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As a qualified educator, and educator of the educators, I am a communications expert; understanding how and why information delivery works and doesn't work. I have experience with technology and consider myself an information-futurist. I am a dreamer!

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Perth geeks join reality show: do you know them? | PerthNow

Helen Ganska

September 07, 2009 01:00pm

PERTH doesn't have a beauty, but we do have two WA geeks in Channel 7's new reality show Beauty and the Geek Australia - and we want to know who they are?

“People will love this show because of its warm-hearted centre,” said Curry

“It’s about celebrating differences and Australia will identify with both the geeks and beauties because there’s a little bit of both in all of us.”

Perthnow

 

I am a confessed voyeur of reality-television. I don't mind some of it. I was there for the start of it all with Sylvannia Waters (back in the 20th Century!!!) and followed it through to Australia's version of Big Brother in a big way.

Beauty and the Geek is another imported concept and will no-doubt bring another onslaught of admiration and humiliation for the contestants and show in general. Its a shame though, that the marketing lines behind these sorts of programs aren't just a little more honest!

"Warm-hearted centre"?? I don't think so. This will be about humiliation. Not quite in the Japanese-extreme-quiz-show-style but certainly about poking fun at "Geeks", nerds, techno-heads and those that will represent all those bullied kids in school who don't quite fit in.

Is it a good thing? Well its just television, what does it matter. I don't want to get into the whole "sensibility and sensitivity debate" that's not what it is about. But wait for it. There is bound to be some form of outrage from our conservative-entertainment-right.

Will the "Aussie" mantra of batting for the battler shine through? Lets see how this one goes!

Sylvestor
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Filed under  //  Beauty and the Geek   Bernard Curry   Home and Away   News.com.au   PerthNow   Reality TV   Television   Western Australia  
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Posted 6 months ago

Dancing With The Stars judge Todd McKenney cops tongue lashing from blind dancer | TV | News.com.au

Dancing With The Stars
Blind fury ... Gerrard Gosens dances with Jessica Raffa on Dancing With The Stars on Sunday night / Seven
BLIND dancer Gerrard Gosens has a clear message for hot-head judge Todd McKenney - back off.

The Dancing With The Stars contestant said McKenney needed to choose his words more carefully after he savaged the Paralympian's performance on Sunday's show.

McKenney caused a huge viewer backlash after telling Gosens he couldn't dance, his solo salsa was "stilted" and that his effort was "appalling". "To be honest, you are not a great dancer ... and I have to judge the dance, and not an audience of 1.6 million."

via news.com.au


Firstly, I do not watch this program. I am not a fan of McKenney or this format of reality television to be honest. But seriously? I have said it before...if you are going to put yourself out-there, blind or not!!!! then you know the game and how its played.

I don't know if Gosens can really dance. He is a paralympian. One assumes he has a level of talent. Is it necessarily talent that will translate to a non-paralympian event? contest? ratings-grab?

So Todd didn't like your performance. That's life and that's part of the show. Get over it and move on, just watch that step ;)

And, I know, I have just read this one interpretation of the "event" - but alas, its starting to sound like the old "wo is me, I am disabled and you are picking on me and all disabled people" bullshit. Frankly it doesn't wash. You danced Gosens! Not the entire blind community. You put yourself out-there for the world to "see" - so to speak. I am sure its YOU that is getting the wages and kudos. I would almost put money down that you played the whole - "Oh I am just a normal guy, my blindness doesn't come into it" line at the start. You probably wanted to be treated no different to anyone else.

Well, seems you have been.

Don't start yelling and crying about little Toddy McKenna now picking on you becuase you are blind. That is not only disgraceful but an abuse of the position you have put YOURSELF into! Get over it!

Sylvestor
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Filed under  //  Blind   Dancing with the stars   DWTS   Gerrard Gosens   Jessica Raffa   Paralympics   Reality TV   Todd McKenna  
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Posted 7 months ago

Blind Dancing With The Stars contestant Gerrard Gosens drops partner

Gerrard Gosen
Dealt a blow ... blind contestant Gerrard Gosens with his Dancing With The Stars partner Jessica Raffa. Picture: Channel Seven
DANCING With The Stars has been dealt another blow with blind contestant Gerrard Gosens' dance partner, Jessica Raffa, injured in a fall.

Raffa fell heavily while the pair rehearsed a rumba routine for tomorrow night's show.

It is another fracture in their relationship, following several arguments, the Herald Sun reports.

Raffa was taken to hospital for CAT scans and an MRI.

"Gerrard missed his position and accidentally dropped Jessica, causing her to fall heavily to the floor," a Channel 7 spokesperson said.

Raffa was eventually given permission to leave hospital and return home, but dance training was abandoned.
via news.com.au


I am all for equal opportunity and all, but the whole blind-dancer on DWTS seems to me to be somewhat of a dodgy attempt at ratings and profile. Well DWTS-geniuses I guess it was bound to happen!

Personally, I think it would be better if it wasn't a dancer that was dropped ;)

Sylvestor
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Posted 8 months ago