I'm officially boycotting Jon and Kate Plus 8.
Last weekend, I spent two days watching the J&K+8 marathon because hospital tevees don't give you many options. It was fun watching it with my mom, but even she got annoyed with it. But as I was watching, I remembered all the good times with the BMVers spent mocking and laughing our bellies off at Kate documenting their first 'poopies' in the potty trainers, Jon throwing the V-Day shirt at the ground ("IT'S A MEDIUM"), and of course, the "happy" couple bickering in front of the cameras.
But an hour before the premiere, I started Googling all the controversy surrounding the couple. I stumbled upon Gosselins Without Pity, Aunt Jodi's call to boycott the premiere, and all the websites dedicated to fight for the rights of the eight kids. Five minutes before the start off the premiere, I put on my running shoes and turned off the teevee.
What did it for me was that the kids were missing out on a real childhood. I look back at all my good and bad childhood memories with fondness. But when the Gosselin kids grow up, they'll realize that all the game nights, outings to the cow farm, and vacations that make up their childhood, were all concocted to boost ratings for a television show. It's just so disheartening.
The only reason TLC will keep the show is for the ratings. So please, stop watching the show. When we stop tuning in, TLC will have to pull the plug. A bunch of high powered, teevee execs obviously don't have hearts or a moral sense to look out for the kids' best interest, let alone their own parents.
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Tell TLC how you feel: http://extweb.discovery.com/viewerrelations There is no spin that TLC can put on a continued contract with Jon/Kate that will regain my family's attention, and we will boycott Discovery Communications' programming entirely until no further episodes are filmed. The Gosselin children will have enough trouble coping with their parents' problems, and TLC needs to drop the show and allow the family to deal with it privately and save the children the pain of an extensive video record of their experience.
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