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 ?? :/

[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

[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).

[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 :/

[ecclesvet]

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

[MitchiestInge]

oh

so the real parents don't appear?

[meditrina]

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

[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.

[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