Vomiting on TV

Dosn't bother me much tbh but on programmes like I'm a celebrity my DD and I gag when the contestants hold things in there mouths (eg crayfish). We both have strong gag reflexes, dentist visits a nightmare when any tools/ x rays involved. I am unable to hold anything other than food in my mouth without gagging and even thinking about holding a pencil/ pen/ cigarette/ peg mags me heave ( currently breathing heavily to stop it happening as I write this. I suppose on TV as long as there is not too much gagging sound I sort of ignore the actual vomit

Indeed, OldMeg, 1st world problem springs to mind.

An actor vomiting and documentaries of graphic medical operations (which my DH can't cope with) have no real impact on me. However, what does distress me greatly is the sight of fish thrashing about in their death throes in so many of our local news programmes (we live in the South West).

It is truly distressing to see the horrors of the world unfolding on the news every night- a great deal of it does make you weep. It also stays with you and I am often haunted if I wake in the small hours by indelible pictures of what man inflicts on man...but I do think the OP was unlikely to be regarding her comments as a 'first world problem' - that could be said of many threads on Gransnet as we are first world people, are we not?

There are many intelligent and well educated women who contribute to this site, and there are thought provoking ideas and opinions discussed with much gravitas; perhaps some are looking at the wrong threads for their own particular taste?

This thread has made me laugh so much! Imitation vomiting bothering me? I don't think so.... If you want idealistic t.v. rather than realistic, you should still be watching In the night garden. It's life...it happens.... As someone said, what upsets me are REAL events. Get a grip guys.

I'm a fan of Doctors and there was a spell a few months ago when at least one person would vomit in every episode. It reached a point where we were making bets on Facebook about who would be the next to vomit, and how far into the episode it would happen. Even non phobic people were getting pretty fed up because it's a lunchtime programme and not really what you want to watch while you're eating. I don't know if the BBC took any notice of the complaints, but it has been better lately.

I agree we don't need to see people vomiting and we don't need to see them sitting on the toilet either which also seems to be on TV more and more

I watch a lot of films at the cinema and on TV. A few years ago, I concluded that vomiting had replaced sex for ‘shock’ value. I truly hate it. I wince and go all peculiar at vomiting, heaving or seeing people eat in too much detail. Certainly, shocks me more than any sex scene!

The graphic sex is unnecessary and embarrassing. Must be horrible for the actors. Have you noticed the face of the female participant is the one we are shown during sex, very rarely the male.

I saw worse yesterday while having lunch in a trendy cafe in a very well to do part of the city. A young boy, 10 or 11 was with his dad, they were playing chess while waiting. When this boy starting eating he had the most disgusting habits, cramming food into his mouth then eating with it with his mouth open and talking, food kept coming out onto his chin. NOW this made me gag and there was no off button.

On these programmes they often announce if you have been ......... then please phone this number. Could always phone about the gagging problem.

I have always felt that to actually see the vomit is unnecessary, the sound effects are quite enough, although it doesn't bother me to the point of feeling ill myself or having to turn away.

What DOES bother me, is what seems to be the endless scenes of gay people kissing mostly on the soaps. We all know there are gay people, and what they chose to do is up to them, but if you watch the soaps, you could be forgiven for thinking that at least 50% of the population is gay, and there seems to be far more scenes of gay people kissing than ordinary couples. I don't know whether they do it for the shock value, or whether the aim is to make it acceptable to the majority to see gays kissing in the street, but I really find it over the top and to a degree unacceptable. Sorry, I've gone a bit off topic, but didn't feel it necessary to start a new post.

I don't mind kissing, or who's doing it, but they make some really slurpy noises sometimes..