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.

[donnashuggy]

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@am*3 wrote:

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@donnashuggy wrote:

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@am*3 wrote:

... a dozen of Blacktown’s finest garbage truck drivers performed a wonderfully odious blockade of the SBS headquarters at Artarmon this morning in protest at tonight’s first episode.

The show is nothing but an affront to them and their treasured residents, each claim

Good on them

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I can't help but laugh at that, sorry. My understanding is it was filmed over several months. Anyway, the proof will be in the pudding!

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Laugh at what?

The truck blockade this morning? The drivers objection about how the residents were portrayed?

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Some of the residents may be portraying themselves as themselves 🙂 will be interesting to see which ones they treasure?

Obviously they could do the same show in other areas and portray it in a bad light. It is natural to be defensive I suppose.

[cherry*135]

I suppose so. I never watch those types of shows.

[icyfroth]

I'll be watching it. How could I not, it's had so much publicity. I've already got the telly tuned to SBS.

Good on the Garbos, they felt they had their honour to defend, but really, from what I've heard and seen living in Blacktown for 10-odd years, there's no "stereotyping". That's what it's like.

And it's sad, sad, sad.

It's what unemployment, welfare, drugs and alcohol does to ppl.

[raptor_rebooted]

Meet Bob: His wife suffered a catastrophic medical condition and his life has been on a downward spiral ever since, battling drug addiction and the housing authorities. Bob’s girlfriend Billie-Jo is pregnant and, born a methadone addict, is managing her own drug issues before the birth of their baby.

[lionrose.7]

I thought watching the Kadashian was bad enough.

No way I could watch a program like that then come in here and  comment on it with some sort of glee, how Yukky

[icyfroth]

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

I thought watching the Kadashian was bad enough.

No way I could watch a program like that then come in here and  comment on it with some sort of glee, how Yukky

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It brought me to tears to see how low some ppl have been brought. What a sad existence.

[raptor_rebooted]

very sad.  

babies are/will be brought up in that 

environment and the cycle continues...

[the_great_she_elephant]

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@*julia*2010 wrote:

very sad.  

babies are/will be brought up in that 

environment and the cycle continues...

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So, phiosophically speaking,  would they be better off if we removed them from their families and allowed the state to bring them up?

[electric*mayhem*band]

The same kind of programme screened in the UK, proved very controversial with questions being asked in Parliament, and sparking off TV debates in it's own right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefits_Street

The main 'star' of the series, Deirdre 'White Dee' Kelly is making a fortune on the back of the programme, and even has her own manager. She pocketed £100,000 for her appearance on 'Celebrity Big Brother', even though she only came fifth.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2777471/White-Dee-earning-6-000-DAY-Benefits-Street-star-cha...

They have now done a follow up. 'Immigration Street' filmed in Southampton. Not as if we haven't got enough soap operas taking up air space as it is.

http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2015/feb/24/immigration-street-review-no-real-winners-this-t...

Whoops ! Edited - forgot the link.

[donnashuggy]

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@lionrose.7 wrote:

I thought watching the Kadashian was bad enough.

No way I could watch a program like that then come in here and  comment on it with some sort of glee, how Yukky

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It brought me to tears to see how low some ppl have been brought. What a sad existence.

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It was sad, I agree. The one thing that really stood out to me was people crying poor that were grossly overweight with a cigarette in their hand. The guy that goes out to collect scrap metal for cash then goes and buys take away food. I would never waste money like that when I could make it at home.