Ofcom uphold complaint about 'the R word'

Ofcom have upheld complaints made about the use of the word "retard" on Channel 4's Big Brother show last year. The word was used by Vinny Jones to describe presenter Davina McCall* "walking like a retard" 

Thanks are due to disability rights campaigner Nicky Clark in her efforts to see this complaint brought to fruition. Nicky sums it up perfectly;

"I am so pleased that Ofcom has upheld my complaint. This is not a call for censorship or to block free speech. It is simply a call for the matter to be dealt with fairly and for the views of disabled people and those of us who love them to be listened to. The word must be judged by the context, and in this case it was derogatory."

*Thanks to @louisebolotin  for pointing out it's really Davina McCall, not Davina Jones. Good job everyone knows how scatty I am!