Sextuplets mother puts kids on reality TV show...

[max_tranmere]

That hideous woman in Los Angeles who made as much money as she could out of the fact she was having sextuplets, all by artificial insemination as I recall, is now going to have them filmed on a daily basis for an ongoing reality TV series. This individual, who clearly views all her babies as objects that can be exploited to make a name for her, and lots of money too, strikes me as the most revolting example of the American 'anything goes' media culture that exists - where fame and infamy are no differnt, where anything is respectworthy if it gets coverage - and the fact it is tasteless is irrelevant. She is a former Angelie Jolie look-a-like, having had lots of plastic surgery in order to look like her idol.

Apparently her publicist, during the time she was pregant, stopped representing her because he received so many death threats. Do people think there should be some sort of 'moral committee' that decides whether some things are too tasteless to make money, and to make a name for yourself, from? Should there be a rule saying that morality-free, unintelligent, unprincipalled people like her should never get respect and should not be able to be treated like a Hollywood movie star over something like this? A few decades ago she would not have been treated as a 'star' because of this, and she would not make money out of it. The whole thing is sickening in my view.

[andy at handiwork]

Its common for in such situations for the family to be signed up for a lucrative nappy and baby food deal. It can be very costly having so many offspring together like that.

[max_tranmere]

captain, I have stated that it's my view, and I've asked for other peoples views on it. I think people know deep down what is right and wrong. All the people who issued death threats to her publicist, a very seady guy who had represented controversial TV evangalists and hate preachers before, clearly thought the whole thing was bad too.

[max_tranmere]

andy, the nappy deal is ok as it's not exploiting the kids. There is something bad about 'baby reality TV shows' though, where you will have as many close-ups of the babies in torment as when they are in joyful mood - and the whole thing being salacious entertainment for the viewer.

[andy at handiwork]

I'm sure it will all be done in the best possible taste.

[WigBilly]

Too late to drown them all in a big brown sack now I suppose?? Okay treatment for large litters of puppies it seems.

[andy at handiwork]

Maybe in your part of the backwoods.

[WigBilly]

Actually I'm a long-standing 'townie' Mr Handiwork. No backwoods near me.