So how many of you can handle Gordon Ramsey?

[EweSheep]

I do like that show and yes he can be abusive but he has your best interests at heart! He wants to see what you are capable of and dig deeper inside of yourself that you would be surprise you originally didn't think you got that ability and now you did it!

His abrasive language and name calling can be ugly at times but they all cussed each other out.

His F word and other shows are pretty good. There is a compassion side of him came out when it was time to butcher his pigs that he and his children had names for. That is perfectly human!

 

[redhen]

I love his shows..his language dosent bother me at all...

when you sign up for one of his shows you KNOW what to expect...
so dont be shocked/hurt when he calls you a nasty name or screams at you.... you know thats what he does..
i would just looove to meet him...hee hee he'd have his hands full with me..

my problem is..i can never find his shows anymore... i keep missing them!

 

[redhen]

also..if he terrifies you then dont bother doing it... you'll just end up looking silly and crying or something...

why does he terrify you? Just cause he yells?...eh.... just think of it as funny...not scary..
I wish i could cook good, i'd do it....

 

[2DogsFarm]

People, get a grip!
It's TV not Real Life!

His Hell's Kitchen persona is all Network BS.
Sells the show & advertising & is totally scripted.
The most recent show - where he "taught" celebs to cook was like a 180 - he was all Sweetness & Light & just Chock Full o' Compliments for all.
You will notice this one tanked - noone tuned in to watch Nice.

So, YES, I would love to cook with him
And BTW I can match his bluster and probably know a few words he doesn't

 

[Kim_NC]

OK...at the risk of sounding like a 'stick in the mud', I'll explain why I feel so strongly about this....

I am an abuse survivor. I also help many abuse victims pull their courage together, get themselves out of such relationships, and rebuild their lives. Some of them are so far down it requires rebuilding their faith in both God and mankind. Some of them have children whose mindset may never be what could have been.

It is not about getting a grip for me. It's about a very real societal problem, a problem that damages people's lives and scars them emotionally. And part of that problem is people accepting it as OK or funny...even in a TV persona that's not acceptable to me. Some of those folks Ramsey mistreats will be living with his verbal abuse and that negative experience for a long, long time.

For what it's worth - sure the guy would meet his match with me too. I'd love to take him AND that persona down a peg or two.

 

[highcountrychickens]

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[vfem]

It all boils down to whether or not I would stand on stage with him and not cry! LOL

 

[2DogsFarm]

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Please don't think for a minute I am OK with genuine abuse.
But this is scripted and the "victims" are totally aware of what will take place.
So-called Reality TV makes use of cheap talent: non-professional actors.
In the case of the Hell's Kitchen show, you can take to the bank the fact that the poor, screamed-at chef wannabes are more than happy to get their names on TV where they can use it to further their careers.

What type of person Gordon Ramsey may be in his real offscreen life is something noone not in his personal circle of friends/family will ever know.
A friend of mine works as a script supervisor for movies & television and told me to remember the stars are merely people who can memorize lines and stand where they are told.
The Role is NOT the person. Period.

 

[vfem]

For you all to know before it gets out of hand... it is SCRIPTED abuse. He has another show that was on FLN and on BBC. He can be very gentle and rescued a sheep in an episode I saw. He was helping ladies cook in a class in London he was teaching and he was so nice to them. He made mention during the episode his american shows would never air in England, but of the scripted cussing and yelling to get attention in our country would not go over well in England for his restaurants there.

He's already admitted its all bogus!

 

[charmed one]

I think you should go for it!! How cool would that be if you got on!?!!! I would have someone to root for that I actually know..er..well...sort of...you know what I mean!!