BORN TO BE DIFFERENT is back on.

[TheOriginalFAB]

This Thursday at 9pm on channel four.

Aitch, that's good to hear.

I've not seen any of it this time, but will make the effort this week then.

I like Born to be Different.

I dont think its exploitative and it has a wide range of disabilities.

The families are from different backgrounds and all deal with things in different ways.

I think it is an excellent way for people to get an insight into the lives of children with disabilities.

I have watched all the programmes so far and have been looking forward to the latest one.

Catmilk - I have gone through anger at your post and am trying to be charitable - are you trying to say these families are being exploited in a voyeuristic way? If so then your wording was appalling and read as though you were being offensive... just saying.

Darn it - what did smlo write which has already been deleted? Amazing that whatever it is has gone but catmilk's post is allowed to stand.

Dont know what smlo's comment was but MODS were quick to delete that weren't they.......................

Does she mean that - or does she mean that C4 are making it into a freak show?
That's how I read it, but maybe I'm just too naive

I am wondering that too stealth - I read it in a very offensive way though and wonder if it may just be badly worded.

I dont think that is what she meant, I don't read it that way.

If you have seen the other series you would know that it isn't shown in a 'freakshow' way. So far it has been honest, open, realistic and filmed with compassion. For anyone to see it as a freakshow is freak themselves

She MEANT it to be offensive......... I have no doubt about it!!!

oh fair enough I have never seen it. I do see adverts for shows like "World's fattest man" though and am a bit that this is a modern day freakshow.

I have yet to see it so wasn't sure how it was filmed - it looks very good though and not an exploitative programme.

Thanks for the heads up about born to be different being back on.

We don't have SN kids but I work as a physiotherapist and I never cease to be amazed by what these amazing children and their families achieve.

Catmilk - I too will be reporting your comment. Your choice of words is offensive and unneccesary

I think you are being too harsh on the OP. I read her post to mean that most of these sorts of docudrama things do make freaks out of people who are different and that lots of people watch them for the same reasons the Victorians went along to freak shows. I can't comment on this show as I've never seen it.

Catmilk, that was a snide and unpleasant comment and I'm really quite hurt that you think children like my son are 'freaks'.

I have reported the post but see from earlier comments that MN aren't removing it. Shame. :(

Too Harsh my arse!!!

gin I am trying to be charitable about the post - I hope she was just having a busy moment whrn she posted and so worded it badly. Am hoping she will return and tell us she didn't intend it to read as it did.

My comment was a personal attack on catmilk. Thought that was allowed. She'd kinda set the tone

Anyway tara mumsnet. I've posted loads over the years in various names. Some of it nicely creamed off into books. The fact the inflammatory original comment stands speaks volumes

lottie - do you have some sort of psychic powers or something that you know what the OP meant?????

Harsh? IF you haven't seen the programme why do you automatically assume that a show about children with disabilities would be anything like a freakshow??? A child with a disability should NEVER be seen as a freak by anyone - EVER!!!!!

We live with this everyday all day, we have to accept the stares, the hushed speech, the pulling of children away from our children - we don't have to accept some ignorant twat spouting bullshit

...Catmilk? Hello? Too ashamed to reply, crawled under a stone embarrassed by a truly awful post I hope.

ginmakesitallok - I am the OP and I did not make the comment.

I found Catmilks coment very offensive, i hate the word 'freaks' and i find it upsetting that people like catsmilk see our children as freaks , i have also reported her post to mn hq and i don't understand why they have not removed it but have removed other people posts for saying how they feel about this offensive person (trying to put it nicely without getting too angry ).

Oh and is'nt it funny how she has not come back to explain herself (wimp springs to mind).