Seriously?
Apparently no one knows or has seen Alan Funt's Candid Camera. This was no worse than hundreds of situations that Funt created, filmed and put in TV over decades.
Apparently no one knows or has seen Alan Funt's Candid Camera. This was no worse than hundreds of situations that Funt created, filmed and put in TV over decades.
However, in this specific case, I think the biggest problem was that falsehoods were being spread about this person without her consent. From the article:
But after seeing the TikTok video featured in media reports describing her as an “elderly woman” with a “heartbreaking tale,” she said she “felt dehumanised”.
“It’s the patronising assumption that … older women will be thrilled by some random stranger giving them flowers.”