[quote name=\'Modor\' date=\'Sep 6 2005, 06:31 PM\'][quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Sep 6 2005, 07:32 PM\']You're assuming that if someone is young and attractive, that they are of poor moral stock or more likely to make a mistake?
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Its backed by a handful of studies; though they're not conclusive in any way. Click here (http://\"http://www.wndu.com/moms/052005/moms_42565.php\") or here (http://\"http://www.jointogether.org/gv/news/summaries/reader/0,2061,552415,00.html\") .
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Wow. So, is the corollary also true? That less attractive people are less likely to be amoral, or whatever? So, because I'm not a blond Adonis, I must never lie, cheat steal or jaywalk? I don't buy that for a minute, and not for two cents on the dollar.
The great part is that you say it's 'backed by a handful of studies, but not conclusive in any way.' If it's inconclusive, then it's not really backing up your point. This sounds like speaking ex rectum to cover yourself. You were caught in a logical fallacy. Rather than admit to same, you are continuously grasping at straws that actually weaken your argument bit by bit. Give up before you get even more behind.
[quote name=\'Matt Ottinger\' date=\'Sep 7 2005, 09:08 PM\']My problem with this whole thing is why, exactly, this is a story. It seems to me that in the last twenty years, there have probably been former Jeopardy contestants, former Wheel contestants and former Pyramid contestants who've been arrested for DUI. It's not like this girl was a poster child for clean living who's now destroyed her reputation. In fact, I'd guess most people who watch Survivor have already forgotten her.
It's the cult of celebrity, where we're told by the Associated Press who is or is not worthy of our attention, that bothers me.
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The other factor is that the newer forms of "unscripted" television have taken over any game shows that aren't "Jeopardy!", "College Bowl" or "What's My Line?" as Evil TV in the media's mind. Instead of treating the genre like any other genre in having its good and bad product, it's easier to lump them all together and paint the participants as all bottom-feeders. And when you have the folks at the Smoking Gun ready, willing and able to use their FOIA rights and get the arrest records of every celebrity, real or imagined, it will be done.
The thing is that "Survivor" contestants are ultimately just like us--they make little human errors and get in trouble sometimes. The only difference is that someone from the press will plaster it in "people" columns while the rest of us get agate type in the police blotter, if that much.