Specialized opinions cautioned against the negative impact of landfill programs in society as a whole, children and adolescents in particular, and what such programs can cause in encouraging bullying and violence between children and youth, as a kind of joke and humor, as it normalizes and accepts violence, in addition to its role in Distortion of public taste. Holding the public part of the responsibility for the continuation of these programs, due to the increased viewership they enjoy.
Exotic behavior
Dr. Hessa Lootah, a former professor of media at Emirates University, warned of the social impact of such programs, pointing out that it creates a situation of normalization with behaviors and behaviors that are alien to society. Explaining that the concept of normalization is not only limited to the world of politics and relations with the Zionist entity, but also applies to attempts to push people to accept anything bad that is not accustomed to, so that with time it becomes acceptable to them. Denying that the reason to watch these programs is because viewers want to watch stars in the event of a threat or fear, referring to the attractive template in which the program is presented.
Subverting public taste
She added: “Just like songs that are falling, or that contain unacceptable words, at first when we hear them we reject them, but with repeated broadcasts, the ear gets used to, and becomes acceptable, then the person begins to murmur and sing with them, and here the seriousness of habituation and its role in subverting general taste arises.” Explaining that it does not exclude the conspiracy theory in what Arab societies are witnessing in attempts to change the customs and traditions that have long been accustomed, distorting the general taste and ethics of society, and spreading strange ideas, habits and behaviors on the Arab person, that are inconsistent with his religion, or what has arisen from the foundations and ethics.
Dr. Lootah held the viewer a large part of the responsibility for the continuation of the landfill programs, and similar acts that bear strange and harmful behaviors, such as insulting and threatening others and diminishing their respect. As long as these programs have high viewing rates, they will remain and increase, so viewers must address them by not watching them and ignoring them.
The viewer's mentality
For his part, criticized the family and cultural advisor, Dr. Saif Al-Jabri, the insistence of the producers of landfill programs to provide negative content in it, calling for respecting the viewer's mentality and taste, rather than the raging search for ways to take profits. And he added, “The dumps programs, unfortunately, have become a large part of the viewership in Ramadan, despite the fact that everyone agrees about the low and the weak and even the banality of their media content, and it largely transforms them from programs to delight the viewer to the happiness of the producers and those responsible for them no more, at the time. What we had hoped for from the visual media and those in charge of satellite channels to elevate the scenes to the level of religious events and unfortunate events that the world is going through, to carry out its societal role by contributing to awareness and prevention ». Dr. Al-Jabri explained that this type of program is aimed at people with little culture, addresses the desires of the young, and relies on mocking, intimidating, and humiliating the victim, despite the viewer's knowledge that the victim is aware of everything, and received in exchange for it being a puppet and a joke to others. Referring to the contradiction of the Arab viewer towards these programs due to several reasons, including the deterioration of the cultural level of the viewer, as well as to the channels that have become without a cultural asset or specialized and qualified teams culturally and scientifically.
Legalization of violence
He criticized the legitimacy of the programs witnessed this year of types of torture, such as electrocution, and showing them as an ordinary thing, which can be implemented against others, warning of the negative effects of this, foremost of which is the exacerbation of bullying in schools, despite the great efforts made by countries, including The UAE, to combat bullying, as well as encourage young people to experience what they see in these programs as a matter of humor and prank, as well as the outputs of these programs are very dangerous, and contradict greatly with the principle of creating valid and straight generations, who benefit from their time with what is beneficial.
Accept insult
The Egyptian media, Wael El-Ibrashy, indicated during his "ninth" program, which is broadcast on the Egyptian Channel 1, that "there are dumps programs, such as (hidden camera), that were tested automatically and spontaneously by citizens, and they were not insulting them, but now the dumps programs are different from those that "It was acceptable to the people by its lightness, to turn into a harmful form, from which children learn how to manage intrigue." He described some acceptance of insult in this way, for the sake of money, as unfortunate, and it must stop.
Like down songs at first when we hear it, we reject it.
The discrepancy towards these programs is due to the cultural level of the viewer.