“Pathetic!” Fans accuse My Kitchen Rules of bullying
Channel Seven are facing a swathe of angry comments from disgruntled My Kitchen Rules fans, who are incensed by a trailer promoting Sunday's episode.
Uploaded to their Facebook page on Wednesday with the dramatic caption “It's the scandal that will rock Australia”, the clip shows Sonya and Hadil making disparaging comments about Vietnamese contestant Suong “not being able to afford fine dining”.
“Thank God she doesn't go out for fine dining... she wouldn't be able to afford it,” the duo cackle on screen.
In the comments, fans accused the network of promoting bullying behaviour and “editing content” to glorify hate speech. Viewers also took issue with the promo stating the show was airing “tonight” but in fact it actually airs on Sunday.
One angered fan wrote: “Come on Channel 7! As a civilisation we are trying to stop bullying and teach future generations to show respect for others!”
“Constantly showing bullying, on a show which should be about cooking, just to get a few rating is ridiculous.”
Another posed the question: “Where is the integrity and responsibility for content on television. How about shifting the focus to the real reason for the show! Which I assume is food?!”
“More bullying from the same channel that is trying to start an anti-bullying campaign. Get your act together Channel 7!” another pleaded.