The problem with inviting a television crew into your home is that everyone who watches the TV show is going to have an opinion on everything you say. So if you say something that's not PC, rude, or a bit mean, everyone in the UK has heard it. There's no such thing as a flippant comment anymore.

Gogglebox is great for that kind of thing. It's a bit meta, watching a TV show about people watching TV, but as a nation it is our favourite hobby...

But people are up in arms about the callous comments sisters Ellie and Izzie made about the United Airlines incident earlier this month - they're baying for blood.

The Yorkshire based family were watching the shocking news story about Dr David Dao who was dragged off a United Airlines plane because the airline wanted to use his seat for their staff.

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UA had offered £645 and a night in a hotel for any passenger who would give up their seat. But when no one took the airline up on the generous offer, they decided to forcibly remove someone from their seat. And they chose Dr David Dao, who explained that he couldn't give up his seat because as a medical doctor, he had a duty of care to the patients he was going to see the next day.

Unfortunately, the airline didn't care and dragged the Chinese doctor from his seat, knocking his head against a chair and causing him to profusely bleed from the mouth.

The incident has shocked the world - repulsive behaviour from any company. In a reflection of how disgusted the entire planet was by this offensive incident, the shares of UA have plummeted. It's unsure if it will ever recover.

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The Leeds based sisters Ellie and Izzie watched the news story and said it was: "Brutal."

Their parents were not impressed and Ellie and Izzie's mum said: "What happens when you get thrown out of a nightclub when you have too much to drink. I mean even nowadays they can't do that!"

But it didn't take long for the two sisters to find the incident funny.

Instead of focusing on the terrible attack on Dr David Dao, the two sisters thought about how they would immediately try to capitalise on the incident if they had seen it.

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Credit: Channel 4/Googlebox

"Oh my god! That would make an amazing Snapchat story!" said Ellie.

Izzie then responded, "That would be straight on my story! What caption would you do? When they tell you no booze left on the flight!"

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Um hello, girls? A man has just been harassed by an airline. This is serious stuff.

People are not impressed at all and were really upset by how callous the two sisters were. And some people even questioned why Channel Four broadcast Ellie and Izzie's remarks; probably because they knew it would get a lot of media coverage!

The sisters joking that they would put the United Airlines incident on their Snapchat if they were there, they really are thick #gogglebox

- Kirsty (@HeyHoEatPie) April 14, 2017





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#Gogglebox @ellieandizzi should be ashamed of themselves saying the united airlines incident would of 'made a great snapchat story' :angry:

- Cara:star: (@CaraSidney) April 14, 2017





It's not funny really though, is it girls? #gogglebox

- Lynsey Spence (@Sidekick28) April 14, 2017





Listening to Ellie & Izzi's accent is like nails on a chalkboard!:weary:#Gogglebox

- Grant Rivers (@SnowAndBeach) April 14, 2017









Re: the Leeds girls making Snapchat comment. They shouldn't have said it. But perhaps C4 shouldn't have shown it either. #Gogglebox

- David Brown (@MrDavidEBrown) April 14, 2017

But they still have some fans.

Genuinely shocked at the hate @ellieandizzi get on twitter. They're my favourites on #gogglebox! Haters gon' hate

- ☭ Leanney ☭ (@Amberrleanne) April 15, 2017





Well you win some, you lose some I guess.