tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post6690791022916333308..comments2024-01-12T11:26:35.176-05:00Comments on Working Stiffs: The Wrong RealityWorking Stiffshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270595837074553752noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-11295838687151256732009-07-23T11:55:44.498-04:002009-07-23T11:55:44.498-04:00Joyce -
I'm in agreement about baby beauty pag...Joyce -<br />I'm in agreement about baby beauty pageants and reality tv in general. And Little Miss Sunshine creeped me out - am I the only one who thought that grandpa was a child molester?Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-35557903248044851402009-07-23T10:15:58.619-04:002009-07-23T10:15:58.619-04:00Reality TV--which ought to be more accurately term...Reality TV--which ought to be more accurately termed "unreality"--will never go away because it's so cheap to produce. "News" programs are also so much more common for the same reason, they cost the studios or networks so much less than a sit-com or drama would. Which is why TV is such a sad mental wasteland today. <br /><br />The pageant shows for little ones is only the tip of the sex object iceberg. Just google any sexual term, and then prepare yourself for the millions of websites that have young women (and men) in various stages of undress and in the most humiliating positions, showing themselves to all the world. Self-respect, I fear, is a thing of the past for the younger generation.<br /><br />Word verification, appropriately: excesKaren in Ohionoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-26958282705232685202009-07-23T09:57:31.542-04:002009-07-23T09:57:31.542-04:00Me, too, Elizabeth.
It seems like most of the TV ...Me, too, Elizabeth.<br /><br />It seems like most of the TV line up anymore consists of reality shows. Most nights, if I turn the TV on, I end up watching the A-Team and Magnum, PI on RTN. And of course, Newhart is on Sundays on WGN. <br /><br />Although, I will admit that I like the American Idol try-outs.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-17498150010506035072009-07-23T09:53:56.883-04:002009-07-23T09:53:56.883-04:00Will, Biggest Loser is one of the few reality show...Will, Biggest Loser is one of the few reality shows I can tolerate. At least they're real, down to earth people who are accomplishing something commendable.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-80306440803795868422009-07-23T08:50:56.730-04:002009-07-23T08:50:56.730-04:00I agree with Martha...this process objectifies chi...I agree with Martha...this process objectifies children.<br /><br />I'm hoping the reality show craze will run its course soon.<br /><br />Elizabeth<br /><a href="http://mysterywritingismurder.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Mystery Writing is Murder</a>Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-15854710950942154572009-07-23T08:19:47.939-04:002009-07-23T08:19:47.939-04:00I'm wit' cha, Joyce. Not about reality sh...I'm wit' cha, Joyce. Not about reality shows in general, because there are a number that I follow and enjoy. But about this one in particular. <br /><br />As a matter of fact, I enjoy the dancing shows, Dancing With the Stars and So You Think You Can Dance. HOWEVER, several times each of those shows have had child ballroom champions perform. Now, not that there's anything wrong with teaching dance to children, but, for some reason seeing these 10 year old's dancing an extreme adult style, just looks wrong to me. Let kids be kids.<br /><br />When I first started reading your post, I thought about the first time I heard the promo for Biggest Loser. I thought it was going to be a show where Fox Broadcasting would exploit obese people for ratings. I couldn't have been more wrong. I am a big fan of the show and think they provide great motivation and perspective.<br /><br />Whenever I think of the child beauty pageants, JonBenét Ramsey always comes to mind and her sad story.<br /><br /><a href="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c0/JonBenetRamsey.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c0/JonBenetRamsey.jpg</a>Wilfred Bereswillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03019217952304685255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-59924784228312357942009-07-23T07:17:22.954-04:002009-07-23T07:17:22.954-04:00I haven't seen that movie, Martha.
I think w...I haven't seen that movie, Martha. <br /><br />I think what I find most repulsive is the "tarting up" of these kids. If they want to have pageants, why can't they let the participants look like children? You know--cute outfit instead of trashy, pigtails instead of big hair, freckles instead of make up. That might be tolerable. Well, maybe not.Joyce Tremelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00498392016497131719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-55434713104203606732009-07-23T06:47:52.000-04:002009-07-23T06:47:52.000-04:00It's not just little girls. The two-week-old t...It's not just little girls. The two-week-old that you mentioned was a boy. FYI, I only know this because I saw it on a news blip. I find the whole baby pageant thing repulsive for all the reasons you've mentioned, Joyce.Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02755947919433555176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33226151.post-1147573450810054152009-07-23T06:37:10.870-04:002009-07-23T06:37:10.870-04:00Joyce, I think it's more than specifically fem...Joyce, I think it's more than specifically feminist - I think you're standing up for human rights, for those humans who are being objectified.<br /><br />Have you see Little Miss Sunshine? It's outrageous and all about pageants. The ending will have you howling "oh no!" but it's so right on you'll be squirming in your seat. I recommend it, and thanks for the post!Martha Reedhttp://www.marthareed.comnoreply@blogger.com