At least the odious Jeremy Kyle Show was taken off air after a man commited suicide shortly after appearing on the programme. Love Island has had four suicides directly or indirectly associated with it, including its presenter, yet is somehow still being broadcast,as commercial and sponsorship considerations are deemed more important. TV was once heavily regulated to prevent such exploitative programming, but the 1990 Broadcasting Act and the abolition of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) the following year (preceded by the Independent Television Authority) opened the broadcasting floodgates, but for all the wrong reasons. Lowest common denominator programming such as Love Island proliferates everywhere now; as long as it makes a healthy financial profit, despite the manipulation of vulnerable individuals featured and possessing no kind of artistic quality or value, producers and programme makers alike care for virtually nothing as long as the money comes in.
This popped up in my recommended and I'm really impressed by the quality of the writing and your presentation style- just subbed, eager to go through your other videos!
I’m sick of all these low quality dating shows that’s come after love island. I love watching love island but the dating shows on Netflix are just shite.
Oh, absolutely, Love Island is a beacon of moral clarity and a paragon of beauty standards. I mean, who wouldn’t want to spend their summer in a villa surrounded by perfect specimens of humanity, all genetically engineered to remind the rest of us that our bodies are basically just poorly designed sacks of disappointment? Truly inspiring stuff. Thank goodness for Love Island, right? It does an excellent job of reminding us that love is only for the thin, the tanned, and the conventionally attractive. Because, really, who wants to watch people with regular bodies fall in love? Gross! I’m sure the reason it’s never happened before is because no one in the real world has ever found happiness with a partner unless they’ve got a six-pack or a perfectly sculpted bum. That’s just science. And can we talk about the show’s casting? What a brilliant job they do! It’s so refreshing to see diversity-oh wait, sorry, I mean diversity in terms of bikini colours, not actual human diversity. But hey, who cares about things like body representation, racial equality, or LGBTQ+ inclusion? What matters is that we can sit at home and ogle a bunch of hyper-polished mannequins who look like they spend 23 hours a day at the gym and the other hour taking selfies. Of course, Love Island doesn’t just offer a visual feast of physical perfection; it also delivers deep, intellectual conversations. Who can forget those scintillating debates about, well, "What's your type?" Truly groundbreaking stuff. Watching these contestants navigate romance is like watching a Shakespearean drama unfold, except instead of "To be or not to be?" it’s more like "Do you even lift, bro?" or "Is my tan even?" It’s practically poetry. And let’s not forget the valuable life lessons Love Island imparts. Want to be loved? Easy-just starve yourself for six months, do 500 squats a day, and get a personal stylist to tell you what part of your body still isn’t good enough for television. But don't worry, the show is just helping us understand what really matters in life-attractiveness, superficiality, and, most importantly, Instagram followers. God forbid you find fulfilment in your intellect or personality. Where’s the fun in that? Then there's the mental health angle. Isn’t it just fantastic that a show like this gives people the chance to have their self-worth completely obliterated on a global scale? I mean, who needs therapy when you can get mocked by millions of strangers for not being "fit" enough? And the beauty of it all is that if things get too tough, don't worry-Love Island has already figured out how to provide "support.". Therapy sessions! I’m sure an hour of sitting in a chair after having your life blown up on national TV is more than enough to rebuild shattered confidence. So, hats off to Love Island for teaching us that the most important thing in life is to be as physically perfect as possible and that love is a competition where only the genetically gifted get to win. Because nothing says "healthy relationships" like public votes, tabloid coverage of every micro-argument, and constant scrutiny of every ounce of fat or wrinkle. Who needs real human connection when you can just swipe left on anyone who isn’t a flawless Ken or Barbie? Keep up the great work, Love Island. You're really showing the world how shallow we all ought to be. Great video, DrNewVeg4s!
That is true, though the media did report on her relationships with Prince Harry before, and they weren't particularly pleasant to her then (they never were when dating royals). I agree. It wasn't great. It was supposedly legal, but that becomes a matter for the police and not the press.
Incidentally, Patrick Kielty-who seems to have presented the 2005 show-now has the top job in Ireland, i.e. presenting the Late Late show. His wife, Cat Deely, I think is going to present This Morning, which show you often criticise.
She's already on it. That is another thing I have only slightly touched upon, marriage and favours in the industry. I even think about Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain, giving softball interviews with his wife Yvette Cooper. Its all about who you know or are connected with.
@@DrNewVegas Don't forget far-right Conservative MPs (and there's been plenty of them over the last decade) "interviewing" Nigel Far-Right or other RefUK members/Blukippers on Gammon Bigot News!
Congrats on hitting the 1k sub mark! You deserve it! How do you always make such high quality videos in such low notice and do it in a nearly daily upload schedule?
Thank you. That's very kind of you to say. I'm a very fast writer 😂 which sometimes comes back to bite me. Doing a PhD makes you write at 2x speed and read fast. I would say my quality is a bit average (though I'm critical of myself), but data is data and often speaks for itself. I'm a rubbish editor, but again fast. My hope one day (in the very distant future) that I can afford an editor and do better quality on it. Until then, go fast and work till I fall asleep.
@DrNewVegas i dunno if I'll call you're editing style average at all especially compared to how crap I handle my own videos lol. Like the way you use your clips is done in a way that only helps support your points without coming across as super random and is really well paced. Do you edit on premier pro?
@@shawklan27 I think your editing is Fab (from the videos I've watched). Well, thank you. I used to use Pro but I switched to Davinci as I find it freezes less and is a bit more customisable. I also like the fact you can own it forever, not like the weird subscription service they have with Adobe (bit tired of them).
@DrNewVegas Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate it. davinci sounds like a great app as I only edit using inshot (I used to edit alot on my laptop but the thing's going through alot constant storage issues so I chose to edit on my phone.) I have Adobe myself, but I mainly use it for illustrator and Photoshop purposes. It's very convenient and resourceful, but man, just yesterday, I found out that they will increase the student monthly discount to £28.99 and that's WAAAYYYYYYY too much for they offer! Brother, you've got to make a vid on the cost of living crisis and how it's affecting people like us because shit it's absolutely brutal rn.
I would agree - it's a great video but I hesitated to click on it from my recommendations because of the channel name - I'm not sure why.. Maybe it felt like a bot name with the number in? (I really mean this to be useful feedback!)
Ah, I see. No I think that's more than fair to say. I will have a think about it to see if I can change it. The only reason why I used it was that it's my old gamertag (Originally MrNewVeg4s, changed to Dr when I became one 😂).
Algorithm, please accept my offering, even though my brain can't think of anything interesting to say 🙏🏾
Thank you. All we can do is pray to the algo gods now x
Recently discovered your stuff and really enjoying it. Informative, non-sensationalised and enjoyable.
At least the odious Jeremy Kyle Show was taken off air after a man commited suicide shortly after appearing on the programme. Love Island has had four suicides directly or indirectly associated with it, including its presenter, yet is somehow still being broadcast,as commercial and sponsorship considerations are deemed more important. TV was once heavily regulated to prevent such exploitative programming, but the 1990 Broadcasting Act and the abolition of the Independent Broadcasting Authority (IBA) the following year (preceded by the Independent Television Authority) opened the broadcasting floodgates, but for all the wrong reasons. Lowest common denominator programming such as Love Island proliferates everywhere now; as long as it makes a healthy financial profit, despite the manipulation of vulnerable individuals featured and possessing no kind of artistic quality or value, producers and programme makers alike care for virtually nothing as long as the money comes in.
Brilliantly put.
This popped up in my recommended and I'm really impressed by the quality of the writing and your presentation style- just subbed, eager to go through your other videos!
Thank you very much! Be ready to hear some spicy views 😂
I’m sick of all these low quality dating shows that’s come after love island. I love watching love island but the dating shows on Netflix are just shite.
They don’t even try anymore. They’re just throwing people into these houses with booze and swimsuits
The algorithm gods have bought forth a might offering!
Praise the algos for bringing my friends!
I've always found love island boring because of the focus on looks
Oh, absolutely, Love Island is a beacon of moral clarity and a paragon of beauty standards. I mean, who wouldn’t want to spend their summer in a villa surrounded by perfect specimens of humanity, all genetically engineered to remind the rest of us that our bodies are basically just poorly designed sacks of disappointment? Truly inspiring stuff.
Thank goodness for Love Island, right? It does an excellent job of reminding us that love is only for the thin, the tanned, and the conventionally attractive. Because, really, who wants to watch people with regular bodies fall in love? Gross! I’m sure the reason it’s never happened before is because no one in the real world has ever found happiness with a partner unless they’ve got a six-pack or a perfectly sculpted bum. That’s just science.
And can we talk about the show’s casting? What a brilliant job they do! It’s so refreshing to see diversity-oh wait, sorry, I mean diversity in terms of bikini colours, not actual human diversity. But hey, who cares about things like body representation, racial equality, or LGBTQ+ inclusion? What matters is that we can sit at home and ogle a bunch of hyper-polished mannequins who look like they spend 23 hours a day at the gym and the other hour taking selfies.
Of course, Love Island doesn’t just offer a visual feast of physical perfection; it also delivers deep, intellectual conversations. Who can forget those scintillating debates about, well, "What's your type?" Truly groundbreaking stuff. Watching these contestants navigate romance is like watching a Shakespearean drama unfold, except instead of "To be or not to be?" it’s more like "Do you even lift, bro?" or "Is my tan even?" It’s practically poetry.
And let’s not forget the valuable life lessons Love Island imparts. Want to be loved? Easy-just starve yourself for six months, do 500 squats a day, and get a personal stylist to tell you what part of your body still isn’t good enough for television. But don't worry, the show is just helping us understand what really matters in life-attractiveness, superficiality, and, most importantly, Instagram followers. God forbid you find fulfilment in your intellect or personality. Where’s the fun in that?
Then there's the mental health angle. Isn’t it just fantastic that a show like this gives people the chance to have their self-worth completely obliterated on a global scale? I mean, who needs therapy when you can get mocked by millions of strangers for not being "fit" enough? And the beauty of it all is that if things get too tough, don't worry-Love Island has already figured out how to provide "support.". Therapy sessions! I’m sure an hour of sitting in a chair after having your life blown up on national TV is more than enough to rebuild shattered confidence.
So, hats off to Love Island for teaching us that the most important thing in life is to be as physically perfect as possible and that love is a competition where only the genetically gifted get to win. Because nothing says "healthy relationships" like public votes, tabloid coverage of every micro-argument, and constant scrutiny of every ounce of fat or wrinkle.
Who needs real human connection when you can just swipe left on anyone who isn’t a flawless Ken or Barbie? Keep up the great work, Love Island. You're really showing the world how shallow we all ought to be.
Great video, DrNewVeg4s!
Thank you!
Keep liking, keep commenting, keep bumping our dude up the ranks.
You folks are the best x
Caroline flack dating a minor which was harry styles at 17? probably was the worst relationship choice she chose bc that made her image look bad…
That is true, though the media did report on her relationships with Prince Harry before, and they weren't particularly pleasant to her then (they never were when dating royals).
I agree. It wasn't great. It was supposedly legal, but that becomes a matter for the police and not the press.
@@DrNewVegas oh lord I forgot she dated prince harry too 😭😭
Shoutout to the algorithy, make this channel blow up 🆙
Thank you! Your prayers are working!
here with an algorithm offering too
Thank you! I shall reply in kind to myself ❤️
@@DrNewVegas the video is great man, youll blow up in no time. good work
Incidentally, Patrick Kielty-who seems to have presented the 2005 show-now has the top job in Ireland, i.e. presenting the Late Late show. His wife, Cat Deely, I think is going to present This Morning, which show you often criticise.
She's already on it. That is another thing I have only slightly touched upon, marriage and favours in the industry. I even think about Ed Balls on Good Morning Britain, giving softball interviews with his wife Yvette Cooper. Its all about who you know or are connected with.
@@DrNewVegas Don't forget far-right Conservative MPs (and there's been plenty of them over the last decade) "interviewing" Nigel Far-Right or other RefUK members/Blukippers on Gammon Bigot News!
@@jonhay3141 Oh don't even. GMB will be my next video...
Have you done a video on I’m a Celebrity? I think that it typifies the degradation of contestants that was the Nasty Noughties.
I haven't yet, but it's a good one to discuss!
This vid was in my yt recommended fyp, thank you for this very well written and nicely presented video, enjoyed watching :)
Thank you very much!
Bloody hell, Kelly Brook, there's someone I've not seen or even thought of for a good decade.
I'm not even too sure if she's still in the industry… Probably
Congrats on hitting the 1k sub mark! You deserve it! How do you always make such high quality videos in such low notice and do it in a nearly daily upload schedule?
Thank you. That's very kind of you to say.
I'm a very fast writer 😂 which sometimes comes back to bite me. Doing a PhD makes you write at 2x speed and read fast. I would say my quality is a bit average (though I'm critical of myself), but data is data and often speaks for itself.
I'm a rubbish editor, but again fast. My hope one day (in the very distant future) that I can afford an editor and do better quality on it. Until then, go fast and work till I fall asleep.
@DrNewVegas i dunno if I'll call you're editing style average at all especially compared to how crap I handle my own videos lol. Like the way you use your clips is done in a way that only helps support your points without coming across as super random and is really well paced. Do you edit on premier pro?
@@shawklan27 I think your editing is Fab (from the videos I've watched). Well, thank you. I used to use Pro but I switched to Davinci as I find it freezes less and is a bit more customisable. I also like the fact you can own it forever, not like the weird subscription service they have with Adobe (bit tired of them).
@DrNewVegas Thank you for the compliment. I appreciate it. davinci sounds like a great app as I only edit using inshot (I used to edit alot on my laptop but the thing's going through alot constant storage issues so I chose to edit on my phone.) I have Adobe myself, but I mainly use it for illustrator and Photoshop purposes. It's very convenient and resourceful, but man, just yesterday, I found out that they will increase the student monthly discount to £28.99 and that's WAAAYYYYYYY too much for they offer! Brother, you've got to make a vid on the cost of living crisis and how it's affecting people like us because shit it's absolutely brutal rn.
your production is so good i love it!!!
Thank you very much! Its too kind.
U need more subs, RUclips sort this out!!!!! X
Too kind. Thank you ❤️
love your channel but I would suggest changing the name
Thank you! What's wrong with the name? 🥲 (I think I might guess why, but just genuinely curious)
I would agree - it's a great video but I hesitated to click on it from my recommendations because of the channel name - I'm not sure why.. Maybe it felt like a bot name with the number in? (I really mean this to be useful feedback!)
Ah, I see. No I think that's more than fair to say. I will have a think about it to see if I can change it. The only reason why I used it was that it's my old gamertag (Originally MrNewVeg4s, changed to Dr when I became one 😂).