Autism Group Demands Apology From CBS- BB - Topic Powered by eve community

quote:
Originally posted by Thrillcat:
Autism group demands apology from CBS
Mon Feb 18, 9:58 AM ET

NEW YORK - A national autism group is demanding an apology from CBS over a disparaging remark a contestant on the reality show "Big Brother" made about people with the disorder.

John Gilmore, executive director of Autism United, says his group has been trying to speak with CBS executives since the show aired last Tuesday.

On the show, a contestant named Adam, who said he works for an autism foundation, said he would spend his winnings on a hair salon for people with developmental disabilities "so retards can get it together and get their hair done." The Web site for the show describes him as a 29-year-old public relations manager from Del Ray Beach, Fla.

His remark shocked his partner, Sheila, who replied, "Don't call them that."

Adam responded by saying, "Disabled kids. I can call them whatever I want. I work with them all day, OK?"

A call to CBS was not immediately returned.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080218/ap_en_tv/autism_pro...XnLjLwT9SEsn9vhxFb8C

(side note: I have a son with autism and I am part of Autism United- Christine)

And they should get an apology from CBS. To me, those remarks are completely out of line.

Peace!!

Posts: 951 | Registered: 10 November 2006

Ignored post by wenart25 posted

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by wenart25:
And they should get an apology from CBS. To me, those remarks are completely out of line.

Really? This is 'reality TV', isn't it? Does reality TV really require that the show be edited until no one is offended by anything that is said? What about scripted TV? Will the 'bad guy' have to be edited so he doesn't talk down to people as well as being unable to use 'bad words'? When/where will it end?

Posts: 7711 | Registered: 16 November 2006

Ignored post by Obveeus posted

wenart25

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Obveeus:
quote:
Originally posted by wenart25:
And they should get an apology from CBS. To me, those remarks are completely out of line.

Really? This is 'reality TV', isn't it? Does reality TV really require that the show be edited until no one is offended by anything that is said? What about scripted TV? Will the 'bad guy' have to be edited so he doesn't talk down to people as well as being unable to use 'bad words'? When/where will it end?

That could have been edited out of the show. To me, there is no reason for someone to make those remarks about autism or disabled individuals. My sister and brother-in-law work with autism children and a friend of mine has a brother show suffers from it. There is no reason for someone to say those remarks on television and it is inappropriate.

Peace!!

Posts: 951 | Registered: 10 November 2006

Ignored post by wenart25 posted

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Obveeus:
quote:
Originally posted by wenart25:
And they should get an apology from CBS. To me, those remarks are completely out of line.

Really? This is 'reality TV', isn't it? Does reality TV really require that the show be edited until no one is offended by anything that is said? What about scripted TV? Will the 'bad guy' have to be edited so he doesn't talk down to people as well as being unable to use 'bad words'? When/where will it end?

Yes, it should have been edited out. What he said really adds no value to what is going on in the house. They had hours and hours of footage to choose from and they had to air that 1 line?

Posts: 1419 | Registered: 03 December 2006

Ignored post by AL posted

Posted

This is 'reality' television, right? Why should the editors edit everyone to look like decent people. If someone is a dirtbag and acts like a dirtbag, they should be shown being a dirtbag. These people receive 'fame' (at least a small amount of it) as the result of being on the show. I'd rather see them loathed if they are loathesome than see them portrayed as wonderful people by editing designed to remove any comment that might bother someone.

Posts: 7711 | Registered: 16 November 2006

Ignored post by Obveeus posted

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Obveeus:
This is 'reality' television, right? Why should the editors edit everyone to look like decent people. If someone is a dirtbag and acts like a dirtbag, they should be shown being a dirtbag. These people receive 'fame' (at least a small amount of it) as the result of being on the show. I'd rather see them loathed if they are loathesome than see them portrayed as wonderful people by editing designed to remove any comment that might bother someone.

The whole thing is edited anyway. They have literally hundreds of hours per week that they edit down to 2 hours for TV.

There is absolutely no reason that they needed to pick out that 1 line. The line is obviously very insensitive.

Posts: 1419 | Registered: 03 December 2006

Ignored post by AL posted

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by AL:
The whole thing is edited anyway. They have literally hundreds of hours per week that they edit down to 2 hours for TV.

There is absolutely no reason that they needed to pick out that 1 line. The line is obviously very insensitive.

The point is: why do you think that 'Reality TV' should be edited so that there is nothing 'insensitive' said?

Posts: 7711 | Registered: 16 November 2006

Ignored post by Obveeus posted

wenart25

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Obveeus:
quote:
Originally posted by AL:
The whole thing is edited anyway. They have literally hundreds of hours per week that they edit down to 2 hours for TV.

There is absolutely no reason that they needed to pick out that 1 line. The line is obviously very insensitive.

The point is: why do you think that 'Reality TV' should be edited so that there is nothing 'insensitive' said?

Why should it not be? I mean come on Obveeus...that comment was out of line and you know it. Just because it is a reality show does not mean it should be treated any differently than a scripted show. They had enough footage to chose from, but they decided to air that comment. Do you not see anything really wrong with that? I really do hope CBS gives the Autism United an apology because what they allowed to air was out of line.

Peace!!

Posts: 951 | Registered: 10 November 2006

Ignored post by wenart25 posted

Posted

I see something wrong with the belief that everyone on Reality TV must be edited into 'a good guy'. That isn't reality. What's next, editing the news so that the rapists and killers come off as sympathetic rather than abhorent?

Posts: 7711 | Registered: 16 November 2006

Ignored post by Obveeus posted

previously ...

Posted

Last summer , Big Brother edited all Amber's anti semitic remarks and a conversation in which she admitted she had lied to her boyfriend about the number of abortions she had. She had two, but had told her boyfriend she had more than three.
Later , she found out Eric had told her secret. They had a huge fight and the non-internet watching public knew it was over her lying to her boyfriend , but not the specific reason.
Big Brother is edited a lot because the people are usually disgusting.
What Adam said was inexcusable, but at least now people know he is an insensitive jerk and will understand why his partner Shelia is angry.

Posts: 367 | Registered: 17 January 2007

Ignored post by previously ... posted

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by Obveeus:
I see something wrong with the belief that everyone on Reality TV must be edited into 'a good guy'. That isn't reality. What's next, editing the news so that the rapists and killers come off as sympathetic rather than abhorent?

Just because people call these shows "reality" shows, does not mean they are truly real. The shows are totally edited to tell a story the way the producers want to. If on the live Big Brother After Dark someone made a comment like that I would have no problem with CBS. That is true "reality" TV; no editing is being done. But when producers have hundreds of hours of footage to choose from for 2 hours of TV and they choose to air that it is totally out of line.

Posts: 1419 | Registered: 03 December 2006

Ignored post by AL posted

previously ...

Posted

statement from CBS

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Bl...thers-Adam/800033633

Posts: 367 | Registered: 17 January 2007

Ignored post by previously ... posted

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by TV Watches Me:
statement from CBS

http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Bl...thers-Adam/800033633

The 1st user comment was good:

Wow, that's like saying someone can freely drop the "n" word because they've done some civil rights work.

And the fact that CBS could not even make an apology is very telling.

Posts: 1419 | Registered: 03 December 2006

Ignored post by AL posted

Posted

quote:
Originally posted by AL:
Just because people call these shows "reality" shows, does not mean they are truly real. The shows are totally edited to tell a story the way the producers want to. If on the live Big Brother After Dark someone made a comment like that I would have no problem with CBS. That is true "reality" TV; no editing is being done. But when producers have hundreds of hours of footage to choose from for 2 hours of TV and they choose to air that it is totally out of line.

If you recognize that the show is edited to 'tell a story the way the producers want to', why do you insist that they should not be able to tell a story that portrays one of the 'characters' in a negative way?

Posts: 7711 | Registered: 16 November 2006

Ignored post by Obveeus posted