Mary Whitehouse
Mary Whitehouse
Constance Mary Whitehouse, CBE, better known simply as Mary Whitehouse, was an English social activist known for her strong opposition to social liberalism and the mainstream British media, both of which she accused of encouraging a more permissive society. She was the founder and first president of the National Viewers' and Listeners' Association, through which she led a longstanding campaign against the British Broadcasting Corporation. A staunch social conservative, she was disparagingly termed a reactionary by her socially liberal opponents...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth13 June 1910
AIDS is a judgment we have brought upon ourselves.
I never had any hang-ups about sex. As for being sexually repressed, nothing could be further from the truth. There are more hang-ups now than ever there were when I was growing up.
Sir Hugh Greene is the man I hold most responsible for the state of our country today. For 11 years hardly a week went by without a sniping reference to me. And he gave access to anyone who was prepared to say anything morally subversive.