Earlier this month there was already quite a bit of commotion around the program. Emma Curvers, TV reviewer of De Volkskrant mentioned the many negative reactions in her column. These followed after a call was posted on Facebook by the editors for Moroccan ladies who might want to participate Joling and the foreigners. Numerous reactions appeared under the post that has since been deleted, including calls for a boycott of the program.
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In the program Joling and the foreigners Gerard Joling would visit people from other cultures. Last year, the program was officially presented by RTL, but the channel now announces that it will make the necessary adjustments after the many reactions.
“The assignment for the program”Joling and the Foreigners’ was given to Vincent TV a year and a half ago. The program is still in full production, because of a delay due to the corona virus. We are aware of the reactions to the concept. We understand them and are happy with them. It contributes to the knowledge we have and accumulate every day about stereotyping and imaging. We actively keep that knowledge up to date by conducting a lot of research ourselves and talking to experts. We will talk to producer Vincent TV about the further details of the program. Because we all want this program to bring understanding and connection. The program will be renamed and we will look critically at the material that has already been played and what is still being played. We expect the program to be in the schedules in 2021, “the statement reads.
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The presenter has in the past been critical of the arrival of foreigners in our country, but wanted to remove prejudices with this program. “It’s a bit about the prejudices that we as Dutch people, and myself too, have about foreigners. That is quite confronting I must say”, the presenter said earlier about the project.
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