Robbie Williams Thinks Reality TV Is Just Too Cruel
Robbie Williams has slammed this years reality TV shows for being much too cruel, and for preying on those with depression and mental health problems.
Robbie admitted to being an avid reality TV fan: “I’ll watch any old s***, but I refused to watch Big Brother this year because it’s like looking at mental patients.�
“Same with Love Island - it’s human beings having nervous breakdowns in front of the whole nation. Some things should be kept at home.�
“If you had put me in Love Island after I’d just left Take That, then I would have been f**ked - I’d be crying all the time too.�
Maybe now show producers will sit up and take notice….then again, maybe not!
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September 23rd, 2006 at 5:03 pm
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September 23rd, 2006 at 5:45 pm
Sophie has Bipolar disorder and so did Shabbaz. This is not good.
Robbie williams was on stephen Fry’s confessions of a manic depressant and talked candidly about his manic behaviour, which was a good, proactive way to approach the taboo subject of mental illness.
while it is against human rights to stop people with known psychological disorders and mental illnesses appearing on TV programmes if they give their consent.
It doesnt mean we should accept it like toddlers accepting sweets from a stranger.
IF people with mental health problems sign up to do a reality programme, no-one can stop them even if they are are completely raving and psychotic. Thats a Fact.
The producers will love it and certain less experienced people will love to see people having breakdowns and becoming psychotic on TV as it it looks fun.
Manic depressants are the best at getting audience reactions, as their mood swings are immense, their behaviour erratic and they often appear childish.
Well here’s the truth most of us will either have a mental illness or have a close family member or friend, who will have some form of mental illness.
whether it is eating disorders, depression, post natal depression, OCD, alzheimers, manic depression etc . It will come to us all.
Perhaps when a TV producer of one of these unreality programmes has a close family member of their own breaking down completely, will they cease to use the mentally unstable as easily manipulated pawns for light entertainment.
watching certain people on reality tv shows is no different to seeing someone on a psychiatric ward.
The difference is when you are on a psychiatric ward, you are told you are not well, by trained psychiatric and medical staff.
On certain reality shows, when you are not mentally well, you are told by 23 year old media graduates with no medical training or psychiatric training , you are a star, we want more of that behaviour, people love you, you’ll be a millionaire if you keep it up.
No doubt it will be the close friends, family and psychiatric professions that will pick up the pieces when it goes horribly wrong. Which it will.
They very young bloggers possibly will not know anyone at present with psychiatric problems, but as you get older, these problems wil increase.
I hope Robbie is OK and one day will put in an appearance with Take That.
Dawn Blake
September 23rd, 2006 at 5:55 pm
Dont get me wrong I dont mind acid wit or devilry, but mental illness is a no-no for light entertainment.
when people do have to stoop to getting mentally unstable people to boost ratings, the programme has run its course or the producer has.