Struggle Street

[rabbitearbandicoot]

so, who's watching this show tonight at 8:30 on SBS?

if it's not cancelled that is. The people involved have tried to get it wiped because it represents them in an unfavourable light.

[imastawka]

I hope no-one watches.  

It'll be the same  old arguments discussion tomorrow

[iapetus_rocks]

It's a two hour episode. Do you think SBS tacked the 2nd and 3rd episodes together in order to get it over with as soon as possible?

[bella_again]

Not yet, will have to play catchup later.  I'll let everyone else fill me in  on all the juicy details lol!

[rabbitearbandicoot]

OK. I'll start it off. What did you think about the Aboriginal man saying he got more help and support from the white population - his fellow Aboriginals abandoned him.

[***super_nova***]

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@iapetus_rocks wrote:

It's a two hour episode. Do you think SBS tacked the 2nd and 3rd episodes together in order to get it over with as soon as possible?

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I doubt that; their ratings quadrupled for that time slot, and the critiques afterwards were generally complimentary.  Except for Jones, who normally is great on dole bludger bashing, all of the sudden criticizes SBS for being too tough on the people.

I did not watch it.  Still have no TV.  Wonder how long I will last without one, but so far have not missed it.  🙂

[tulip*place]

It was really sad watching this.  Don't know how to solve the drug dependancy, unemployment, druggies having babies It's a vicious circle to break.  The mother and her heavily pregnant daughter smoking a bong together,  daughter was born addicted courtesy of her mother  Joking that she was going to call the new baby Crystal,  from her using crystal meth.. There just isn't any incentive for these people or no role models.   Peta & Ashley's 18/19 year old daughter having had such a hard time due to bullying starting from pre school to high school.  She has tried to commit suicide.  Now she's involved with someone who has just done time for a home invasion and the elderly victim had a heart attack, and they find that amusing.   

[bella_again]

Incredibly sad and I agree Tulip, it seems the biggest common denominator was they have no hope. At least the single drug addict admitted it was his own poor choices that led him down this path. As a society we have to be aware that this is more prevalent than we realise. I haven't seen the third episode.

Every single one of those people had some level of potential and yet it is all wasted in their lifestyles and in the vicious circle of drug addiction, violence etc So sad the mother doing drugs while pregnant and GM thinking she could keep the baby, you are kidding?  So so so sad. The question is how do we break the cycle?

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@donnashuggy wrote:

Poor people used to be quite thrifty, show this documentary to anyone genuinely starving and in need of shelter in the 3rd world and they would be in shock.

You 'can' shop sensibly and 'cook' sensibly. These are things that these people can control for a start. They can have dignity if they try or learn, do they want dignity though?

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That's a bit like walking into a room full of tone deaf people and telling them they could form a prize winning choir if they only pulled themselves together and tried a bit harder.

[the_great_she_elephant]

These people are damaged - some of them irreparably - and to put them on display for the entertainment of a voyeuristic TV audience is just sick. I watched about ten minutes of it last night before I had to turn it off. It was like walking through a human zoo. One of the exhibits was in the early stages of dementia... ooh, look, children,  lets follow the funny man and see what he does! 

[raptor_rebooted]

i dont know anyone who found the

documentary entertaining   

the common reaction was -

something needs to be done.