Comments on: How much humiliation are you prepared to take? http://mdbenoit.com/blog/2008/04/15/how-much-humiliation-are-you-prepared-to-take/ Reflections on reality in fiction and fiction in reality. Book Reviews, art, oddities, and comments on life from Science Fiction Mystery Author M. D. Benoit Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:10:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: M. D. Benoit http://mdbenoit.com/blog/2008/04/15/how-much-humiliation-are-you-prepared-to-take/#comment-11159 M. D. Benoit Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:14:31 +0000 http://mdbenoit.com/blog/?p=390#comment-11159 I'd forgotten to mention those Paradise programs, where the main quality for winning is not leadership it's hypocrisy. Basically, whoever is the most successful, mean, wily hypocrite is the one to win. An acquaintance of mine use to watch this religiously with her 10-year old daughter. Now, what kind of message does that give the kid? That it's okay to lie, back-stab, make shady deals, as long as you win? I’d forgotten to mention those Paradise programs, where the main quality for winning is not leadership it’s hypocrisy. Basically, whoever is the most successful, mean, wily hypocrite is the one to win. An acquaintance of mine use to watch this religiously with her 10-year old daughter. Now, what kind of message does that give the kid? That it’s okay to lie, back-stab, make shady deals, as long as you win?

]]> By: stephe http://mdbenoit.com/blog/2008/04/15/how-much-humiliation-are-you-prepared-to-take/#comment-11152 stephe Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:09:52 +0000 http://mdbenoit.com/blog/?p=390#comment-11152 Not to mention the "reality" crap, and I use that term loosely. All the Paradise stuff, or whatever they were. Let's set up couples with the promise of illicit sex and watch their relationships disintegrate. Are you serious?? Let's go with the premise of having the best man win, but people can get voted off, which in effect means the best man doesn't win. WHUT?? I'm a television nut. I always have been. But all the steaming piles of this kind of mess never made it to my viewing. (All that plastic surgery, dentistry, lipo, etc. on the Swan all took place within a three-month period. On ONE body. Hurts just thinking about it.) Not to mention the “reality” crap, and I use that term loosely. All the Paradise stuff, or whatever they were. Let’s set up couples with the promise of illicit sex and watch their relationships disintegrate. Are you serious?? Let’s go with the premise of having the best man win, but people can get voted off, which in effect means the best man doesn’t win. WHUT??

I’m a television nut. I always have been. But all the steaming piles of this kind of mess never made it to my viewing.

(All that plastic surgery, dentistry, lipo, etc. on the Swan all took place within a three-month period. On ONE body. Hurts just thinking about it.)

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