Worst reality TV show ever starts tonight

[TexasTowelie]

36. First, I forgot to include the link to the story.

Second, I don't believe that anybody has shown a lack of compassion or sympathy towards the man. Please read post #5 for my reaction to the story.

Yes, there are wisecracks about the man's plight because it is such an unusual condition and the condition was satirized on South Park a few years ago (I remember when it was shown). IIRC, in that episode there was no mention about the condition to any actual people so people thought it was a farce. Lo and behold, the condition actually does exists.

What is in question here is the dubious taste of the TLC to turn this into a reality show. Based upon the clip of the show that is at the TLC link, I believe that people will actually learn about his medical condition and he probably will receive a lot of sympathy for his plight. I understand that he has had an operation to alleviate his condition and hopefully he will receive some financial help to pay for the medical procedures so that he can move ahead from this condition to lead a more normal life.

I've found DU to be a very caring community when people are in need, but at the same time we also show some levity on individual stories. We aren't perfect, but we aren't monsters either.