A & E Cancels "KKK" Show After Participants Paid Revealed
Dec 27, 2016 11:29:19 GMT -5
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Post by Ripley on Dec 27, 2016 11:29:19 GMT -5
I am frankly glad A & E has canceled their proposed KKK "Documentary" show. The original show was supposed to be a reality show about helping KKK members leave the group. It turns out, that some of the participants were paid for "access to KKK groups and other members, so the show has been canceled. since payment voids the rules and agreements of reality television.
We do not need a show normalizing the KKK and possibly interesting new potential members in this time of racism, ageism, sexism and hate turning to violence- all key KKK philosophies.You would likely be surprised at who some of the higher, more powerful KKK members are in my area- judges, physicians, lawyers, local government officials, although that is not part of their public personae.
Variety
Generation KKK A&E COURTESY OF A&E
DECEMBER 24, 2016 | 12:48PM PT
A&E said it would no longer move forward with “Escaping the KKK,” a controversial documentary series that purported to examine the plight of people seeking to extricate themselves from the hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan, citing a recent discovery that producers involved with the show had made financial payments to some of the subjects involved with the program
The network said it had learned from producers Friday night that “cash payments — which we currently understand to be nominal — were made in the field to some participants in order to facilitate access,” in a prepared statement released just hours before the start of Christmas Eve. “While we stand behind the intent of the series and the seriousness of the content, these payments are a direct violation of A&E’s policies and practices for a documentary. We had previously provided assurances to the public and to our core partners – including the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change – that no payment was made to hate group members, and we believed that to be the case at the time. We have now decided not to move forward with airing this project.”
A spokesperson for the network was unable to say whether producers might try to find another media outlet to show the series...
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We do not need a show normalizing the KKK and possibly interesting new potential members in this time of racism, ageism, sexism and hate turning to violence- all key KKK philosophies.You would likely be surprised at who some of the higher, more powerful KKK members are in my area- judges, physicians, lawyers, local government officials, although that is not part of their public personae.
Variety
Generation KKK A&E COURTESY OF A&E
DECEMBER 24, 2016 | 12:48PM PT
A&E said it would no longer move forward with “Escaping the KKK,” a controversial documentary series that purported to examine the plight of people seeking to extricate themselves from the hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan, citing a recent discovery that producers involved with the show had made financial payments to some of the subjects involved with the program
The network said it had learned from producers Friday night that “cash payments — which we currently understand to be nominal — were made in the field to some participants in order to facilitate access,” in a prepared statement released just hours before the start of Christmas Eve. “While we stand behind the intent of the series and the seriousness of the content, these payments are a direct violation of A&E’s policies and practices for a documentary. We had previously provided assurances to the public and to our core partners – including the Anti-Defamation League and Color of Change – that no payment was made to hate group members, and we believed that to be the case at the time. We have now decided not to move forward with airing this project.”
A spokesperson for the network was unable to say whether producers might try to find another media outlet to show the series...
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