[Jack_]

Originally Posted by MB.

Can we just end on-season now please

It's usually vitriolic enough to be miserable year after year, but I have been honestly so appalled over the last few days at the reactions to this incident. I'm ashamed to be a part of a fan base of a programme that includes people who think such behaviour is justifiable. This show is the pits.

[Amy Jade]

Originally Posted by Jack_

It's usually vitriolic enough to be miserable year after year, but I have been honestly so appalled over the last few days at the reactions to this incident. I'm ashamed to be a part of a fan base of a programme that includes people who think such behaviour is justifiable. This show is the pits.

I agree

Seeing people enjoy Helen's treatment of Brian has been deeply disturbing. I've no issue with people having different opinions but to actually enjoy a grown man welling up being called really horrific names and watch another person goade him and thoroughly enjoying ever moment of torment is odd to me.

[Jack_]

Originally Posted by Amy Jade

I agree

Seeing people enjoy Helen's treatment of Brian has been deeply disturbing. I've no issue with people having different opinions but to actually enjoy a grown man welling up being called really horrific names and watch another person goade him and thoroughly enjoying ever moment of torment is odd to me.

Exactly. I could understand how people find and found Helen entertaining in all other instances, last year and this year. Hell, I could even have understood people finding that argument entertaining and acceptable had this particular scene not happened and she had just called him a murderer and a rapist, but to think that someone sitting there being goaded and belittled deliberately (as she admitted to) by someone who was getting enjoyment out of it is entertaining and/or acceptable is to me absolutely abhorrent. Something so uncomfortable and saddening is not justifiable in any way shape or form, and the fact that some people think it is is just disturbing.

[ItWasJustBanter]

Originally Posted by Jack_

Exactly. I could understand how people find and found Helen entertaining in all other instances, last year and this year. Hell, I could even have understood people finding that argument entertaining and acceptable had this particular scene not happened and she had just called him a murderer and a rapist, but to think that someone sitting there being goaded and belittled deliberately (as she admitted to) by someone who was getting enjoyment out of it is entertaining and/or acceptable is to me absolutely abhorrent. Something so uncomfortable and saddening is not justifiable in any way shape or form, and the fact that some people think it is is just disturbing.

To be quite honest I was egging her on. I think she showed a bit of weakness there.

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Jack_

It's usually vitriolic enough to be miserable year after year, but I have been honestly so appalled over the last few days at the reactions to this incident. I'm ashamed to be a part of a fan base of a programme that includes people who think such behaviour is justifiable. This show is the pits.

This is troubling me too. I am feeling like I have little in common with many on the forum, you think to yourself how can people support this sort of thing. In the past I've enjoyed the mix of people and the banter but increasingly I feel quite disillusioned and separate.

[jet]

Originally Posted by jaxie

This is troubling me too. I am feeling like I have little in common with many on the forum, you think to yourself how can people support this sort of thing. In the past I've enjoyed the mix of people and the banter but increasingly I feel quite disillusioned and separate.

I know just how you feel. I got to that point last year which is why I hardly bother to come here or post any more, and so many others have fled too.
The Helen enablers just wore them down, sadly.

[rionablue]

Originally Posted by Jack_

It's usually vitriolic enough to be miserable year after year, but I have been honestly so appalled over the last few days at the reactions to this incident. I'm ashamed to be a part of a fan base of a programme that includes people who think such behaviour is justifiable. This show is the pits.

I agree Jack but look at all the Helen love and Marc love, two vile disgusting human beings but a clearer example is that Hazel was in the WRONG in many peoples eyes when it came to the incident with Daley. And in many of the other sexual encounters if they happen the woman is for the most part blamed. I try to live a good life and I have bad language the same as many other people but the comments that have come out of Marc's and more importantly HELENS mouth have disgusted me to the core. I assumed most people would agree but they don't. We just have to let everyone have their say on these forums and stick to what we believe in ourselves. Love your posts by the way