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minus-square@Glitterbomb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•4 days agoThat’s 617lbs for the Americans. And wouldn’t you know it, we have a whole show about that. 152 episodes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_600-lb_Life
minus-square@CoffeeTails@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink4•3 days agoWow, I’ve seen posts about the here and there. I’ve got such mixed feelings about it. I mean it’s interesting and good to spread awareness. But it feels wrong to make entertainment from sick people.
minus-square@jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink2•3 days agothe sick aren’t going to magically get better from not laughing at them
minus-square@CoffeeTails@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•2 days agoTrue, but it’s kinda sick behavior to laugh at them. Where is your empathy?
minus-squareGladiusBlinkfedilink1•3 days agoIt may motivate them and help them with connections to get better. I wish they weren’t exploited to do so, but it’s not my TV programming.
That’s 617lbs for the Americans. And wouldn’t you know it, we have a whole show about that. 152 episodes.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_600-lb_Life
Wow, I’ve seen posts about the here and there. I’ve got such mixed feelings about it. I mean it’s interesting and good to spread awareness. But it feels wrong to make entertainment from sick people.
the sick aren’t going to magically get better from not laughing at them
True, but it’s kinda sick behavior to laugh at them. Where is your empathy?
buried, where it belongs
It may motivate them and help them with connections to get better. I wish they weren’t exploited to do so, but it’s not my TV programming.