probably taboo but I don't want to see that programme or any others about

[cremolafoam]

poor people with terrible deformities.
the man who is "half tree" for instance.I just do not want it on my telly thankyou.

I agree. The one with the massive birthmark on his face was just awful. My dd was quite scared but it.

I do feel sorry for the people though.

by it

That's ok, there's about half a million other channels (and one or two might have something worth watching sometimes!)

They are not entertainment

I think they are in very poor taste. Horrible sensationalist adverts that basically say 'Come and watch the freak show!'.

I dislike the way the programmes are made.
they aren't informative, its just a modern day freak show.

channel 5 are being relentless about it. we were about to watch House last night and i could see dd's eyes pop out of her head looking at it.
it was advertised 7 times in the course of last nights telly( i was stuck on channel 5 for House and greys anatomy)

DD (10) and I had a conversation about this. She could not understand why it was on TV in a very straight forward kid like way. She said she thought it was odd to film people who have something not normal with them and really underneath they are normal people and we should treat them like normal people because their lives must be hard enough and she thought they would be really nice.

I am thinking of putting her forward for Head of Programming at Channel 4.

Channel 5 even

I hate them as well in the same way I hate the tragic life stories section in whsmiths.

Mitchell and Webb did a good sketch about this kind of programme.

Ledodgy - that section is called something even more stupid in Waterstones..something like "Painful Lives" or more trite than that

here

LOL "Sensitve Freak Show Series"

arf at the Mislit sections.also feel weak looking at those. seems to be *really popular at the moment.
Claricebeansmum. your dd is fabby.what a brilliant thing to say.

i'm sure the day today did something about a boy who was made of wood too.

i wanted to buy a book today in smiths that wasnt mislit, but couldnt find anything appealling.

Perhaps we could petition a section called "Cheerful Books for People who Like to have a book to read to cheer them up and take them away from everyday life"?

Cremola - DD can be pretty spot on about these sorts of things. Pretty sound

I hate the way they treat them like freaks, but try to pretend it's a serious documentary. Monday on channel 4 had a programme untitled 'I Am The Elephant Boy'. The so-called 'Elephant Man' did not have NF1 as the boy in the programme,but my dd does and sensational titles/programmes like this doesn't help anyone with NF.

I watched one 'by accident' last week (I really don't as a rule - no, honestly, I don't - I agree with all the points on this thread) and it was actually quite sensitively done and very moving (I got caught up and watched to the end) but the whole programme was cheapened and trivialised by its title "Half Ton Mom". I wonder if they have those sorts of titles in order to appeal to rubber-neckers and gawpers.