point, he was addicted to coke was he not???? And there he sits trying to judge people....wanker!!!

Thought it was pepsi :)

More like Iron Bru!

and the hookers... he should apologize for taking advantage of women who had to sell their bodies for money... and those who have died/jailed peddling drugs he snorted up his nose...

There is nothing wrong with taking drugs. If he wants to do that so be it. Richard Bacon was incredible during those days. His slots on tv were always worth the watch. All the greats took drugs too, if it wasnt for hallucinogens, we as humans would not be as creative as we are now. Thank fuck our ancestors dabbled in that......whats that....a mushroom.....aaaaah i see now......bang that drum again please....i liked it.

Me too!

Good things to have a go at 🤣🤣

He's the whiner. And he stopped being funny in the 90s. Now hes just a miserable old thin skinned snowflake racist.

@@enterprisingdrop3226 Your comment is self-defeating. Get a life. You have no idea of what you just posted. Pathetic.

The fact that this so called comedian made millions of us laugh years ago says more about the millions than it does about him.

@@veegerman6135 get a life

Spelt wrong...WANK.

Genius. I've never met Richard Bacon, but I'm sure he would be deeply hurt to be called a "PLANK" :o I have however sad the sad misfortune of meeting Jim. I can think of lots of words to describe him, and none are nice as plank. What a nasty perv he is.

@@flybobbie1449 Bacon BBC wank!

he’s a useless piece of shit.

He was removed from children's TV.

Yes and no. There is something good about trying to be a little more objective when we speak; it’s when it becomes speech-control that it becomes oppressive.

Yes, you can't even daub racist slogans on your neighbour's car in your own excrement anymore. It's political correctness gone mad.

@@Debagio 😅

@@Debagio to be fair that would be vandalism and nothing to do with political correctness

Yeh above all its fake mostly in real every day life

Facts! 👊💯

Good on ya mate 🤣🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Well said Paul. I'm a gay bloke and personally find Jim really funny. I've watched quite a lot of Jim's videos and think he's a really decent guy who's been given a hard time over the years. If we could be more accepting and laugh at and with each other it would be amazing. Much love and respect x

@Peter Peters Well said Peter. I would love to meet Jim, he's definitely a gifted comedian. Some of today's alleged comedians are as funny as toothache. You should hear some of the names mates call me when winding each other up, it's funny and it's real life. Have a good weekend buddy.

Ok

@Black Coffee Now why dont you get a life ..??

Or at least put your name on ffs

@Black Coffee Now Such eloquence.

@Black Coffee Now so you are right-wing if you are not politically correct? Why would you think that?

@Black Coffee Now is it? Never heard that viewpoint before. Possibly that’s just your opinion? PC is quite abundant though and more so today than in the past. People do seem to be offended very easily which is a shame. Somebody like Diane Abbott makes offensive comments regularly about white people but I don’t believe she needs silencing - her comments make her look even more thick, which is a good thing. As for Davidson, I’ve never been a fan or seen his appeal, but I agree with him here.

and one thing you can also say, Jim is definitely not one of the BBC nonces or molesters either, they investigated him and didn't find a thing. I bet they looked damn hard too, they hate his guts

j dee what do you mean well done? Just because he refuses to apologise for some frankly horrendous comments, oh yeah, deserves a round of applause

+2011 He certainly does, you politically correct, cowardly, freedom surrendering, weasel shitbag. We live an era where one 'offensive' word can cost your family's income, so anyone who stands up against this Salem level zealotry does indeed deserve applause.

Ju33ly okay mate, of course he does

@@ju33ly10 "We live an era where one 'offensive' word can cost your family's income" Maddness isn't it?

These fucking stuck up, middle class, condescending BBC presenters make me wanna vomit

Me and all , get a fucking life , BBC really piss me off , immpartial ? Left wing bias ,

Who on earth is the talentless presenter doing the interview? What a complete knob.

popper56 he's an ex children's presenter who did drugs now lecturing other people on moral standards what a cock

popper56 Richard bacon

Well said jock!!👍👍

Jimmy McJimmy? Haha I'd forgotten that, thanks.

Bella Emberg was the butt of many jokes in the Russ Abott Show. Guess what? She wasn’t offended and it was funny!

@@maziqbal4818 She made a good living out of it!

Sean! How dare you not be offended? I'm offended that you're not offended! 😂

smithylvs people can change

Maybe google "Brian Brendan Wright"?

Didn’t it come out not long ago that he sniffed it off a turtles shell or some bull💩 😂

@@MetallicAGirl14 tell that to the smug fool who was going for Jim about ancient history.

@@MetallicAGirl14 People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones, changed or not!

Yep,talking shite is common sense.Wonder if he laughed when he was found to be a woman beater.

He's a fking ignorant excuse for a human being

@@captainchainsaw8856 Ahh she probably deserved it 😂

Yes, we certainly need more domestic abusers in the world.

@@Debagio not enough of them if you ask me!!

@@kieron1843 Wow.

Yeah right. Calling a black guy "Chalky"....hilarious.

@@stephenreeds3632 So funny that I forgot to laugh.

That woman is none other than "Miss Joyce Temple-Savage" from Benidorm. And Reg Holdsworth's wife from Coronation Street, aka Sherrie Hewson, I think.

Herman Munster yes sherie

Sherrie

@@hermanmunster3358 What do you mean, 'you think'? (she types sarcastically) Of COURSE, it's Sherrie Hewson. If you don't know that, you need to go to fucking Specsavers!

She's got a name, you know...Sherrie Hewson! Gawd, where've you been all this time? In a fucking coma, more than likely.

Spaced1 agree jog on Richard you muppet

steve gale: Yes, due to Labour politicians and unions.

@johnegg Muldoon, well said, I'm having a ding dong with that idiotic cretin steve gale, typical far left, cocks everything up and blames everyone else for their cock ups. Claims to be a veteran, most likely a veteran of the Corbyn fanciers brigade (1st cock up division)

@steve gale, read the bloody thing again dumb nuts. He was being sarcastic, he said that the Labour politicians and unions are the cause of the problems in the 70's. What a bloody idiotic buffoon you are. Typical leftie being illiterate again

@steve gale, sorry pal but i didn't thumbed up my own comment. The only thick one around here is yourself. I suggest you better get your backside of to school as you clearly haven't cottoned on to any of the comments put up on this forum. Now, go away and play with your leftie friends whilst we enjoy Mr Jim Davidson

Agree. Not a Jim Davidson fan but for the bbc of all organisations to start taking the moral high ground is laughable. It wasn't long before the Jimmy Saville accusations broke that the bbc were planning a full on lifetime's work celebration evening for him...I mean omg that was a peadophile that operated under their roof for years and nobody spoke out.

Ask the victims of jimmy Savile about the bbc's moral high ground and I love this from jim, just because you are offended doesn't mean your right......

@@matthewgee8122 and theres a new bbc drama about him isnt there ? Played by Coogan ,the whole corporation stinks ,the statue outside etc

BBC are still lucky to be going with all the shit they've done over the years.

Amen.. and that's the only time I will do the cringe 'amen' on a comment. Ludicrous hypocrisy anyone from the BBC expecting anyone to apologise for anything. I certainly won't be apologising to anybody for refusing to pay their pathetic license for what.. brainwashing

These presenters have the spine of a Gummy Bear, did you see him hiding behind the peice of paper with the fake text!!!! They should confirm the text source before saying anything as Jim may have got offended by the crap that was said.

Davidsons more of a snowflake than anyone else.

I wish Theyd bring chalky Back 😁😁😁 .....nick nick

You still can. Just say what you want mate. Fuck anyone who thinks any differently. They can suck my dick. The Internet has made people into a bunch of little whiny bitches

@Better_of_two_evils Try actually putting that into practice and you will get yourself into trouble though. You can be offensive towards people as long as they're the _right_ people though.