Does anyone watch this?
It is wildly fascinating to me not only in the medical sense, but just the nonchalant way in which they approach these wildly embarrassing things.
We see it all. There are no blurring of images. These people just matter-of-factly show their most private of areas. And the audience sees it all.
Now, I'm sure when the participants agree to do the show, they are compensated well -- maybe the corrective surgeries that British medicine wouldn't pay for normally and would be out of pocket for them -- are part of their "pay" for the right to film these private medical conditions, procedures and discussions.
What is also fascinating to me about these British shows dealing with medical issues (I've watched one on plastic surgery too) is it doesn't seem to matter if they are talking to teenagers or adults. They just discuss it and in the case of the plastic surgery show, they brought in adult models to a high school, male and female -- only in tight fitting underwear on the bottom and nothing on the top for the woman. These teenagers, also male and female, were then given sharpies to draw on these adult models what they would do as far as plastic surgery.
Why is America so puritanical in this regard and Europe is so much freer about nudity and sexuality?
Any insights or discussion welcome. Just keep it P.G. please or we'll have to delete.
It is wildly fascinating to me not only in the medical sense, but just the nonchalant way in which they approach these wildly embarrassing things.
We see it all. There are no blurring of images. These people just matter-of-factly show their most private of areas. And the audience sees it all.
Now, I'm sure when the participants agree to do the show, they are compensated well -- maybe the corrective surgeries that British medicine wouldn't pay for normally and would be out of pocket for them -- are part of their "pay" for the right to film these private medical conditions, procedures and discussions.
What is also fascinating to me about these British shows dealing with medical issues (I've watched one on plastic surgery too) is it doesn't seem to matter if they are talking to teenagers or adults. They just discuss it and in the case of the plastic surgery show, they brought in adult models to a high school, male and female -- only in tight fitting underwear on the bottom and nothing on the top for the woman. These teenagers, also male and female, were then given sharpies to draw on these adult models what they would do as far as plastic surgery.
Why is America so puritanical in this regard and Europe is so much freer about nudity and sexuality?
Any insights or discussion welcome. Just keep it P.G. please or we'll have to delete.
