Over-the-top shindigs fuel prejudice, say critics
(NEWSER) - The new Big Fat Gypsy Weddings reality series in Britain is infuriating members of the traveler community who charge that the over-the-top shindigs have very little to do with them and are fueling prejudice. The Irish Traveler Movement has demanded a "right of reply" to the Channel 4 program, which recently featured a bride and her 200-pound wedding dress with Christmas lights and mechanical butterflies, and 6-year-old kids sporting spray tans. "The show’s a bad thing," said the president of the Gypsy Council. "There are some weddings like these, but there are also plenty of normal ones.” More»
