Justin Fletcher
Discussion
I know this will only make sense if you have young kids.
Is Justin Fletcher a saint, or the work of the devil?
When something special comes on, our kids are quiet, and when Justin's house comes on, they sing and dance, so I know the kids like him.
But there is something about him that I just can't stand, I feel like kicking him somewhere tender.
What's your opinion?
Is Justin Fletcher a saint, or the work of the devil?
When something special comes on, our kids are quiet, and when Justin's house comes on, they sing and dance, so I know the kids like him.
But there is something about him that I just can't stand, I feel like kicking him somewhere tender.
What's your opinion?
Justayellowbadge said:
Purest, smuggest, evil.
Satan with a smattering of patronising sign language.
He will bring on the end of days.
Not too sure about that, my youngest daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy uses Makaton as well and loves the show.Satan with a smattering of patronising sign language.
He will bring on the end of days.
Why do you find Makaton patronising then? Helping kids to communicate who cannot talk, you don't agree with i presume?
Please expand, apologies if i have misundertood your post.
eric twinge said:
Justayellowbadge said:
Purest, smuggest, evil.
Satan with a smattering of patronising sign language.
He will bring on the end of days.
Not too sure about that, my youngest daughter who suffers from cerebral palsy uses Makaton as well and loves the show.Satan with a smattering of patronising sign language.
He will bring on the end of days.
Why do you find Makaton patronising then? Helping kids to communicate who cannot talk, you don't agree with i presume?
Please expand, apologies if i have misundertood your post.
eric twinge said:
Justayellowbadge said:
The language isn't patronising, his cynical use of it is.
Sorry, still do not understand.Why do you find his use of Makaton cynical?
I'm not baiting you into an arguement, just interested.
I wonder sometimes which side of the line that divides 'raising awareness' and 'exploiting for own career' he stands on.
Way too overreacting. Mr. Tumble shoulkd be taken at face value for the kids, not the parents. Mine was in thrall up until the age of four & stopped dead each time he came on.
Justin Fletcher was on radio 5 & the texts & messages were overwhelmingly positive & I agree. He bases his physical comedy on Charlie Chaplin & Buster Keaton and it's great. Some people are just looking for a problem to have. Let it go. It's for kids, little kids at that, no need for value judgements.
Justin Fletcher was on radio 5 & the texts & messages were overwhelmingly positive & I agree. He bases his physical comedy on Charlie Chaplin & Buster Keaton and it's great. Some people are just looking for a problem to have. Let it go. It's for kids, little kids at that, no need for value judgements.
Justayellowbadge said:
I have nothing against Makaton. Stop being defensive.
I wonder sometimes which side of the line that divides 'raising awareness' and 'exploiting for own career' he stands on.
Hardly being defensive, just asking the question.I wonder sometimes which side of the line that divides 'raising awareness' and 'exploiting for own career' he stands on.
I didn't question whether you had something against Makaton did I?
I asked why you found his use of it cynical.
He's excellent! A fantastic entertainer for very young children. We saw him in pantomime a couple of months ago, he was fab. He talked to the children without talking down to them, if you see what I mean. And he and the pantomime dame did a great job of adlibbing a lot of the more protracted scenes.
Our son has outgrown the kind of programmes he's on now (no more Tikkabilla - thank goodness!), but I still like Justin Fletcher.
Our son has outgrown the kind of programmes he's on now (no more Tikkabilla - thank goodness!), but I still like Justin Fletcher.
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