Comments on: "Extreme Makeover" sued over suicide http://www.makestupidityhistory.org/2005/09/21/extreme-makeover-sued-over-suicide/ Dedicated to the eradication of stupidity worldwide. Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:14:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mary Bryan http://www.makestupidityhistory.org/2005/09/21/extreme-makeover-sued-over-suicide/#comment-701 Mary Bryan Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:59:00 +0000 http://www.makestupidityhistory.org/2005/09/21/extreme-makeover-sued-over-suicide/#comment-701 This was tragic. I can't believe you would say the sister was stupid. What about ABC raising distraught people's hopes only to crush them and push them over the edge to suicide? To say you wouldn't react that way is easy when you haven't been through whatever pain that woman faced. You are heartless, all of you. This was tragic. I can’t believe you would say the sister was stupid. What about ABC raising distraught people’s hopes only to crush them and push them over the edge to suicide? To say you wouldn’t react that way is easy when you haven’t been through whatever pain that woman faced. You are heartless, all of you.

]]> By: Maria Rodriguez http://www.makestupidityhistory.org/2005/09/21/extreme-makeover-sued-over-suicide/#comment-219 Maria Rodriguez Mon, 01 Jan 2007 21:29:12 +0000 http://www.makestupidityhistory.org/2005/09/21/extreme-makeover-sued-over-suicide/#comment-219 It's a sad situation but there are deeper problems than an ABC employee forcing comments about the sibling. The application states what they are looking for and I saw an episode where they explained the kind of person/persons they wanted for the show. I think it's common sense that ABC is looking for individuals who have charisma because people want to be moved and filled with hope or they would stop watching the show. Just for the record, I would love an extreme makeover (need it!) but if I don't get picked even after the first step, I tried and would still live my life to the fullest even if my sister said I was an "it" instead of a "she" which is probaly what she would state. In reality she doesn't define me, I do. I would live my life trying to find another way to fund my plastic surgery if that is what I wanted (priority in my life), but blaming ABC is wrong because they have changed and transformed many people's lives positively and I am all for it! Unfortunately the good they've done out weighs this tragic loss which is deeper than "comments." I'd hate to see the show cancelled dued to a lawsuit. Regards, In Miami It’s a sad situation but there are deeper problems than an ABC employee forcing comments about the sibling. The application states what they are looking for and I saw an episode where they explained the kind of person/persons they wanted for the show. I think it’s common sense that ABC is looking for individuals who have charisma because people want to be moved and filled with hope or they would stop watching the show. Just for the record, I would love an extreme makeover (need it!) but if I don’t get picked even after the first step, I tried and would still live my life to the fullest even if my sister said I was an “it” instead of a “she” which is probaly what she would state. In reality she doesn’t define me, I do. I would live my life trying to find another way to fund my plastic surgery if that is what I wanted (priority in my life), but blaming ABC is wrong because they have changed and transformed many people’s lives positively and I am all for it! Unfortunately the good they’ve done out weighs this tragic loss which is deeper than “comments.” I’d hate to see the show cancelled dued to a lawsuit.

Regards,
In Miami

]]> By: Jason http://www.makestupidityhistory.org/2005/09/21/extreme-makeover-sued-over-suicide/#comment-218 Jason Thu, 22 Sep 2005 07:40:02 +0000 http://www.makestupidityhistory.org/2005/09/21/extreme-makeover-sued-over-suicide/#comment-218 On a similar tangent, this is related to a thought I've had about reality TV for a long time. They take a big group of people, and remove the non-charismatic ones, then the ones that don't get into the "drama" thing (which is usually the smallest trim), and proudly display the sub-group on TV. There is no doubt in my mind that they push people into socially flaring scenes, because... well, what is the TV show supposed to be about? Surely it's supposed to be somewhat interesting, right? "Stop being polite and start being real" if I remember correctly. It's too bad that they stop being human and start being cave people. On a similar tangent, this is related to a thought I’ve had about reality TV for a long time.

They take a big group of people, and remove the non-charismatic ones, then the ones that don’t get into the “drama” thing (which is usually the smallest trim), and proudly display the sub-group on TV.

There is no doubt in my mind that they push people into socially flaring scenes, because… well, what is the TV show supposed to be about?
Surely it’s supposed to be somewhat interesting, right?

“Stop being polite and start being real” if I remember correctly.
It’s too bad that they stop being human and start being cave people.

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