Audience objects to The Verdict panel
As "white people" debated what "black people would find offensive," audience members decided to interrupt Nine's show.
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Audience members interjected twice during last night’s discussion of The Verdict, unhappy with statements being made about the Indigenous community.
The Nine show, which was pre-recorded just hours before going to air, saw panellists including Mark Latham, Jacquie Lambie, Miranda Devine and Sandy Rea discussing Eric Abetz’s use of the term “negro” during a radio exchange this week.
While the panel debated political correctness, and whether the term was inappropriate or historic, the conversation quickly moved to slang -and mostly offensive- terms much closer to home.
While host Karl Stefanovic reminded the panel they were all “white people debating what black people would find offensive,” an Indigenous audience member shouted his objections at the panel.
“You walk in my shoes for a day and feel how I feel each day when I get up,” he said.
Later when discussing the value of the Sorry apology from the former Rudd government, another member of the audience interjected.
“For the Indigenous people, being one of them myself and my first cousin here, I would definitely say that the word Sorry meant so much to our peoples,” she said to applause.
The episode also featured footballer Campbell Brown naming a Porn website so hot it had to be bleeped by Nine’s own censors.
Classy.
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For those saying that The Verdict has to go, did you not read this article by David the other day:
http://tvtonight.com.au/2015/10/nine-upfronts-2016-nine-goes-hd-new-lifestyle-channel-and-daryl-somers-returns.html
It seems that for some people/shows ratings are a secondary consideration.
I do not know what Karl has on Channel 9 executives, but whatever it is, I reckon it is big! 😉
Check out the folk behind…if looks could…..
It was a very low rating night – not one show rated over 1m – yet this show didn’t even make the Top 20.
Most people watched Cruise ships or Goggle Box – which rubbished The Verdict last week.
I can’t see it being on for much longer. Stefanovic’s wish to go prime time will have to wait.
Fragmentation is really starting to hit.
Not one show above the magic million – and no sign of The Verdict at all.
I must be the only one but I am enjoying The Verdict. To me it is a cross between Q&A and The Project. Its not perfect but is improving.
Jonno: I Agree watched the Verdict. Didnt like the first segment.
Loved the interview with Peter Reith.
Then watched What Happens in Thailand.
Despite my better instincts, i watched a couple of segments of this. Trying so hard to emulate Q&A and every other panel show. Strange structure – panel of people, then a one to one, then a pre- pre-recorded interview with another pollie. Too many people, too little audience, and too much noise. I haven’t watched Today for many years, but i can see Karl really wants to break out and be seen as a heavy hitter. This is not it.
This show has to go. Sorry Karl your stuck on breakfast TV.