The CBC documentary “TWENTIETH CENTURY DISEASE” was delayed because the person they were building the show around died after an exposure in a dental chair. Deaths were not mentioned in the documentary.
Eve Savory and others at the CBC refused to mention the suicides when doing stories. Journalists generally expressed the downside as people being restricted from having a (modern) middle class life.
Journalists, health officials and various media characters turned some people’s well being and rights into a national sport. It took years for many of us to recover from journalists’ bullying.
Trivializing the consequences
When people do not understand the serious consequences of misconceptions, they may not understand why it is important to discard stereotypes and correct misconceptions. Sometimes people portray sensitivities as causing only sniffles or mild headaches. They may not realize that carelessness or stereotyping may cause serious harm, including disability or death.
- Child Abuse
- Developmental problems
- An inability to function
- at work
- at home
- socially, emotionally or mentally
- Ruined careers
- Broken families
- Financial hardship
- Creepification
- Characterization
- Labelling
- Stigma
- Ostracization
- Medical Complications
- harm from medical interventions
- aggravation of other conditions