Re: Search for a star

No, the idea is obviously reality TV, not being ethically or morally
stringent.And what gives anyway? I think this seems like a pretty
entertaining concept, who cares about the morale grey. It's TV.
Lighten up yea?

T.




On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 4:54 PM, Andrew Bennetts <[email protected]>wrote:

> Simon Thomas wrote:
> [...]
> > The premise of the show is to carry out a social experiment for which
> > there is a large cash prize for the winners. We will couple together
> > beautiful, socially savvy women with bright males, and through a series
> > of challenges, see what they learn from each other. The idea is to
> > embrace and celebrate the talent and individuality of each contestant.
>
> So, the show is premised on reinforcing stereotypes (including some really
> obnoxious ones, like that women aren't likely to be smart or interesting in
> geeky things, and that beauty and intelligence are somehow mutually
> exclusive)... yet the idea is supposed to be that it celebrates
> “individuality”?
>
> I'm skeptical, to put it mildly.
>
> -Andrew.
>
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