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Only Connect presenter Victoria Cohen has been forced to make an apology after her show described scars as 'marks of shame' following a complaint from a charity.
The broadcaster who hosts the popular BBC2 quiz show presented and in the wall round of the 14th episode aired on 28 November, one of the teams faced the challenge of matching words associated with one another.
As one team member for Mothers Ruined guessed one set correct with the four words, spot, stain, blot and scar, fans of the show with scars were left 'completely shocked' that the caption describing the set was 'marks of shame'.
Apology: Only Connect presenter Victoria Cohen has been forced to make an apology after her show described scars as 'marks of shame' following a complaint from a charity
'Marks of shame': The broadcaster who hosts the popular BBC2 quiz show presented and in the wall round one of the teams faced the challenge of associating four words
British charity Changing Faces represents children, young people and adults who have a 'visible difference' to the face.
They wrote on their Twitter page about the episode: 'Dear @BBC & @OnlyConnectQuiz . We were disappointed and shocked to see scars described as “marks of shame” on your show recently. There is #NoShame in having a scar.
'What is a shame is that we’re still perpetuating the myth that there's something wrong with visible differences like scars. We hope you will commit to learning about how to better represent those with visible differences.'
In response to the complaints, Victoria took to her own social media platform to issue a statement.
Controversy: As one team member for Mothers Ruined guessed one set correct with the four words, spot, stain, blot and scar, fans of the show with scars were left 'completely shocked' that the caption describing the set was 'marks of shame' - leaving Victoria forced to apologise
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