http://pipopotamus.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/open-letter-to-chanel-4.html
This blog post, written by 18 year old Romany boy, highlights his concerns about the representation of Gypsy / Traveller communities on My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding. It also addresses how these representations have directly affected his life; for example, being physically assaulted by members of the public whose opinion of his community had been shaped by this TV show.
He questions some of the areas that Channel 4 decided to focus on; the clothing & behaviour of young girls, travellers who have dropped out of education and the 'grabbing' custom of Irish Travellers. More basically, he also questioned why the title of a series about Irish Travellers was called 'My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding'.
http://www.channel4.com/4viewers/editors-blog/an-open-letter-to-pipogypopotamus
Channel 4's response to Pip's blog post seems very formulaic. They do not directly answer his concerns, instead insisting that the programme did not show travellers in a negative light.
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