Jeremy Kyle?

[HeifferunderConstruction]

I've read a few times people view the show a misogynisitc, however I'm wondering why?

He's always the first to lay into any man who abuses,degrades his partner.

and often chimes its better to be alone than in a bad relationship, so I was just wonder could you clue me in on what I'm missing ?? :/

[GothAnneGeddes]

I read an article and I cannot think where, about exploitative this show is. It featured a man who was clearly mentally unwell and his mother begged for them not to let him on the show.

Here it is:
www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/apr/22/life-after-jeremy-kyle-treatment

Also, I cannot look at him the same way since that Chase and Status music video: I'm surprised he didn't sue

[claig]

'Jerry Springer didn't exploit anyone, the people on that show are actors.'

If that's true, then it sounds like he may have exploited the audience.
Some of it did seem like over the top acting. Interesting if it is true that they were actors.

[meditrina]

'were treated like celebs' - quite possibly the most important driver in all this?

[MitchiestInge]

oh

so the real parents don't appear?

[ecclesvet]

Jerry Springer didn't exploit anyone, the people on that show are actors.

[HeifferunderConstruction]

I do feel for those poor kids when / if they see it :/
I knew someone who went on there , oh god what a spectacle but as we were 17 its was taped by everyone in school

I even showed my hairdresseer lol

were trreat like celebs :/

[meditrina]

Mainstream televising in UK of DNA paternity results began on Trisha.

This show is the heir to that, Judge Judy, Jerry Springer et al. I can't remember if it's this show specifically, but they do have a welfare team (I think it's the norm for this type of show), so the people who are shown do get back up.

It's a bit silly to suggest he should start a DNA testing organisation - how much of the show do you think is under his control? If it wasn't him fronting it, it would be someone else - he's totally disposable. It's the commissioning editors and channel controllers who decide how far they go on air. And what they want is swayed by advertisers, who are only interested in viewing figures and likely demographics within those figures.

It's on air because enough people want to watch it and thus make it profitable.

I'm more interested in what it says about the demographic who a) watch regularly and b) turn their problems into entertainment (and a smallish fee).

[MitchiestInge]

but if the parents are identifiable then practically everyone who knows them will know the child

I just want to know who decides whether or when it is appropriate to obtain consent from the child before they broadcast - or are they always very young? Not that that makes it any less insensitive

[HeifferunderConstruction]

I actually know him through a friend - he is a prick in real life folks! shock


I've seen him before he has a really small body in comparison to his head lol

[Tyr]

J.K. and his ilk exploit people for entertainment while presenting themselves as the custodians of moral rectitude.
At least Jerry Springer was blatant about it and the results were often hilarious.

[ChardonnayGirl2]

I actually know him through a friend - he is a prick in real life folks!

[HeifferunderConstruction]

thet ususally beep out child name i think ...(could be wrong)

[MitchiestInge]

it's not anonymised either is it? or do they somehow protect the identity of the child in some other way?

haven't really thought about this before

[HeifferunderConstruction]

I'm usually of the opinion that if ur in a bad realtionshipthe wasted energy deleved to cheating would be better spent trying to escape it?

and also it the rel. is dv the consequnces can be fatal why would you risk it? I always end up thinking that when I watch it

[HeifferunderConstruction]

There was one a few years ago where a man had battered his pregnant wife, and admitted to it on air. He brought the wife out and laid into her for snogging a bloke at the start of the relationship, and JK said, 'see, there's right and wrong on both sides'.

He is a twat.

Did he Address the DV??

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

That's the episode I meant RVC. I knew I wasn't imagining it...

[ThePosieParker]

I had the misfortune to watch it the other day and he sympathised more with the poor fat waster bloke for not being the father over the girl that had turned to his brother for comfort after he'd attacked her.

[MitchiestInge]

do children have to consent to the test?

[edd1337]

Fair points there. Though setting one up privatly for charity would be tricky without being paid to go on TV. Without the tests there would probably not be a show

[TheCrackFox]

Yes, Jeremy could start his own charity and start confidential DNA testing. Not, I repeat, not, do it for millions of pounds on national television.

I would gladly donate just to get the fucker off TV.

[DontCallMeFrothyDragon]

If he wanted to do it for "decent" reasons, edd, he'd set up a clinic. Not do it on national TV.

[TheCrackFox]

Well they should save up for one.

He is paid millions to exploit vulnerable people some of who quite clearly have mental health problems.

[edd1337]

He does it for free does he not? Some people cannot afford one

[TheCrackFox]

It is complete exploitation of the child (a real human, with feelings) for TV ratings.