Moving on to a subject from the same ball park, though of a different game - what of the fuss about Thorpe park's "attraction" - "The Asylum"? Mental health organisations want it banned because it is demeaning to mentally ill people , perpetuates myths etc., how would you like it if you or yours had been mentally ill etc.
Of course no decent person would consider the mentally ill as a subject for entertainment. Might be your opening thought. Except - then what about (for example) films like Psycho, The Shining or One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest?
The Halloween series?
And is not the word "mental", and derivations, currently one of the modern buzz words amongs yoof? Either in a deprecating sense, or as in fact a good or amusing thing ("Oooh, I'm proper mental, me innit).
What about the conveyor belt of popular songs that play on the subject, of people being driven mad or crazy, usually in the context of a relationship?
Should all references to anything that is remotely not to be wished for now to be taboo from all types of popular culture, or do they have a point?
With regard to the Thorpe Park attraction, you can actually see a snapshot on a popular video site under
Fright Nights at THORPE PARK - The Asylum
and to me it is very clearly a homage to B horror movies, and general horror entertainment (which is as old as the hills). Looking at it, it's clear that in absolutely no way could any reasonable person think that it is meant in any way whatsoever to resemble either genuine mental health patients, or any modern day mental institution (are they even called "Asylum" any more anywhere?) so for mine, they have completely picked the wrong target.
But, returning to the main point of the thread, this will not stop thousands jumping on the perceived bandwagon - without, IMHO, having actually analysed what rational objections they might really have, before jumping in.
