Why Do I Watch It?

[giveup]

Benefit Steet, it makes me so angry.

[woofgang]

then here's an idea....DON"T WATCH!

[BlueToffee]

There is an OFF button!

[sherrardk]

I was just thinking that - White Dee being all upset that her kids wanted to get jobs rather than sign on! So unfair on all the genuine people who claim benefits.

[ummmm]

What makes you angry?

[boxtops]

No idea, giveup - I haven't watched any of it, you don't have to!

[giveup]

I keep hoping someone will do something normal.

[ummmm]

Sher - I thought she was joking. It said she gave up full time work 5 years ago to have her son.

[Graham-W]

It's one of those things. Same thing each week, but you watch it again in case something interesting happens, like a 15 year old girl doing work experience and enjoying it. All credit to her.

[sherrardk]

Apparently the programme makers have been leafleting areas of South Wales, maybe another series in the pipeline?

[sherrardk]

Ummm - I'm only half watching, maybe she was joking (note to self, pay better attention before commenting!).

[237SJ]

I watched it for the first and only time the other night. It doesn`t make me angry. Those people (that feature in the programme) live very disadvantaged lives for one reason or another. That might be their fault or it might not be their fault. Who knows what has gone on in their past to make them the people they are? Nobody`s perfect and I wouldn`t like to judge them from my (supposedly) perfect life.

[giveup]

Cigarettes,mobile phones even tattoo's cost money which could be spent on food.

[Jeza]

Never watched the Prog but I saw on the news that most of it was hype by channel 4. It said furniture was taken to that street from elsewhere. According to the news channel 4 wanted ratings and people are talking about it everywhere. So as far a Channel 4 are concerned......job done.

[pusskin]

Seems like white dee gave up work to sit on her bum and smoke and drink tea all day. The alcoholic thinks shes wonderfull.

[Graham-W]

giveup. It's been rumored that Ch4 paid them in cigarettes, beer and take-aways so they didn't loose their benefits.

[pusskin]

White dees daughter and the black girl with 2 little boys deserve some credit --they want to work.

[tamborine]

White D is a thief and still steals off tax payers

http://www.dailystar.co.uk/showbiz/362244/Ex-of-Benefits-Street-star-White-Dee-says-I-d-take-her-back-tomorrow

[giveup]

Graham-W, thats a really healthy diet.

[silliemillie]

I was outraged when she tried to belittle her daughter cos she said she wanted to do something with her life. Weather she was joking or not (but I don't think so) she should be encouraging her not laughing at her. No wonder the cycle continues for some of them.

[hc4361]

Jeza, if you knew you were going to be on national tv would you allow the film crew to put manky furniture either inside your home or dump it in the street?

You look on Google Street View before the tv cameras ever went there and you'll see it was just the same then with rubbish everywhere.

It is true the crew gave some of the residents booze, fags and take aways but non-smokers wouldn't start smoking because they were free, nor would most people start drinking in the morning.

It is true that White Dee got sacked from Birmingham Council for stealing 13k from them; it is true that Black Dee has been charged with drug offences.