What is wrong with Jeremy Kyle

[Sean Scholfield]

I am shocked at the content of this programme-parading halfwit after halfwit in a human coconut shy before the nationn-it makes the British people look like complete monkeys.
Overweight, bad skin, bad teeth, illiterate, insecure, perverse, and/or violent-giving the impression to the casual viewer that the guests are a cross section of British society-except that none of the exhibits are anything but white(ish)  No Chinese, no Indian, no African Carribean-the reason being-it would be TV suicide to make people of colour look stupid-its ok to do this with white people. Not that it would be right to make people of colour look stupid, but why is it ok to make whites look exactly that. Shame on you Jeremy Vile-earning your dirty penny out of other's misfortune.

[johnfranklyn]

I can only put it down to the people who apply to go on the show. That really is the best explanation I can come up with at the moment.

It would be interesting to know what similar shows in other countries do inorder to make a direct comparison.

[Carley]

SHAME ON U SEAN SCHOFIELD!!!!I agree with johnfranklin....no1 is forcing them 2 go on the show,they want to & more importantly no1 is forcing u 2 watch!!!!!

[Mrshalfapebble]

I can only put it down to the people who apply to go on the show. That really is the best explanation I can come up with at the moment.

It would be interesting to know what similar shows in other countries do inorder to make a direct comparison.

Fair point, to be honest.  It's gruesomely addictive though  

[suz]

Would you want the JK show to start booking guests based on the colour of their skin or ethnic origin?  Would this not be political correctness gone wrong?  The whole premise of the show is that those who want help contact the show - the show's producers do not go out and take a cross section of the population at random.  People seek help in the way they want to.  Even though I love the show it is not the way I would deal with my own personal problems but for some this is their choice and perhaps their only option.  It's always going to be the way that people won't like JK and shows of the like but as someone already said don't watch it.  And for those that criticise the viewers and label us who is the more foolish?  Us for watching or you for letting it bother you.  Exercise your free will use the off button if you have to but don't ruin it for others.

[johnfranklyn]

The show itself has attracted a considerable audience, not only in the viewer ratings from TV, but also those applying to be in the audience. The success was to such a great exent that they had to suspend applications due to the amount applying to be in the audience.

The show itself covers a wide range of topics and has raised the awareness of many issues like anti-social behaviour, domestic abuse and the fact that men also suffer domestic abuse and more recently the issue of GBL.

The shows success is not only down to JK, the researchers etc, but also down to the brave people who are prepared to go on the show inorder to raise the awareness on such vital topics.

The show has also attracted the attention government who wish to spend £500,000 on a series about getting people off benefits and back into work, the article can be read at the following link

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/07/labour.itv


I think it is vital that people look at the show in a wider view rather than just a small section of what it has covered.

A show like this can do so much good for so many.

[Mrshalfapebble]

No that's exactly what I don't want them to do but given that this is a mutli racial/multi class society one can be forgiven for thinking that there's a fair bit of positive discrimination going on when it comes to guests.  

Before you get irate and start diving into a response telling me yet again where the off button is etc. just look back at all the series there have been and tell me if you think the guests on the show have represented a fair and believable cross section of our cosmopolitan country and also the various social classes therein?

I'm a huge fan of the show yet I still say the guests are cherry picked, so I can see how someone who doesn't like the show would feel that even more strongly than I do.

[Mrshalfapebble]

The show itself has attracted a considerable audience, not only in the viewer ratings from TV, but also those applying to be in the audience. The success was to such a great exent that they had to suspend applications due to the amount applying to be in the audience.

The show itself covers a wide range of topics and has raised the awareness of many issues like anti-social behaviour, domestic abuse and the fact that men also suffer domestic abuse and more recently the issue of GBL.

The shows success is not only down to JK, the researchers etc, but also down to the brave people who are prepared to go on the show inorder to raise the awareness on such vital topics.

The show has also attracted the attention government who wish to spend £500,000 on a series about getting people off benefits and back into work, the article can be read at the following link

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/sep/07/labour.itv


I think it is vital that people look at the show in a wider view rather than just a small section of what it has covered.

A show like this can do so much good for so many.

I totally agree with what you're saying John.  The show in this format is an overwhelming success.  I'm a fan myself -- it's mesmerising.

Do you think it would be equally successful if different people from different social backgrounds/classes were used?  Or is the main attraction of the show that TV audiences want to revel in the misfortune of (mainly) poorly educated people from dysfunctional families.

One aspect of the show I have nothing but admiration for is the truly fantastic help that the guests are given, not just when they're on the show but the brilliant ongoing backup and support.

I also take your point and wholeheartedly agree with the topics that JK has brought into the public eye,  the latest of those being GBL.  Quite an eye opener for me and has made me look further into it.

This is purely my personal opinion, as a fan, on the pros and cons of the show.  I hope I haven't offended anyone.

[johnfranklyn]

I think the show would be an equal success if those in the wealthier sectors would take part. Sometimes I feel they decline to as they have a front to maintain. Some maybe in positions of authority and by taking part in such a show could be seen as a sign of weakness or have a negative impact on a career, when in fact it would show that everyone regarding social status have very similar problems.

I do feel that those high flyers who say they had a specific problem, ie mental illness, alcohol related etc are often celebs and this is useful but i'm not sure it gives a true view.

[OrlaC]

basically its the same as the jade goody frenzy...Its on the tv..dont wanna watch? Then dont...simple as...
I personally think jeremy has helped a lot of people lout i am going to admit i do watch everyday because i truly think he is putting out thoughts and feelings that these people need to hear..when your on the outside you can see things better after all!!

[lynda61]

I love the show and watch it every day that does not make me sad or foolish,I must admit some of the people and subjects make me feel sick and angry I also wonder why some of these people bother to go onto the show when the answer to their problems is staring them right in the face.I would like to see more update shows just to see how things have worked out for people.I will keep on watching the show because I think it can be a real eye opener and helps mothers of teenage kids like me look out for warning signs should things start going wrong with one of my kids aqnd how to deal with it if it does

[doodledoo]

so there are people in britain that think this show actually shows a cross section of the brit public ?

u should be on jk.

or watch some evening tv

[suz]

A cross section of the people in my life and a cross section from your life would be totally different.  At different stages of my life I have mixed in different circles and so depending on circumstances the public cross section could be representative of my life at different stages.  I am not racisist by any means but I at present have no black friends.  Not as i said because of predjudice but just simply because there are none in the circles I go in.  This would therefore mean that an all white programme would represent my life but not others.  More to the point I don't care what colour people are, or where they come form it is their lives i am interested in.

[WillD]

Its aimed at the idiots who watch it, being on "Jezza" is an honour to some of these idiots.

Its Washing your dirty linen in public.

[spot]

Its aimed at the idiots who watch it, being on "Jezza" is an honour to some of these idiots.

Its Washing your dirty linen in public.

come on WillD mate we can't all be idiots
we are all part of the complex social family mate and have a right to seek guidance wherever we may find it mate
so mate come down off your high horse

[lynda61]

Its aimed at the idiots who watch it, being on "Jezza" is an honour to some of these idiots.

Its Washing your dirty linen in public.

And what gives u the right to judge the people who watch the show by useing the terms idiots  ?just because we find what is happening in other peoples lives interesting,that in no way implys that we do not have lives of our own to live I love the show and watch it every day and yes I do some times wonder why there are not more Asians blacks and other ethnic minority groups as guesses but i think that is a cultureral thing more than a problem with the show people from differanmt culturels choose to deal with things differantly.
I think that it must take a lot of corrage on the part of some of the guesses to go on the show and admit that there is a problem and ask for help and more and more topics are being covered I am glad that the issue of GBL was rasied because i did not even know it was out there and as a parent of teenage children i am now aware of it and can protect my children better
One message that comes out of the JK show every day is one that can not be said offten enough and that is the unwanted effects on the children that the behaviour of some people has and the rememder to use contraseptive and practice safe sex if this stops just 1 unwanted pregancy and suffering for a mother and a child that was unplaned or some one catching HIV or some other deadly disease then what ever your oppinion on the show it has to be worth it
I will keep watching the show i find it interesting and sometimes find myself using the advice given by Grame and his team when it comes to some of the problems i have inside my own family in fact because of the JK show myself and my eldest daugther have a great relationship when before it was horried with us fighting all the time i did,t even need to go on the show i just followed the advice give by Grame to a guess having the same problems and it worked and i am sure i am not the only person this has happened to I hope that the JK show keeps doing what it does best and keeps making for additive viewing
Lynda

[Unemployable]

I think he must advertise for guests on the EDL website, though not sure? I say this because I saw a program recently about the EDL and they seem to dress like the guests on the shows, hoodies track suits etc. Why do so many of these white guests speak like Ali G? I really dont understand it.