CBS turns poor people into zoo animals

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Post by ESF on May 30, 2015 19:50:50 GMT -5

Sorry I'm on my phone, link only.

This might be grosser than anything TLC has ever done. I'm actually physically ill.

www.rawstory.com/2015/05/the-hunger-games-new-cbs-reality-show-exploits-poor-families-by-making-them-grovel-for-101000/

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Deleted Posts: 0	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 20:06:12 GMT -5 via Tapatalk southpoint likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on May 30, 2015 20:06:12 GMT -5 And just when you thought TV could go no lower...
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secretlyevil Elder Posts: 26,651 Likes: 20,000	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 20:08:04 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by secretlyevil on May 30, 2015 20:08:04 GMT -5 That is abhorrent.
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earlgreyhot Full Member Posts: 4,000 Likes: 3,765	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 20:11:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by earlgreyhot on May 30, 2015 20:11:14 GMT -5 That's disgusting. Reality TV in general is awful.
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CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 20:14:38 GMT -5 decemberwedding07, drloretta, and 2 more like this

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Post by niemand88f on May 30, 2015 20:14:38 GMT -5

Gross. Seriously.

ETA. and even more wtf "And since both families were originally told they were merely going to be the subjects of a documentary, neither of them really signed up for this exercise in televised torture."

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darnkatz Senior Member Posts: 7,743 Likes: 10,327	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 20:15:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by darnkatz on May 30, 2015 20:15:35 GMT -5 I quit life.
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blink Full Member Posts: 2,487 Likes: 2,787	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 20:34:33 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by blink on May 30, 2015 20:34:33 GMT -5 Fucking hell.
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And look at how similar it is to this scenario with lab rats. www.businessinsider.com/animal-empathy-testing-rats-experiment-chocolate-2015-5?utm_content=buffer8fd69&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Fuck reality TV. Fuck it right to hell.

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josieposy Elder Posts: 15,709 Likes: 30,456	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 20:36:33 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App CallingAllAngels likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by josieposy on May 30, 2015 20:36:33 GMT -5 Oh I noticed that they took the extra step of including a conservative couple, a same sex couple, a veteran, and little people.
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penguingrrl Elder Posts: 14,991 Likes: 15,936	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 21:16:49 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by penguingrrl on May 30, 2015 21:16:49 GMT -5 That's disgusting.
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oliviapope Full Member Posts: 2,530 Likes: 4,796	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 21:22:55 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by oliviapope on May 30, 2015 21:22:55 GMT -5 Ugh. This is awful
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May 30, 2015 20:36:33 GMT -5 josieposy said:

Oh I noticed that they took the extra step of including a conservative couple, a same sex couple, a veteran, and little people.

Well of course. This is a serious zoo.

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WOT?* Elder Posts: 21,300 Likes: 21,291	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 21:33:59 GMT -5 southpoint likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by WOT?* on May 30, 2015 21:33:59 GMT -5 Maybe people should be writing to CBS and not watching the show. Just give the damn families the money. Heartless, soulless fother muckers.
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nursewife Senior Member Posts: 9,883 Likes: 4,136	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 21:49:50 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by nursewife on May 30, 2015 21:49:50 GMT -5 That is downright disgusting. How has nobody told these assholes that this isn't a good idea?!
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CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 22:13:02 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App WOT?*, carfar, and 8 more like this

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Post by insominac on May 30, 2015 22:13:02 GMT -5

If this were a psych experiment, there's no way an Institutional Review Board would approve it. It's crazy how network TV can get away with this shit.

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mominatrix Elder Posts: 12,584 Likes: 13,628	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 30, 2015 22:48:31 GMT -5 WOT?*, 2doxies, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mominatrix on May 30, 2015 22:48:31 GMT -5 ...and like The Hunger Games, there needs to be a fucking revolution.
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omgzombies Full Member Posts: 3,523 Likes: 4,935	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 31, 2015 6:08:46 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by omgzombies on May 31, 2015 6:08:46 GMT -5 I think it might be time to start writing/yelling at the advertisers.
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ttt Elder Rainbow Jihadist My Little Pony Posts: 28,676 Likes: 40,429	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 31, 2015 10:19:55 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ttt on May 31, 2015 10:19:55 GMT -5 JFC. Is this real??? Is it actually airing??? ETA: JFC IS IT REAL. www.cbs.com/shows/the-briefcase/
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CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 31, 2015 10:29:44 GMT -5

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May 31, 2015 10:22:49 GMT -5 @soudesafinado said:

What happens if one family gives the money away and the other is like fuck that noise my babies need to eat, and keeps it?

Then they get shamed on national television. Win win!

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Post by ESF on May 31, 2015 11:18:03 GMT -5

Oh it is even worse than Raw Story reported. Bet you didn't think that was possible!

www.ew.com/article/2015/04/27/briefcase-reality-show

In one episode, for example, the family is described by Broome as a “right wing, Texas Christian conservative, God-loving, gun-toting” clan. They gradually learn that the other family is a married lesbian couple who want to use the money to have a baby via intrauterine insemination. “It’s like, ‘Congratulations, you’ve just won the lottery, but here’s a mirror that comes with it,’” Broome says. “Ultimately it has nothing to do with the money. It has everything to do with who they are.”

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Cicero Senior Member Posts: 5,514 Likes: 5,100	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 31, 2015 11:24:53 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Cicero on May 31, 2015 11:24:53 GMT -5 Who greenlighted this?
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summer Elder Posts: 11,449 Likes: 13,897	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 31, 2015 14:14:18 GMT -5 drloretta, penguingrrl, and 8 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by summer on May 31, 2015 14:14:18 GMT -5 May 31, 2015 11:24:53 GMT -5 Cicero said: Who greenlighted this? Satan
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UMaineTeach Senior Member Posts: 7,831 Likes: 5,171	CBS turns poor people into zoo animals May 31, 2015 20:06:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by UMaineTeach on May 31, 2015 20:06:59 GMT -5 disgusting and CBS seems left-leaning, I'm surprised this is not on a different channel.
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