- Title: J'Accuse 9
- Date: 2nd April 1996
- Summary: THE NEW LADS: JACI STEPHEN, THE WASPISH CRITIC AND WRITER, ATTACKS THE GROWTH OF LAD CULTURE, AS EXEMPLIFIED IN MAGAZINES LIKE LOADED, TV SHOWS SUCH AS FANTASY FOOTBALL AND MEN BEHAVING BADLY IN THIS EDITION OF J'ACCUSE. SHE SAYS THAT LAD CULTURE IS BECOMING SO INVASIVE THAT WHAT WAS ONCE A BIT OF A LAUGH IS NOW A SOCIAL MENACE, CALLING IN AID FROM ARTHUR SMITH, JOHN LYTTLE, MIRANDA SAWYER AND MARK SIMPSON. SHE PLAYS THE NEW LADS ON SEVERAL FRONTS. THEY EXCLUDE WORKING CLASS CULTURE, BUT IN FACT THEY ARE REALLY MIDDLE CLASS BOYS GOING SLUMMING. THEY PRETEND TO BE THE LAST WORD IN MASCULINITY BUT IN TRUTH THEY'RE SEXUAL WAIFS WHO APPEAR TO BE MOSTLY INTO SELF-ABUSE. MOST DANGEROUSLY, THOUGH, THE NEW LADS AND THEIR STARS - FROM DAVID BADDIEL TO MARTIN CLUNES - REPRESENT A REAL ATTEMPT TO TURN BACK THE CLOCK. NEW LADS ARE NOT JUST BORING AND BOORISH; THEY'RE DEAD REACTIONARY, AND SAYING THEY'RE ONLY BEING IRONIC DOESN'T WASH.
- Description:THE ARTS STRAND THAT DARES TO SAY NON RETURNS FOR ANOTHER SERIES. PROG 3 THE NEW LADS Jaci Stephen explains why she thinks laddism has gone too far - a generation bought up on Men Behaving Badly, Fantasy Football League and Loaded magazine. Are these really the people to take Britain forward into the next millennium? With comedian ARTHUR SMITH, columnists MIRANDA SAWYER and JOHN LYTTLE and MARK SIMPSON, author of Male Impersonators, DR HENRIETTA MOORE, and, coming out on the side of the lads, editor of England magazine, GAVIN HILLS.
- Broadcaster:Channel 4
- Collection: Channel 4
- Genre:Documentary and Factual
- Producer:FULMAR TELEVISION AND FILM LIMITED (LONDON)
- Programme Episode:Episode 3
- Transmission Date:02/04/1996
- Rights:On Request
- Decade: 1990s