In Britain we have had a couple of shows of this general nature closed down after using participants who were fake and either inspired by or not sufficiently vetted by the production company. It sounds to me like this was what was going on here. Bad research, pre-ordained attitude for the audience to pick up, emblematic fetish costume straight out of late-night comedy.

But any kink on television seems to be either bad pay-site style soft porn or journalism with a predetermined conclusion. One of the forums on this site has an advert for a Canadian program inserted by BDSM_Tourguide which may well be an exception to this. I look forward to what the Canadians have to say, but good coverage is rare over here.

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