Television moments that leave you stunned

On Monday, in Everything movesHelena Garcia Melero spoke about a controversial anti-obesity measure by the Turkish government. To raise awareness about the adverse effects of being overweight, they stop overweight people on the street, weigh them on scales, and invite them to find a solution to their problem. The reason for the controversy is obvious. Health issues shouldn't be addressed in the street, nor should anyone have the right to question your body at times and places you hadn't planned for. The program itself was clear that it was a dubious initiative, but they still linked it to a street in Barcelona to see if people were willing to weigh themselves on scales right there in front of the cameras. Initially, they tried to do it live, and all the pedestrians except for one young man dodged the journalist's efforts to stop them. No one wanted to have anything to do with it, not just getting on the scale, but standing in front of a microphone. Since the operation failed, they offered us some interviews they had been able to record beforehand. And what we saw was absurd. From the outset, it's worth noting that, as you can see, all the people they managed to get to participate were older, over seventy. This is no coincidence. These people are generally easier to intercept: they move more slowly, have more difficulty resisting and dodging the microphone. For this same reason, they tend to be a more vulnerable group to theft and deception. They also don't dare contradict the authority of the camera or a journalist.

The media heist they were subjected to seemed serious. Some declined to step on the scale, while others gave in to the experiment. The most ludicrous came when the editor was surprised to see how light the first candidate was, and, amazed by her lightness, chose to carry her on her shoulders as if she were a small child. Another woman who refused to weigh herself received the response: "Well, if you don't want to weigh yourself on the scale, I'll weigh you!" and he also wrapped his arms around her and lifted her off the floor like she was a sack of potatoes. He did the same with another woman, grabbing her by the legs and lifting her. He also took to flattening men's bellies and making jokes about their waistlines, and then doing that condescending cabaret act of "You are great!" A moment on television that left you stunned. Aside from the fact that this kind of invasive reporting is completely outdated, it was disrespectful. This impertinent friendliness in treating people like children or puppets, lifting them on shoulders, measuring their stomachs, and making them dizzy in front of the cameras is inappropriate. Türkiye's measure and then carrying out such an absurdity. Everything moves Rather than taking a scale, they need to calculate their levels of frivolity, because they exceed healthy limits.