"Crazy Is the New Black" Time To Change Somerset Reacts

On the 14th of May Eurovision broadcast a segment during their show the where female host was showing off ‘memorabilia’ for the singing event. After highlighting a hat she then moved on to the next exhibit - a straitjacket.

Not being a fan of the show I wasn't aware of the segment initially but was alerted to it via Twitter. After seeing the segment, in context I felt we had to react. We soon put out a statement via our facebook page: Due to this statement we where then asked to give our thoughts on the Ben McGrail show on BBC Radio: Although we acknowledge that the segment was supposed to be comical and didn't mean to cause offence it does re-enforce old stereotypes. These sterotype can not only cause further distress to people with mental health issues but, even worse, prevent people from getting the help they need.