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Halanna · 08-13-2009, 10:26 AM

So I'm laying on the couch with a little stomach bug, munching on saltines and scrolling through daytime tv. Something I rarely do. I come across Jerry Springer, a show I've certainly heard of but never seen. So, *pushes button* I'm now watching Jerry Springer.

We have a Mom who does not like her step-son's ex-girlfriend. She's there to tell the ex to leave her SS and his new GF alone. Ex has 3 kids with SS, GF is pregnant. So we have 4 kids, step son, new girlfriend, ex girlfriend and Mom.

Mom tells her story, ex comes out screaming, they start slapping each other and pulling hair. Mom calls ex the town whore and the audience starts yelling, "Sit down whore" !!

What?!?!?!

What on earth? This is not entertainment! But aside from that, I'm left with the question of "Why?"

Why are these people going on national tv and airing this type of personal business, not to mention the way they behave. Is it a misplaced need for attention? Are they paid to appear? Then there was a commercial for Maury, 9 men 1 baby, whose the Daddy? Why?

Why, why, why. I can't fathom why these people go on tv and do this. Why do you think they do?

08-13-2009, 10:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
Halanna Insane Location: Over the rainbow . .	Jerry Springer So I'm laying on the couch with a little stomach bug, munching on saltines and scrolling through daytime tv. Something I rarely do. I come across Jerry Springer, a show I've certainly heard of but never seen. So, pushes button I'm now watching Jerry Springer. We have a Mom who does not like her step-son's ex-girlfriend. She's there to tell the ex to leave her SS and his new GF alone. Ex has 3 kids with SS, GF is pregnant. So we have 4 kids, step son, new girlfriend, ex girlfriend and Mom. Mom tells her story, ex comes out screaming, they start slapping each other and pulling hair. Mom calls ex the town whore and the audience starts yelling, "Sit down whore" !! What?!?!?! What on earth? This is not entertainment! But aside from that, I'm left with the question of "Why?" Why are these people going on national tv and airing this type of personal business, not to mention the way they behave. Is it a misplaced need for attention? Are they paid to appear? Then there was a commercial for Maury, 9 men 1 baby, whose the Daddy? Why? Why, why, why. I can't fathom why these people go on tv and do this. Why do you think they do?