Gregg Wallace Human Meat

BTW, I had to look up Greg Wallace. No telly. not exposed to him.

Is it 'human' meat if it isn't directly from a human being but grown in a lab from a few cells? This is not a piece of a human being which is how I'd define "human meat".

I can't stand GW either! Didn't see this prog but wouldn't watch anything with him in it anyway!

Hetty58

Well - I thought it was an interesting concept and really funny! Of course, as a vegan, what I do find totally disgusting and vile is the totally unnecessary torture and murder of innocent animals.

Yup, me too.

I watched this with my grandson aged 17. We became suspicious after a few minutes and a quick check on Google confirmed that the programme was a spoof.
It was supposed to be shocking and horrible, but I got mixed messages. Was this about the lengths people might go to get money in this cost of living crisis? Or was it a bit of creepy sci-fi disguised as a cheery documentary? Or was it to do with an alternative to raising cattle to reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?
Actually, I do normally rather like Greg Wallace's programmes about factory production of everyday things.

I saw solyent green with Charlton Heston. One of those early made to shock 1970s films. Humans were farmed for food. I don't like Greg Wallace, I think he's been sacked for saying insulting things about the people he meets on his programmes. When he's on master chef he turns me off with his constant shouting and stupid comments.

BlueBelle

Can’t watch anything he’s in his creeping grin goes through me

Me too, he's got that manic look in his eyes and a rictus grin. Very creepy!

I didn't see the programme, and judging by these descriptions, I certainly don't want to, but Jonathan Swift published a satirical essay called A Modest Proposal in 1929, in which he suggested that the problem of famine in Ireland could be solved if people there either ate their babies, or exported their flesh to England.

So the idea is hardly new. If it is meant only as a satire as Swift's essay was, it may be distasteful, but is hardly sick.

If it was meant seriously, it is no worse than the cult being uncovered in Kenya right now, where a pastor encouraged his flock to starve themselves and their children to death in order to meet Jesus, or the Nazis making lampshades of human skin. Both are sickening, as are any and all atrocities.

Soylent Green was dead people turned into food for an over-populated Earth. It was a very good last film of Edward G Robinson.

Makes me so sad.
We have amazing farmers and wonderful cattle who can be traced back hundreds of years.
Can you imagine your country without animals what a sad future.
Make sure if you continue to eat red meat you buy from a traceable source where the animals are treated with respect and dignity.
Didnt see this programme could not bear to watch it.

It was a spoof, trying to get people angry about food production, poverty etc - seems it just got people angry!

Shinamae

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BlueBelle

What or who is Soylent Green this is getting more bizarre ?

1970s film where humans were being bred for food.

There is a quite disturbing film called “The farm"running along the same lines..

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and a science fiction book 'The Harvest' - that gave me nightmares as a child! Aliens had put us here to farm us.

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BlueBelle

What or who is Soylent Green this is getting more bizarre ?

1970s film where humans were being bred for food.

There is a quite disturbing film called “The farm"running along the same lines..

I have just looked up this programme, it was a mockumentary not a documentary

In the same genre as science fiction programmes.

Ignore my last comment I am not very well I thought the programme was on BBC not channel 4 my mistake

What's disgraceful beside the programme is our license fee paid for that trash.

Haven't seen it. Can't stand Greg Wallace. I suppose it's a modern twist on Swift's satirical piece "A Modest Proposal" in which he proposes that the problem of Irish poverty could be solved if they sold their children to the rich
"A young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout
The problem is TV isn't the written word and Greg Wallace isn't Jonathan Swift.

UPDATE cannot believe I was so blooming gullible. I was very tired and have been upset lately. I will be complaining to OFCOM

I remember Soylent Green I think the futuristic message was lost on me back then, might resonate more now.

Even the title of this thread makes me feel nauseous.

BlueBelle that’s the futuristic film I watched in the 80s but I couldn’t remember the title!

As I said upthread there’s a series of these Mockumentaries made, so watch out - there’s more to come.
The Guardian commented that it took a while for the penny to drop though.

Granmarderby10

I didn’t see this and hadn’t heard anything about it because I cannot stand the sight and sound of this man on anything, and sincerely wish that individual television programmes could be barred from my tv such as is possible with phone numbers.

Totally agree, he must be the most annoying man on TV. As for the content, he and the producers must be sick. You can point out food poverty without these sickening programmes. Well the Guardian says that is what it was about. So must be right, eh.

BlueBelle

What or who is Soylent Green this is getting more bizarre ?

1970s film where humans were being bred for food.

Redhead56, was that 'Logan's run'?