Comments on: Assault and battery on the Amazing Race

By: Lauredhel

Lauredhel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:38:07 +0000

becsh: I was going more for critique of a reality TV show using the word “crippled” against a woman who has just been assaulted on-screen by her partner for showing signs of having a disability, but I realise I didn’t make that explicit.

By: becsh

becsh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:07:27 +0000

@lauredhel “In the “Previously On” section of today’s episode – all the voiceover says is that Mika was “crippled by her fear”.”

Well, “Mika was crippled by her overbearing and obnoxious boyfriend’s violent attempts to forcefully supplant his will for her own” was a bit too long for the soundbite.

By: Lauredhel

Lauredhel — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:25:16 +0000

In the “Previously On” section of today’s episode – all the voiceover says is that Mika was “crippled by her fear”.

By: becsh

becsh — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 05:18:30 +0000

What made me even more sad was their reactions in the post-elimination interview. In this the two of them are sitting together as if nothing has happened while the guy, Canaan, is talking about forgiveness. Not Mika forgiving him for his appalling (and criminal) behaviour, but him forgiving her! He bignotes himself about how he doesn't hold it against her and it could have been him freaking out at the top of the slide, and he understands that nobodies perfect blah blah blah while Mika sits contrite and silent at his side.

By: cesy.dreamwidth.org/

cesy.dreamwidth.org/ — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:11:34 +0000

That’s horrible.

By: NoLongerSilent

NoLongerSilent — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 19:30:38 +0000

Incredibly disrespectful and abusive. I am constantly amazed at how people think that they get to decide for someone else what qualifies as scary, offensive, etc….

I think it’s a testament to her fear when A MILLION DOLLARS won’t even make her go down the damned slide.

Nacey, I completely agree.

By: orlando

orlando — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:10:18 +0000

I bet she doesn’t even blame him for his behaviour. With everyone around her normalising it, how could she have the chance to get the perspective?

By: Nacey

Nacey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:35:30 +0000

I think it’s a testament to her fear when A MILLION DOLLARS won’t even make her go down the damned slide. As someone who’s intensely scared of heights, and I mean standing on a chair freaks me out, I know how she feels.

She should dump his ass. Poor sweetie.

By: Shelby

Shelby — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:51:24 +0000

That poor girl. What bugs me about this show, and I admit I don’t watch it alot, is that the challenges are mostly strength or speed based and skewed toward the men being more able to complete them in a faster time than the women.

By: Tera

Tera — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:04:53 +0000

What gets me is he keeps saying: “I’m not gonna force you.” When he totally *just tried to.* And *continues* to try to force her afterwards.

Bah. Thank goodness I don’t watch The Amazing Race.
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