Yes people on internet forums can be hurtful but Catherine is on TV and can't expect to only have positive comments made about her. If she regularly reads this forum she knows it can be critical.She rarely receives any criticism on here as she appears to have a lot of people who find her sweet and genuine.
A few years ago a site was set up for children and parents to rate their teachers. As teachers, we had not chosen to put ourselves in the public eye. We often looked at the site out of curiosity and were shocked at some of the disgusting comments that were made and allowed to be written. Far worse than anything said on here. We had no right of reply and our reputations were allowed to be rubbished by a few disgruntled kids and equally vitriolic parents. Of course, in our minds the negative comments cancelled out any of the positive ones as they were very upsetting. What did we do? we got over it and got on with our jobs.
My point is, there is horrible stuff allowed to be written about people who have no desire to be on TV . Catherine on the other hand has chosen that path, and therefore has to expect that not everyone on a forum devoted to watching and commenting on shopping telly will have the same opinions as a sycophantic T caller who is going to stroke her ego.
In my opinion nothing on this thread is particularly offensive. Big deal people didn't like the way she presented a show and others,including myself, don't find her comments about pooing and farting hilarious or classy. I think she should get a grip and be grateful that she gets off very lightly compared to other presenters.