[Lingster]

Check the blog post for details.

[David C. Matthews]

I was just browsing the Trading Spaces site, and I'm uneasy about how this show is going to treat DeeAnn, if how the show writes about Christians is any indication.

Granted, Margaret is probably an extreme example of the fundamentalist Bible-thumper type, but statements like the following in the episode recap are (I feel) gratuituous and unwarranted.

"In Massachusetts, Margaret is praying to God to save her from reason." (This after Margaret "is still freaking out about coming within 100 yards of a psychic." Psychics are representative of reason??)

"Margaret tells Jeanne that Chris forced dark-sided stuff on her, then tells her to give herself over to the Bible. Particularly the early books, when God smites people, we can only assume."

"And in Louisiana, Margaret announces to a cab driver that she's never met before that she's happy to be back home, in God's country. Apparently God loves creating stifling heat and bizarre insects. When she arrives home, Margaret finally stops biting her tongue about her religion and goes absolutely insane in the name of the Lord. As she rants and raves, nearly speaking in tongues, her children look like the Disciples when they were visited by the Holy Spirit. Terrified and confused and hoping they don't end up dead."

The reason I bring this up is: Given that DeeAnn's level of muscularity would be considered "massive" by Hollywood and TV types, I'm worried that the first outburst she has over the other family's kids (or whatever) will be attributed to "'roid rage", and will harp on that at every opportunity. Maybe not on the program, but certainly in the online recap.

[Lingster]

Anyone who goes on a reality show is asking for trouble.  In addition to the lower costs associated with producing such shows, the production company delights in being able to deal with people who have no agent representation.  In the waivers for such programs participants are generally asked to surrender many of their rights, and obviously have no editorial control over how they're to be depicted. 

That said, one of the makeover shows – can't remember which, it was on a cable-only network like TLC or Bravo about a year ago – featured a New Hampshire bodybuilder and barely made an issue of her muscularity.  Several people on the show commented that she had "a terrific body", which they implied to be ever so helpful for the purposes of a makeover.

[Amazon Lover]

Anyone who goes on a reality show is asking for trouble.

Amen to that!

[The Muffin man]

I was just browsing the Trading Spaces site, and I'm uneasy about how this show is going to treat DeeAnn, if how the show writes about Christians is any indication.

Granted, Margaret is probably an extreme example of the fundamentalist Bible-thumper type, but statements like the following in the episode recap are (I feel) gratuituous and unwarranted.

"In Massachusetts, Margaret is praying to God to save her from reason." (This after Margaret "is still freaking out about coming within 100 yards of a psychic." Psychics are representative of reason??)

Well when you act like someone just told you that they have a deadly air-born disease around them, I think they're SLIGHTLY more reasonable than you.

"Margaret tells Jeanne that Chris forced dark-sided stuff on her, then tells her to give herself over to the Bible. Particularly the early books, when God smites people, we can only assume."

"And in Louisiana, Margaret announces to a cab driver that she's never met before that she's happy to be back home, in God's country. Apparently God loves creating stifling heat and bizarre insects. When she arrives home, Margaret finally stops biting her tongue about her religion and goes absolutely insane in the name of the Lord. As she rants and raves, nearly speaking in tongues, her children look like the Disciples when they were visited by the Holy Spirit. Terrified and confused and hoping they don't end up dead."

Did you watch the show? That's exactly how it happened.

The reason I bring this up is: Given that DeeAnn's level of muscularity would be considered "massive" by Hollywood and TV types, I'm worried that the first outburst she has over the other family's kids (or whatever) will be attributed to "'roid rage", and will harp on that at every opportunity. Maybe not on the program, but certainly in the online recap.

Jesus, in one short post you've become one of the biggest whiners about being falsely persecuted.

You know what was gratuitous and unwarranted? That lady lying to the other woman about how terrible her family was, or harping on about being a "God Warrior" and not wanting the tainted money…until she found out she was getting what SHE wanted, and suddenly she wasn't too good to give up the money.

Unwarrented was that psycho.

[gblock01]

No need to be so subtle. Please, try to be more open with your feelings.  🙄

[AlexG]

No need to be so subtle. Please, try to be more open with your feelings.  🙄

I'm going to have to be more careful while sipping on coffee and reading posts here . . .  😎

**Wiping off the coffee-covered monitor with a towel**

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[Delmo Walters Jr.]

She looks like a muscular Mariska Hargitay.

[y498yates]

Margaret tears up Jeanne's ungodly envelope, declaring it to be unclean. As only a true spiritual warrior could do, Margaret throws the pieces of paper out the front door. A dozen evil ghosts immediately rush out of the house and try to put the envelope back together. But they can't do it in time, and their ethereal presence simply dissolves.

Later, we learn what Jeanne had earmarked for the family. Ashley got $5,000 to pay for dance certification, $10,000 to help Ashley and Abigail move to their own place, $15,000 for Barry to spend on the family, and $20,000 for Margaret to get the gastric bypass surgery that she wanted. Upon further review and possibly prayer, Margaret decided to take the money.

Now that's some funny stuff right there!

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