And was this taken out of context? - The One Show

[molyholy]

I was having a flick through the channels last night and can't shake this angry feeling off. I work for a tenants organisation and seen a quick thing on The One Show last night. Dom was doing some house thing and he said to the fella 'forgive me for saying this, but you don't look like the type who needs social housing'.

So what are people in social housing supposed to look like? 2 heads? one eye lower than the other? Baldy???

Now I must admit, I didn't see much more, but to enforce this stereotype on national TV, is just so wrong. The demonising of people in the regulated rented sector HAS TO STOP. But that is the BBC, peddling Tory agenda as per This country is obsessed with owning your own home as the be all and end all. Why???? It's not the norm throughout Europe. It is not frowned upon. People want to own, fine, but believe it or not, there are people who CHOOSE to rent.

To be fair to Dom, he was probably just saying what a lot of small minded people were thinking. You can tell he's not a trained journalist though. The trick is to say 'many people would look at you and think that you don't look the type to need social housing.'

Great minds ouryve!

Have any of the posters who are decrying this seen the piece?

It seems that a lot of negative conjectures, summising, assumptions are being made about a piece that was, in itself, a great champion of the very points they are making.

Having seen it, gone back and watched it again (about 20 minutes in, if you are interested) it still comes across, in the actual footage, as Dom asking a question that led neatly into the very root of the organisation, its ethos and reason for existing.

If you watch it, in context, it makes sense and, as a whole, raises some very interesting questions.

It would be a pity if this was ruined by a MN hissyfit about something that didn't happen as the OPs soundbite suggests!

There is a huge difference between a scripted interview and just talking to someone.

There is, of course, no way it would be appropriate to say that in general conversation. However, this was a scripted interview and was no doubt deliberately written to prove a point.