Katie: Standing Up For Harvey

Thanks for this post SameDifference1 – I will be watching with interest.
I was horrified when the Frankie Boyle “joke” story broke.
How would HE like it, if HIS son or daughter was laid waste to ridicule in that way – whether they were disabled or not? These kind of people find facist-style joy in the humiliation of the weak and vulnerable. Shall we ask claire khaw – maybe Frankie’s been “accused” of being Autistic too? What’s channel four’s excuse?

People are only now beginning to see the other side of Katie.
The dedicated Mum who has ALWAYS been fighting; for the life, the health, the rights and the protection of her disabled son AND her family, from discrimination and prejudice.
It is within this society’s discrimination and prejudice that hate and hate-crime is born.
It has led us to a time and space where channel four and Frankie thought it would be ok to deliver this vitriol – heavily disguised as comedy – aimed directly at her disabled child and herself. Suggesting that children like Harvey are a sexual threat to their Mother and the rest of the family/ the world, is not only sickening but ludicrous.

There are many therapies these days for people with learning difficulties, where appropriate behaviour can be learned and retained; with inappropriate behaviour rarely manifest – more easily navigated IF it does.
The government moan about the money and are making cuts left right and centre. More worryingly, there are many taxpayers who begrudge what it costs to support the disabled. We need alot of help to make our way in the “normal” world. Some of us worked and paid into the system, only to be let down when we need help the most.

For many years, various people and organisations have worked hard, to break the stereotype of a disabled child. A child that is not in control, a menace to the general public. Not simply inaccurate – it’s negative and false.
I fear Frankie Boyle and channel four may have undone that work.

Many teenagers these days are allowed to watch adult-themed “entertainment”, by irresponsible parents who are not supervising them. These kids are being solitarily exposed to that way of thinking – before their psyche is capable of processing the difference between what Frankie claimed was “satire”, and offensive/ inappropriate mis-representation of the disabled community. Channel four and Frankie Boyle must realise what they’ve done – it’s the lack of remorse for the damage they’ve caused that galls me the most.
Channel four regularly screen programmes like BodyShock – which tell the stories of people who are physically and/ or mentally different, and the difficulties they face.
At the end of alot of these programmes, they provide details to obtain support via an information line – if you have been affected by the issues in the programme.
This is inconsistent behaviour – by a media that really should be more responsible.

Many observe the negative portrayals of Katie in the media.
Yes, she’s been fame-hungry since she was young.
Made her name as Jordan, in what some people might call an immoral way.
But that’s HER life and HER decision.
We live in a free country, where it is not ILLEGAL to do so and is not punishable by death!
Some people fail to recognise that she has sinced diversified her “brand” massively and STILL enjoys success, without having to take ALL her clothes off ALL the time!

What Katie gets up to in her (mostly made public) private life too is just that – her life, her decision, her private life. Some people may not agree with it – some see fit to judge and de-merit her for it. Some people say she engineers alot of the negative publicity. So what if that’s true? If that’s the case, she’s only hurting herself by doing that.

As far as Harvey is concerned I don’t believe she ever sought special treatment for herself, because her son is disabled. Perhaps because she has a large disposable income, she feels no need to ask – feeling perhaps she’s not entitled to special treatment?
At least Katie can say that the care of her disabled child is not – what is perceived by the moronic to be – an unacceptable strain on the system!!!

But she IS entitled to help for Harvey and shouldn’t have to fight to defend her son, because he is disabled. She should not have to field disgusting verbal attack AND have to battle to have it recognised for what it was – disability hate-speech.

Frankie Boyle and channel four have an overdue responsibility.
What joy could come from an apology – public recognition they did wrong.
Could we say then we’re moving forward?
What misery caused by lack of remorse – public acceptability of hate-speech.
Are we EVER going to move forward?

All power to you Katie. I’m hope now people are starting to realise what sort of woman you really are, maybe people will forgive your transgressions and celebrate; that you are able to use your fame to field support – to champion the cause of disabled kiddies – and their families. There is hope it can effect positive change…
If through that we can move closer to, not just tolerance of but ACCEPTANCE OF and proper SUPPORT FOR the “all-sorts of” beings we are, your fight will not have been in vain. There are many people who are dismayed, that it takes someone in the glare of the public eye to raise awareness and effect change – and not the valid concerns of everyday people in the same predicament. It’s beyond me – I wonder if that bothers you too?

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i think Katy should take him the whole road this guy is sick in the head and nothing but a coward i have a son 8 years old who has autism and you have to fight for there every need you don’t need people like him to make life any harder than it is .the only good thing about it is your son will never know what this coward has said about him he is just an innocent wee boy who like my Adam lives in there own wee world good luck and kick there buts hen x

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