I watched most of Red nose TV on the night. In general I thought it was mostly O.K. It can't be easy to appeal to so many varied tastes in humour.
One of the bits thats get to me are the film clips on location. I think this year they were really quite harding hitting in parts, but in my opinion justified. I make a point of encouraging my two boys to watch those bits. I think it is important for kids to see the reality. Reduced me to tears to see all the aids suffing people, or aids orphaned kids. I was also equally moved by the horror of the domestic violence telephone call. I know it was thought provoking for my eldest boy, who saw that bit with me. You can tell kids how fortunate they are yourself, but some how that brought home the harsh truth of the misery expierenced by some folks. I know I took the opportunity to remind him that we don't always know what goes on behind closed doors, and some of those kids at school who might seem 'strange loners' might be dealing with bigger things than he can imagine.
I was a bit disappointed this time though as the previous red nose day I got involved and worked on the phone lines to take donations. Sadly As the call centre I worked in has closed down we didn't get to do it again.
StrollingMinstrel2007-03-23 12:47:03
