Comments on: Come Dine with Me sparks complaints http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2009/05/21/come-dine-with-me-sparks-complaints/ Just another Channel 4 Blogs weblog Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:42:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anna Fergusson http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2009/05/21/come-dine-with-me-sparks-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-6855 Anna Fergusson Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:23:40 +0000 http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/?p=814#comment-6855 Why is there a media frenzy about Michael Jackson's death? I thought that he was a good singer but he was no saint. It is really disturbing that people seem that to overlook the fact that he was accused of child abuse and various other things. Are the media not whipping up emotion like they did when Princess Diana died. I find it really very disturbing that the lines between right and wrong are becoming increasingly blurred. Love Anna Why is there a media frenzy about Michael Jackson’s death? I thought that he was a good singer but he was no saint. It is really disturbing that people seem that to overlook the fact that he was accused of child abuse and various other things. Are the media not whipping up emotion like they did when Princess Diana died. I find it really very disturbing that the lines between right and wrong are becoming increasingly blurred.
Love Anna

]]> By: D R LLOYD http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2009/05/21/come-dine-with-me-sparks-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-5948 D R LLOYD Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:06:33 +0000 http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/?p=814#comment-5948 Why do so many TV shows have to introduce so much canned laughter when on many occasions the spoken word/s is not funny enough to raise a laugh. And why so much repetition in programmes which are in a series i.e The Biggest Loser when the first 5 minutes simply repeats what has been on in previous programmes. We know, otherwise we wouldn't be watching it. Likewise with extreme dreams with Ben Fogle, there was so much repetition that the 5 daily half hour programmes could so easily have been condensed into 3 half hour programmes and the viewer would have missed nothing at all. Why do so many TV shows have to introduce so much canned laughter when on many occasions the spoken word/s is not funny enough to raise a laugh. And why so much repetition in programmes which are in a series i.e The Biggest Loser when the first 5 minutes simply repeats what has been on in previous programmes. We know, otherwise we wouldn’t be watching it. Likewise with extreme dreams with Ben Fogle, there was so much repetition that the 5 daily half hour programmes could so easily have been condensed into 3 half hour programmes and the viewer would have missed nothing at all.

]]> By: The TV Show http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2009/05/21/come-dine-with-me-sparks-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-5063 The TV Show Mon, 08 Jun 2009 10:42:00 +0000 http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/?p=814#comment-5063 Update: Ofcom’s <a href="http://ofcom.org.uk/tv/obb/prog_cb/obb135/Issue135.pdf" rel="nofollow">Broadcast Bulletin - Issue 135</a> (published 8 June 2009) notes that Ofcom have decided not to uphold the 35 complaints they received in relation to this episode of Come Dine with Me. The result is listed on p.39 of the document. Update: Ofcom’s Broadcast Bulletin – Issue 135 (published 8 June 2009) notes that Ofcom have decided not to uphold the 35 complaints they received in relation to this episode of Come Dine with Me. The result is listed on p.39 of the document.

]]> By: Adam Heasman http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/2009/05/21/come-dine-with-me-sparks-complaints/comment-page-1/#comment-4085 Adam Heasman Mon, 25 May 2009 15:13:24 +0000 http://blogs.channel4.com/thetvshow/?p=814#comment-4085 While some people want to duck their heads the water and pretend racism doesnt exsist the fact of the matter is.. it does... Does it mean we have to curb every remark we make to make sure we dont offend everyone? Yes it does! The problem I find with this quandry is that alot of people dont think about what they are saying before is spills out of their mouths. Example: Those jeans look good today. Good interprtation.. Thank you! I've been trying to lose weight and obviously its worked! Bad interpretation.. Great, saying they normally look awful? This in the real world happens all the time. Interpritation is the mother of all c**k ups in this world (hence lots of religious wars over different adaptions of a latin script). When it comes to racism its hard to know what is deemed racist and what isnt. Until a hand book is released with the definitive does and donts in the world according to political correctness then we all have to make our own judgements but at the end of the day if we spend all our time making sure we dont offend anyone then we would live in bubbles and not speak at all. I take offence when someone says Steven Speilberg is a great director but I would never complain about it as it is at the end of the day an opinion. Some people have opinions we dont like.. You either have to learn to live with these people or teach them better. But simply complaining someone has a narrow outlook wont resolve the situation. If you want to complain that someone is being racist firstly look at how you react to racist comments that arent aimed at yourself. If a friend calls me queer its funny but from a stranger its an attack. Have I learnt to deal with this? Yes because I know people who dont know me are reacting from ignorance and if anything I feel sorry for them. Rant over. While some people want to duck their heads the water and pretend racism doesnt exsist the fact of the matter is.. it does… Does it mean we have to curb every remark we make to make sure we dont offend everyone? Yes it does!

The problem I find with this quandry is that alot of people dont think about what they are saying before is spills out of their mouths.

Example: Those jeans look good today.

Good interprtation.. Thank you! I’ve been trying to lose weight and obviously its worked!

Bad interpretation.. Great, saying they normally look awful?

This in the real world happens all the time. Interpritation is the mother of all c**k ups in this world (hence lots of religious wars over different adaptions of a latin script).

When it comes to racism its hard to know what is deemed racist and what isnt. Until a hand book is released with the definitive does and donts in the world according to political correctness then we all have to make our own judgements but at the end of the day if we spend all our time making sure we dont offend anyone then we would live in bubbles and not speak at all.

I take offence when someone says Steven Speilberg is a great director but I would never complain about it as it is at the end of the day an opinion.

Some people have opinions we dont like.. You either have to learn to live with these people or teach them better. But simply complaining someone has a narrow outlook wont resolve the situation.

If you want to complain that someone is being racist firstly look at how you react to racist comments that arent aimed at yourself.

If a friend calls me queer its funny but from a stranger its an attack. Have I learnt to deal with this? Yes because I know people who dont know me are reacting from ignorance and if anything I feel sorry for them.

Rant over.

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