On Nov 6, 11:49 pm, "Trevor Trevor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Disney pulls 'Montana' diabetes episode > > http://www.arcamax.com/entertainmenttoday/s-438322-175786 > > NEW YORK (UPI) -- An episode of "Hannah Montana," featuring a story > line about a teen diagnosed with diabetes, won't air as planned, a > representative for the U.S. show said. >
And, here is a report on why they pulled the show from one of the people who saw it: <Thankfully one of our readers was among those parents and she was gracious enough to explain why they objected. Here is her full comment: The parents objected to the following: 1) Misinformation about Type 1 Diabetes. The entire show focused on Miley stopping Oliver from eating sugar. Children and adults with type 1 diabetes CAN eat candy — they simply take insulin to match what they eat. Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune disease, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, MS. Children with type 1 have done nothing to cause this — their bodies have simply attacked themselves. 2) Eating a lot of sugar does not cause type 1 diabetes. Oliver, the character with diabetes, was portrayed as a sugar loving fiend — at one point falling into a garbage barrel to get a half eaten and discarded candy bar. 3) Miley called Oliver "sugar boy."Imagine a character in a wheelchair being called "wheelie boy" or 'cripple boy". It just isn't funny, is it? 4) The show never mentioned Oliver checking blood sugar (children with type 1 typically check blood sugar by finger stick up to 10 times per day) or injecting insulin (children usually need 4 or more shots a day — every time they eat — or wear insulin pumps which continuously give them insulin throughout the day). Type 1 diabetes is a serious medical condition. The parents who objected to this episode applauded Disney for their attempt to bring Diabetes education to the forefront but completely rejected the message that they served up. Considering that Hannah Montana is seen by many school children every day, we felt that this message was a dangerous one to promote. I certainly would not be happy if a fellow classmate of my young child called him "sugar boy". We thank Disney for pulling this episode. We also were in touch with the medical expert who consulted on this episode and his feeling was that his "consultation" was not reflected accurately in the script. > For the whole article: http://www.examiner.com/x-264-Celebrity-News-Examiner~y2008m11d7-Parents-who-previewed-it-tell-the-real-reason-Disney-yanked-Hannah-Montanas-episode-about-diabetes Maybe...hoping that link works! --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Like TV only smarter. You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
