Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-82042.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disney Channel Pulls Jessie Episode That Made Fun of Gluten Allergy</b></a> <p>Deadline.com reports Disney recently pulled an episode of the Disney Channel show Jessie. The episode, "Quitting Cold Koala," had two scenes where characters made fun of someone's glutten alergy.</p>
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 I hate our PC society, good thing Americans weren't so easily offended in the 80s....
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost We might have been offended but in the 80's Glutten hadn't been invented yet. Apparently!
Originally Posted By xrayvision I agree that it may be a little too PC. Now, they probably didn't need to have two jokes on the same subject where children get the message that its OK to make fun of kids with gluten allergies, or kids with this allergy feel like they're being put down while watching the episode. But, one quick jest at something many kids can relate to can be humorous. I have asthma and I've seen several shows/movies that make jest at childhood asthma and kids' use of asthma inhalers, like the classic 80's kids' film "The Goonies". I wasn't offended by the asthma inhaler joke(s) in Goonies and thought it was funny, partly because I could relate to the character and partly because it was just funny. And, none of my friends/schoolmates who also saw Goonies made fun of my asthma after seeing the film. Many shows and movies also make jest of seafood allergies, showing someone swelling from eating fish, and I've never heard of any flack over those jokes. But usually, only one quick joke or jab is made on the topic. It's not usually turned into an ongoing joke made throughout the show.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that a well-placed joke based on a group of people with a medical condition (like seafood allergies or inhalers) is harmless, and can be pretty funny, even for those with the condition. I haven't seen the episode in question, but if it was bad enough to get removed, I'm pretty surprised that they even got it into production. Disney's legal department is usually pretty vigilant about these sorts of things, so I'm somewhat surprised that it got approved. That said, Jessie is hardly a big-budget production, and leaves a lot to be desired (especially in the script department), so it's not all that shocking Wasn't there also an episode of Hannah Montana that got pulled for making fun of some sort of medical condition?
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder "Wasn't there also an episode of Hannah Montana that got pulled for making fun of some sort of medical condition?" Latent promiscuity on the part of the star?
Originally Posted By Bellella Speaking as someone whose mother and maternal grandmother have the gluten intolerance condition (and have had it for many years), I can honestly say that it's no joke. One little bit of gluten enters their systems- they're felled with terrible stomach problems and most likely a risk of stomach cancer. And my mom had anaemia for years before they found out what was really wrong with her. Celiac disease (aka the gluten allergy) is extremely serious and nothing to mess with. SingleParkPassholder- I know. We're all SO disappointed in her. Another tween star down the tubes, and who maybe will end up with tubes in her arms. Oh, but there's always job openings in Vegas. She ought to fit right in.
