Friends,
I am parent of a child who suffers from Epilepsy. I am absolutely sensitive to anything to do with Epilepsy. I am trying in my own small way to bring awareness amongst common people.
Most unfortunately, media that has the responsibility of playing a very positive and constructive role, has been witnessing quietly rude and cheap jokes being made in couple of Indian TV Shows being telecast globally including UK, USA etc.
Colours TV is producing a show 'COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL' which is ridiculing people suffering with Epilepsy by making jokes on epileptic seizures. In its Shows the Presenter (Mr. Kapil - a comedian) somehow brings in a reference to Epilepsy or Epileptics to make a joke - sometimes by mimicking a seizure on the Show, or by making cheap remarks.
The Show is shirking from its responsibility to bring common awareness among its viewer-ship and instead spreading myths e.g. TO CURE A PERSON UNDER SEIZURE MAKE HIM SMELL A SHOE'.
To approach the Show has been futile as neither they respond nor mend their ways. It seems the Colours TV proeuced comedy show 'COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL' has taken a crusade to ridicule the Epileptics globally.
This kind of attitude on the part of an International TV Channel (Colours) from India is ridiculous, cheap and hurting the sentiments of suffering people and their near and dear ones.
Through this forum I request that we should oppose belittling or ridiculing of people suffering from Epilepsy. No TV Channel airing such ABUSIVE programmes be allowed on a civilized land. Such shows give lot of pain. Please be on a WATCH for such abusive shows.
Sam
I am parent of a child who suffers from Epilepsy. I am absolutely sensitive to anything to do with Epilepsy. I am trying in my own small way to bring awareness amongst common people.
Most unfortunately, media that has the responsibility of playing a very positive and constructive role, has been witnessing quietly rude and cheap jokes being made in couple of Indian TV Shows being telecast globally including UK, USA etc.
Colours TV is producing a show 'COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL' which is ridiculing people suffering with Epilepsy by making jokes on epileptic seizures. In its Shows the Presenter (Mr. Kapil - a comedian) somehow brings in a reference to Epilepsy or Epileptics to make a joke - sometimes by mimicking a seizure on the Show, or by making cheap remarks.
The Show is shirking from its responsibility to bring common awareness among its viewer-ship and instead spreading myths e.g. TO CURE A PERSON UNDER SEIZURE MAKE HIM SMELL A SHOE'.
To approach the Show has been futile as neither they respond nor mend their ways. It seems the Colours TV proeuced comedy show 'COMEDY NIGHTS WITH KAPIL' has taken a crusade to ridicule the Epileptics globally.
This kind of attitude on the part of an International TV Channel (Colours) from India is ridiculous, cheap and hurting the sentiments of suffering people and their near and dear ones.
Through this forum I request that we should oppose belittling or ridiculing of people suffering from Epilepsy. No TV Channel airing such ABUSIVE programmes be allowed on a civilized land. Such shows give lot of pain. Please be on a WATCH for such abusive shows.
Sam
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