Rosie Jones: ‘Shocking’ documentary title receives backlash from contributors

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. I cried so many tears over this situation as I was terrified that I would let the disabled community down and nothing would hurt me more.” She said that she was “angry and upset” by the title as it will make her disabled followers’ lives “more difficult”, and it was “ultimately decided that the three of us would be removed from the documentary instead of the name being changed”. Meanwhile, in a separate Instagram post, ballerina and model Kate Stanforth wrote: “Myself and a number of influencers were originally part of the new Rosie Jones documentary which is due to air soon. We got you.” open image in gallery Rosie Jones The third contributor, model Lucy Dawson, acknowledged that “the doc will be brilliant” and will “discuss real important topics”, but said this was “why it’s even more of a shame to use that title”. So, I said to Channel 4: ‘Let’s do it, let’s tackle the problem head on and use that word in the title and then, hopefully, people will think twice about using the word and other ableist slurs ever again’.” open image in gallery Lucy Dawson is one of three contributors to withdraw from Rosie Jones documentary A Channel 4 spokesperson supported Jones, stating: “This film is an authored documentary by Rosie Jones to raise awareness and educate viewers about the issue of ableism and the scale of abuse she and other disabled people face daily.