Extreme' tragedy - Ugly Mom Sues ABC

Daily News via Drudge ^ | 09/18/05 | Hildy

[Hildy]

Really...the next time I see a TV show telling me how evil capitalists are ... well...what can you say.

[Paleo Conservative]

Horribly insensitive, the liberal way.

But it makes for great "reality television."

[ShadowDancer]

Okay, but you have to take my brother in trade. Think long and hard before you accept that one.

[Hand em their arse]

I agree, these networks need to start realizing that the people's lives that they are messing with, are people's lives that they are messing with...

[ShadowDancer]

I get that, I have two daughters. At the age of these women though it surpasses childish nastiness and becomes horrid.

[PropheticZero]

These shows really are garbage.

Honestly, if this lady choose to be on there then the family might as well has just went crazy making fun of her anyway.

With all the editing and manipulating they do, if they couldn't get you to say momma was butt ugly...they'd get a snip of you looking up at the ceiling and make you roll your eyes after they asked if you thought momma was pretty.

Theres no winning.

The only winners are those that don't watch these shows.

I hate reality TV....honestly the only reason I ever watch is to see the people cry.

[msnimje]

Liberal Deducive Reasoning 101

I got a D on my History Final Exam.

The same day, my dog was hit by a truck.

The History teacher killed my dog.

[freedumb2003]

And yet every single one of us knows or has known someone that may have not been attractive at first meeting but as we got to know them became damn attractive because of their personality and attitude about life. Where is the TV show for these people?

[toddlintown]

Pure bull.

[cbkaty]

ABC..hoist in their own petard......:)

[Hildy]

Let's say you're poor or struggling...and you're butt ugly to boot. You see the amazing things they do (and they truly do amazing thing to these women) and you figure what the heck...I see nothing wrong with it. Of course ABC has the right to cancel out on the whole thing...however, there's always a price to pay because these are real people with real lives.

[Hildy]

What's pure bull?

[birbear]

I guess, in the end, it will come down to what the contract (if she even signed one) said.

I've often wondered about these shows where they use "secret video tape" of family and loved ones to say unnice things about the project to be developed. Is my worth to my friends based solely on how I look and how I dress?

Fortunately, for me, I know what my worth is to my friends. (I cultivate deep, meaningful relationships)...but apparently a lot of these people have a lot of shallow "loved" ones. And that's just sad. And it's even sadder that there are producers willing to prey upon it. But what's worse is that we're a society that considers it entertainment.

[sinkspur]

I can't believe intelligent people take this stuff seriously.

The dead women had more going on than just trashing her sister's looks.

[Cboldt]

I'm really sick of these shows. They're foul, and blowups like these are inevitable, considering how emotionally fragile the people likely to go on such shows are anyway.

The media is just another snake in the grass. Some people lack the street-smarts to see that. It's a rough and tumble world, folks, and the media are NEVER your friend.

[Terpfen]

Hey now, I'm looking to reduce in number, not replace the model!

[Experiment 6-2-6]

Four months later, she ended her life with an overdose of pills, alcohol and cocaine," said Wesley Cordova, a lawyer for Williams.

Yeah.

I said hateful things about my sister.

Hmmm. Now I feel bad.

I think I'll just go to my cabinet over the sink and OVERDOSE on my cocaine (which, or course, is only for recreational uses)

Unfortunately, American jurisprudence doesn't work that way. Unless, of course, the (deceased) sister was able to get ABC to sign the contract promising to pay (deceased) sister for saying bad things)...

Why can't I get clients like these????

[Hildy]

That's ridiculous...of course it's not just about looks...but that's what this show is. I've seen it. These are people who love the person getting the makeover.

[The Phantom FReeper]

Granted, she has a very small chin, but I don't think she looks that bad.

[teenyelliott]

I have three sisters. My oldest sister is almost 50. There are still times when one of us says something hurtful, even if it is true.

Sisters are notorious for being brutally honest, no matter how old we get!