[RichardHaads]

Wrong. Make them watch the show. Tell them about disabilities, explain to them that its nothing freaky! Kids are only scared by what they dont know. My grandfather had lost a leg in WW2, and so missing limbs were never a big deal for us kids. We never looked weird at people with such disabilities.

So, I'd tell those parents to take a hike and leave it at that.

Yes you're right that kids are scared of what they don't know. What I mean is that you can still turn the TV off if your kid has a really bad fear even after you tried to explain. I wouldn't force them to keep watching if continuously got nightmares.

Mate I'm still scared of dogs (well uneasy around them). I used to cry at the dogs on TV apparently when I was really little. You can tell me what you like about dogs, I've had to look after and feed two big ones for a week but I still hate going near the things. Some people have worse reactions to things no matter what they are educated with.

[egoldhyip]

Well okay, I wouldnt force them to watch the show either, at least more than once. But if they're scared of what they saw I'd watch it one more time with them together, and tell them its something that happens to many people and is nothing to be afraid of. Then of course they wouldnt have to watch it again.

[AncewwewBus]

The idea that the kids watching Cbeebies could have it all explained to them calmly may be a little flawed. The channel is for kids of around 2 and 3, and at that age not many kids have the powers of reason and logic to get past their animalistic reactions.

I'm sure if this was not something produced by the BBC then the reaction would be different. Tough gig.

[voodoosdv]

Why isn't her arm coverd with her shirt's sleeve?

That way it would be alot better to see than how it looks now.

[egoldhyip]

The idea that the kids watching Cbeebies could have it all explained to them calmly may be a little flawed. The channel is for kids of around 2 and 3, and at that age not many kids have the powers of reason and logic to get past their animalistic reactions.

I'm sure if this was not something produced by the BBC then the reaction would be different. Tough gig.

But then, as a parent, you dont file a complaint.

[Mowselelew]

what i don't get is what they have it on show. if i had genital warts, i wouldn't walk round with my flies open.

[Fainnamoony]

I bet the ACLU will be up in arms over this.

[ariniaxia]

People with missing or 'crippled' limbs do make me a bit uneasy, but jesus....that's my own problem. I certainly don't discriminate and i couldn't care less if she was on TV.

I think it's just damn sick that people are complaining [thumbdown]

others complained that they had been forced to discuss disabilities at a too-early age. Oh how terrible you were forced to get your ass off the sofa and talk to your kids....

Still though...it is "The Sun" [rolleyes]

what i don't get is what they have it on show. if i had genital warts, i wouldn't walk round with my flies open. Warts aside, people don't walk around with their testicles on show anyway

[glazgoR@]

Whoopie, it's in the news now, 9 whole people complained, Holy Christ on a Rice Cake!!

Now it's out there in the news watch the complaint-o-meter shoot up as people who have never even heard of cbeebies, let alone watch it, all storm in to register their disgust because The Sun or some other worthless rag of a newspaper told them too.

[ariniaxia]

Now it's out there in the news watch the complaint-o-meter shoot up as people who have never even heard of cbeebies, let alone watch it, all storm in to register their disgust because The Sun or some other worthless rag of a newspaper told them too.

I know for a fact you live in the UK without reading your name. It's sad ain't it.

[CializCialiscsqw]

I can understand the parents on this one.

Kids watch a kid's television station

On that station is a disfigured person that is shown to many kids

This disfigurement frightens children, ever as far as giving them nightmares


So... What is the problem?

[fuesquemill]

I can understand the parents on this one.

Kids watch a kid's television station

On that station is a disfigured person that is shown to many kids

This disfigurement frightens children, ever as far as giving them nightmares


So... What is the problem?

It's called quit whining and learn to raise your kids

[casinobonuscxz]

Good lord its even on the Dutch news
go away [cursing]

[Juersdodfs]

Stupid people, I mean come on get a grip.

[ariniaxia]

I can understand the parents on this one.

Kids watch a kid's television station

On that station is a disfigured person that is shown to many kids

This disfigurement frightens children, ever as far as giving them nightmares


So... What is the problem?

Pardon me....
But i work in primary schools on a daily basis....are you telling me that when i see disabled kids in school and other kids are playing with them......i should tell them to stop because they'll have nightmares?

A one armed lady is nothing to a kid, my friend. Esp a one armed lady presenting a TV show full of exciting colourful programs, with enough subliminal messages about friendship to make you sick.

Hell it's not like she's ugly.

[Queuerriptota]

No wonder every single kid is growing up to be a bunch of weak minded, "can't cope with the real world" pansies.

Some parents can't raise their kids for sh!t these days.

Wrapping them in cotton wool, spoiling them to the nth degree.


In my opinion, this is totally out of order.

For once... just once, I wan't someone at the top of the TV station to tell the complaining parents to go f*ck themselves, and get a grip. This is the real world - so deal with it.
Don't like it? Don't watch it - very simple.

So what do these complainers suggest?
Disabled people are not allowed in public either? Heaven forbid a child sees them!!
Why don't you educate your child or tell them it's nothing to be scared of!?

If that doesn't work - u have a wuss of a child and needs to go to military school for toughening up!


Bloody losers.




By the way - the only people who shouldn't be allowed on TV are clowns.
They are proven to give kids and adults nightmares!

[domeffire]

No wonder every single kid is growing up to be a bunch of weak minded, "can't cope with the real world" pansies.

Some parents can't raise their kids for sh!t these days.

Wrapping them in cotton wool, spoiling them to the nth degree.


In my opinion, this is totally out of order.

For once... just once, I wan't someone at the top of the TV station to tell the complaining parents to go f*ck themselves, and get a grip. This is the real world - so deal with it.
Don't like it? Don't watch it - very simple.

So what do these complainers suggest?
Disabled people are not allowed in public either? Heaven forbid a child sees them!!
Why don't you educate your child or tell them it's nothing to be scared of!?

If that doesn't work - u have a wuss of a child and needs to go to military school for toughening up!


Bloody losers.




By the way - the only people who shouldn't be allowed on TV are clowns.
They are proven to give kids and adults nightmares!

you tend to find that all these wussies do in fact go to military school.

as poxy officers [cursing]

[Anamehuskeene]

The big problem here is the Parents, as Adults see things completely different to how Children see things.

Children perceive things differently, And even if something isn't quite what an adult might think is normal, its not often that a child would dwell on that fact and think anything of it.

If a child has grown up in an environment where people with disabilities are considered to be less than a Normal person or if their parents had "hangups" about people with mental or physical disabilities, then once their Adults and have children of their own, those insecurities and life experiences will be passed onto their children, maybe even forced onto their children, to some degree and Anybody with a disability will then be seen as someone to be scared of, or shunned.

Their children might even not be bothered by watching someone with one limb on TV, especially if the focus of their attention is somewhere else, and in the case of this Woman, she has the arm in plain view, so its not hidden and thus if its in plain view then it must be normal as normally if your trying to hide something your embarrassed about or worried that it might scare people, Then you hide it away.
By having it in plain view and even "showing it off", she is saying out loud, "I'm not scared of it so why should you be? ".

Personally I think its great and its the right thing to do, as she is giving Power to every disabled person that watches that program, every person with a disablement that has somehow been ridiculed by others can see that if some TV presenter has a disablement and is showing it off on TV then it must be ok to be disabled and that you should be proud of who you are and not be afraid to show off what makes you, You!

[Zesavenue]

The idea that the kids watching Cbeebies could have it all explained to them calmly may be a little flawed. The channel is for kids of around 2 and 3, and at that age not many kids have the powers of reason and logic to get past their animalistic reactions.

I'm sure if this was not something produced by the BBC then the reaction would be different. Tough gig.

I disagree, children are like an empty canvass, they have no inbuilt prejudice, from the day they are born they learn by example, children who are distressed by such a thing have learnt it from somewhere or someone, what's ironic is that it was most likely from watching their own parents reaction to seeing this one armed woman on childrens TV, they see Mummy/Daddy pulling an unpleasant face and hear the distasteful tone in their voice and pick up on it, which leads them to think, "if mummy and daddy don't like it and it can make them seem scared, then it must be really bad and so that makes me scared too". Bam, lesson learned.

I have a daughter who is 2 years and 3 months old, she regularly sees disabled people and has suffered from it not at all, she sleeps from 7 at night till 7 in the morning, eats everything and anything, has a very impressive vocabulary for one so young, she is loving and caring and wants to hug and hold everything and everyone and she didn't bat an eyelid at this presenter, or even noticed for that matter, i on the other hand did notice and mentioned it to the wife, but to my daughter, it was just another lady on TV. [yes] (Which is all she is.)

[denSmumbSes]

Those 9 people have to be the wrist parents ever. You can't raise your own kids, so you finger on blaming some TV personality for your faults? They deserve a good backhanding.