Like every afternoon on the channel France 2, viewers face a new episode of Faustine Bollaert’s show. This Tuesday, May 3, 2022, the channel declared that it was deprogramming the episode of It starts today on the very important subject of endometriosis. More and more women are speaking out on this taboo subject, including well-known personalities, Enora Malagré, Laëtitia Milot, etc. But, why did the production backtrack on this subject that affects many women?
It starts today : the opinion of a guest on endometriosis generates a controversy!
#ASIalu A broadcast of @France2tv on endometriosis has been temporarily deprogrammed, reveals @the Parisian. Why ? Associations and scientists have denounced the dangerousness of the far-fetched thesis expressed in the trailer by a guest.https://t.co/TvFZlYFPUV
— Freeze frames (@arretsurimages) May 4, 2022
The episode of It starts today which has become controversial is about endometriosis. This is a subject that interests many women who suffer on a daily basis. Unfortunately, the public service channel has decided to cancel the broadcast of this episode. The reason concerns the presence of a guest and especially her polemical and dangerous remarks.
#ASIalu A broadcast of @France2tv on endometriosis has been temporarily deprogrammed, reveals @the Parisian. Why ? Associations and scientists have denounced the dangerousness of the far-fetched thesis expressed in the trailer by a guest.https://t.co/TvFZlYFPUV
— Freeze frames (@arretsurimages) May 4, 2022
It starts today: complicated topics to discuss
Usually the issuance of It starts today presented by Faustine Bollaert is always a success. This program raises public awareness on very varied and often taboo subjects, and always through guest testimonials. In general, there are always a lot of emotions on the set of France 2. Indeed, the stories are fascinating and captivating. The program presenter always knows how to put her guests at ease and find the right words to address complicated topics. For example, illness, bereavement, suicide, etc.
In order to announce the subjects in advance to the viewers, the production teams share excerpts on social networks. Therefore, viewers already have a small preview of the content of what awaits them. So, it’s exactly the same approach they followed for this episode on endometriosis. Alas, the excerpt from this upcoming issue did not please the greatest number…
There is no scientific proof that endometriosis has such an origin.
None, while we are sorely lacking in fundamental research.
This type of talk is misleading for a physical illness that can be serious – @ItStartToday you are being asked to cancel it https://t.co/AFUj5ePnyx— AAERS ~ Collective for Adeno and Endo Research (@aaers_org) May 1, 2022
Endometriosis, a still taboo and delicate subject
In the excerpt from this episode, we see one of the guests, Natacha Calestremé. She is a personal development specialist who has already published several books, particularly on transgenerational trauma. She gives her point of view and explanations on the potential cause of miscarriages. » You inherited this grandmother or great-grandmother who had children, who lost children. And endometriosis, for all those who listen to us, is a message from our body that tells us that before there was enormous suffering from a person who associated the word childhood and death. And childhood and death don’t go together. There is guilt. We have to get rid of it. » can we listen in the extract of It starts today.
Thus, these remarks have been controversial on social networks and have led to a wave of criticism. “This type of speech is misleading for a physical illness that can be serious, you are asked to cancel it”immediately said AAERS, a group of scientific researchers on adenomyosis and endometriosis. « Frankly there is enough quackery online not to propel it into the public service »also specified Tristan Mendès France, a lecturer at the University of Paris-Diderot, who is also a columnist for France Inter.
It starts today: radical deprogramming!
Given the negative comments on the comments of this guest, the chain France 2 made the decision to deprogram the episode of It starts today. Indeed, here is the official message of the channel: “You express your strong dissatisfaction with the intervention of Natacha Calestrémé in It starts today which was to be broadcast on Wednesday May 4, 2022. The France 2 program management has taken note of your message and has decided to deprogram this program.. In addition, if you want to listen to the extract that caused concern, you can watch it below.
The tweet and video announcing next Friday’s show on @France2tv have been deleted.
Question: Is this sequence maintained? https://t.co/5Sa6fo7Nes pic.twitter.com/4NU57t4Qfh— Tristan Mendes France (@tristanmf) April 30, 2022