Still image from Big Fat Gypsy Weddings
Editor of Travellers’ Times Online, Jake Bowers, was present at the Herbert Gallery Museum in Coventry to talk about the hit TV programme – Big Fat Gypsy Weddings. The talk was a direct consequence to hundreds of complaints coming from the gypsy community all over United Kingdom.
According to Jake Bowers, one of the main problems was that the programme was labeled as a documentary when it should have been presented as an entertainment show. He said that the producers, Firecracker Films, had consciously depicted an inaccurate portrayal of the community he is a proud member of as they have cut out scenes that could have cleared any misunderstandings.
The Series had barely mentioned the Romany gypsies and has focused primarily on the Irish traveler segment of the minority, who represent only 10% of the community. Moreover, even Irish travelers are appalled by this cracked image as they claim the traditions and customs presented simply do not exist. Writes Nicoleta Popa…
