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Dr. Laura and Kate Gosselin: Incompatible panelists?
TVWeek has dug up a blog post about reality television star Kate Gosselin written by conservative talk show host Dr. Laura Schlessinger about a month and a half ago. Both women are slated to appear in Austin Saturday, August 8 as speakers at the Balance Expo for Women 2009.
The event “explores the variety of resources available addressing family, work, fitness and more,” according to the Expo Web site.
TVWeek quotes in part, from Schlessinger’s blog:
My heart goes out to the kids. Is it humane to children to let their parents exploit them in a television program when their images and intimacies are exposed to everyone for all time when they have no say or control? Is it in the children’s best interests to be USED as entertainment by two parents so self-absorbed that they put money and celebrity in front of their children’s privacy? It’s like putting your children in a circus freak show strip and having a barker yelling: “Come in, come in and see what happens to children when their parents use them for your entertainment… It’s exciting, it’s damaging, but you won’t be able to take your eyes off ‘em. Watch ‘em wiggle. Watch ‘em cry. Watch ‘em squirm. It’s so much fun…bring popcorn and beer and come watch the show.”
Do you agree with Dr. Laura?
I’m not sure I’m the target audience for the Expo, but I’d like to do some people-watching in the green room.
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By birtha
July 28, 2009 7:57 AM | Link to this
the kids are the greedy, dirty parents' financial support. don't watch the show and put and end to the parents "all expense paid vacations". these parents are just dirty- inside & out
By mama who loves my little boys
July 22, 2009 2:21 PM | Link to this
exploitation of these little ones for the oldest sin around: GREED.
By Mommy Dearest
July 21, 2009 6:08 PM | Link to this
No doubt in my mind that these children are being exploited. Budget stretched and "normal" is better than temporarily wealthy with a camera on you all the time. Yep, sounds like Dr. Laura Schlessinger is right.