It was absolutely withering on stupidity, though. Stupidity will always get the sand kicked in its face, even though The Stupid are a by-god majority everywhere you look!
Some of The Stupid were even out protesting it, but brought along the wrong signs.
Yes, although it does give Reg the last word, who claimed that Loretta was struggling against reality.
Regardless, that scene would I'm sure be regarded as too offensive to be released nowadays. The BBC article either didn't notice or they simply ducked the issue. My original comment, an innocuous statement plus link to a YT clip of the scene, was flagged and removed by HN.