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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
Those who enjoy being unpleasent to or bullying disabled people online will probably view this as a comedy programme, but I think decent right thinking people will be appalled if they wach Channel 4 at 10pm tomorrow evening.
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A comedy? If it's got Rosie Jones in it, it will most definitely not be funny that's for sure.
She's offended a lot of people with the title of the program. Doesn't matter what the context is, someone somewhere will always be offended by something or other.
"A Channel 4 spokesperson supported Jones, stating: “This film is an authored documentary by Rosie Jones to raise awareness and educate viewers about the issue of ableism and the scale of abuse she and other disabled people face daily".
“The use of the R-word in the documentary is within context of the subject matter being explored and specific to the abuse Rosie receives on social media. The film makes very clear it is an unacceptable and offensive ableist term and its inclusion was carefully considered in conversations with the editorial team, Rosie and a disability consultant.”
Yet 3 contributors pulled out of the docu and had their material removed.