woman sues tv station over obesity program

[Amby 490]

TV bosses are facing a £10,000 lawsuit after filming a passer-by on the street for a documentary about obese people.

Gordana Knezic, 40, said she had no idea that Croatian station HTV were filming her as she shopped in the capital Zagreb .

She says she was horrified to see herself on TV later described as an example of an overweight person.

Programme-makers say they have already apologised. HTV spokesman Janos Roemer said: "We have been in contact with the lady concerned."

But Ms Knezic said she would still be taking them to court.

She said: "I was absolutely staggered when I turned on the TV to see myself in a film about fat people.

"It was terrible. An apology is not enough. I want to make a point with this legal case. I want to show that attacks on human dignity like this cannot be tolerated."

http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_30981...u=news.quirkies

[mawilson 2,133]

I want to show that attacks on human dignity like this cannot be tolerated."

It was an attack on human dimensionality, not dignity

[Amby 490]

this made me think of the ### twice the size of the chair

[amiquechu 0]

And what is she planning on doing with the money she wins? Probably building a concrete chair in her living room so she'll finally have a chair she won't crush when she sits down.

[msu17 0]

Ok so if you are obese and someone gets a picture of you and says you are obese that's an affront on your dignity? If someone took a picture of me and called me skinny I wouldn't mind The truth is the truth, get over it. I understand being upset that they didn't ask her permission to use her in a film, that would annoy me I think.