Post by dgan on Jun 3, 2007 5:33:31 GMT -5
I'm sure everyone heard the uproar about this. The premise was to have a reality show where someone dying of a brain tumor would pick someone in need of a kidney to "win" her kidney.
You'll be glad to know it was an elaborate hoax, according to what I've seen.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18985913/
At first, of course, I was appalled and ready to acknowledge that the end times had arrived. In retrospect, I think this may have been genius. I am somewhat disgusted that they actually went through with the show...I wish they would have stopped just short. Although, I read in another article that they did announce that it was a hoax before it aired.
But regardless, I think this did accomplish something. It was a huge wake up call to many that what we allow to 'entertain' us is a pandora's box of sorts. I'm a bit skeptical, though, as to how much good it does in raising awareness for the need for organ donors.
The downside is that they just proved how much publicity, exposure, and money can be made off extremely shocking entertainment stunts. Somewhere, someone is wondering how much they could make off televised executions. It seems we are not far from a Running Man scenario.
Anyway, thankfully it was a hoax. We can only pray that divine intervention uses this and it results in something positive.
Thoughts?
You'll be glad to know it was an elaborate hoax, according to what I've seen.
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18985913/
At first, of course, I was appalled and ready to acknowledge that the end times had arrived. In retrospect, I think this may have been genius. I am somewhat disgusted that they actually went through with the show...I wish they would have stopped just short. Although, I read in another article that they did announce that it was a hoax before it aired.
But regardless, I think this did accomplish something. It was a huge wake up call to many that what we allow to 'entertain' us is a pandora's box of sorts. I'm a bit skeptical, though, as to how much good it does in raising awareness for the need for organ donors.
The downside is that they just proved how much publicity, exposure, and money can be made off extremely shocking entertainment stunts. Somewhere, someone is wondering how much they could make off televised executions. It seems we are not far from a Running Man scenario.
Anyway, thankfully it was a hoax. We can only pray that divine intervention uses this and it results in something positive.
Thoughts?
Twyrch /|\
