Woman Sues "Extreme Makeover" Reality Show

I know I shouldn't touch this one. I really shouldn't, but I can't resist. My opinion of these "Reality Shows" is that television has hit absolute rock bottom with this garbage. These things make the Quiz Shows of the 1950's look like high intellect by comparison.

Anyway, according to the AP a Texas woman (Texas again!) is suing the ABC show "Extreme Makeover" for fraud because she was dropped from the show at the last minute and for the wrongful death of her sister, who commited suicide, allegedly because she was distraught over making disparaging remarks about her sister's appearance in an interview. Supposedly she was "encouraged" to make the remarks by the show.

This woman was told by doctors working for the show that she would need an "eye lift, ears pulled back, chin implant and breast implants" AND "dental surgery to break and reset her jaw for a successful 'makeover.'"

In addition, I suppose as part of the initial selection process, she was videotaped talking about the ridicule she suffered as a child and her marriage to an abusive husband (somebody married this lady!!!).

Apparently the surgery recovery time wouldn't fit into the TV schedule so at the last minute she was dropped from the show. According to the suit she was "devastated" and her lawyer claims that now she's too ashamed to go out in public.

A couple of random points.

• Like I said, these shows are rock bottom especially the ones like this and "The Biggest Loser" that take advantage of someones appearance or weight.
• The whole thing about making her talk about being ridiculed as a child (I assume because of her appearance), for the prurient interest of a viewing public with the average IQ of a retarded dung beetle, strikes as really, really, low. The folks that do that kind of thing need to look up to see a roach's knee.
• Is this lady nuts? She was willing to undergo at least three surgeries? Ye cats and little kittens!
• Why is she now ashamed to go out in public? She's no worse off than she was before is she?
• The AP article also indicates that this lady's husband was also interviewed and encouraged to make uncomlimentary comments. Two observations. First, what kind of mental midget was this guy that ANYBODY could talk him into knocking his wife's looks? He have a death wish or what? Second, is this a different husband or the abusive one? If this was a second hubby, how bad could this lady look if two guys were willing to marry her? Of course, then again, we don't know what they look like do we?
• I know this isn't a nice thing to say, but if ever a story needed a few pictures to go with it, this is the story.

I wonder when the advertisers are going to figure out that the idiots that watch these shows can't afford to buy any of their stuff anyway.