I've not seen this "show"...I've heard of it and the disgusting pedo-lite "series" that spawned it though.

The televison-landscape, if there is such a thing, is now littered with trash such as this...garbage that is meant to appeal to the lowest common denominator and labelled "reality TV" for easier marketing.

Mr. Moore is completely correct in his observation that some truly real young people are doing far more with their lives and for the lives of others than these $0.25 arguably extorted prosti-tots in the example he cites.

The larger issue though is, in my opinion, that in addition to the "shows" (I can't help but remeber back to a time when for $2 at the CNE one could go into a tent a see a gorilla woman, a little person on a pony or an unfortunate obese lady on display without dignity...curiosities...which were termed as 'freaks')....in additon to the "shows" cited here there is Jersey Shore....the Bachelor/ette/Pad (where being a whore as a man or woman is fine as long as you look good and bring in ratings)...and a slew of lesser displays of base greed fame seeking aimed at every demographic possible....

The point I'm trying to make is this....if one heads out into the world today and truly just observes how people interact in the real world it is shocking how real-life mirrors the "reality" that is being projected on televison today. This is more evident in the younger generations, but it is remarkable how people speak to one and other, how ignorance is celebrated and held up as something to be proud of. The message being broadcast --- BROAD CAST....as in distributed en mass --- is that money solves every problem, if you're not rich or not famous you're worthless, if you're not 'hot' you're worthless. if your're not driving the latest car you're worthless.

The toddler boo boo crowd says what to people?
Is it in anyway empowering?
Is it criminal?

The media changes...television must compete now for top-spot in our hearts with the glut of content (good and bad) we can now find on the internet.

With all of us (most of us) working to keep mortgages paid and an acceptable standard of living for our families and loved ones there is now more than ever a real danger that our children and young people and yest even those of us in middle age and perhaps beyond will begin to conform to the "reality" which has come to pass for entertainment. For the first time truly there is a danger that life will immitate "art" and what we see on the Hills or Dream Factory will pass for acceptable behaviour and we will become a farse of ourselves....rather Orwellian.

This isn't to say TV and these freak shows are entirely to blame. Parents must be parents and people must have the will power to turn the channel when these displays of...well whatever you'd call them...come on the air; better yet why not turn the 'boob tube' off entirely and read a book or take the kids to the park.

I can't blame a piece of plastic and wires for the disturbing trends it's medium is spawning....but I can blame mindless tube zombies for not realizing the garbage they're sucking in through the cable is killing IQ points faster than a 15 year old with a marijuana joint.

If we all turn these "shows" off they will fade-away...and hopefully take their collection of pathetic individuals with them (goodbye Snookie...goodbye Boo Boo....goodbye Boo Boo's mama - perhaps the authorities would like a word with you before you exit stage left).

Good for all the young people out there for living their lives and enjoying being young. Happiness and satisfaction in being ourselves should be the goals we all strive for and in striving for that the happiness and comfort we bring to those around us will be the fruits of our real lives.

Well said Mr. Moore.

Hi I always enjoy listening John in the morning, not to long ago you where talking about those police officer, who always try to meet their quota, today I was driving on Eglinton in Mississauga and the inexplicable happened, I was driving and I saw a police cruiser that stopped someone, I saw the person talking with the officer and getting into his car, while I was passing the police car, he follow me and decided to stopped me and accused me of failing to stop at a red light behind me. The conversation took a different approach when I challenge him and I told him he was 300 metres from the red light and he was talking to the person that he stopped, and I was 100% sure that I have a green light and two other cars pass by at the same time and how he could prove that i did that, and how stupid I was going to be if I see a police car and do that kind of stupid thing.
Well he told me, are you calling me a liar, maybe you where looking at the lights on my cruiser and got distracted and said do you ever have trouble with the law, what kind of BS is that, anyways if you ever talk about this kind of BS THE POLICE always do, please take me in consideration, because the impotence that I felt today, I writting to you.
note: Why we always talk about arresting those who steal, when we have the politicians with the white lies and the cops lying in other to meet their quota.