Want to know what white privilege is? Watch TLC.

[kpete]

https://twitter.com/Bipartisanism/status/608768880308158464

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. So... I guess those are the names of TV shows?

This is probably why I keep landing on MeTV.

[DrDan]

2. instead of blaming TLC, blame the idiot viewers that watch this trash

without viewers, TLC would quickly drop these ridiculous shows

[bigwillq]

4. Reality TV is cheaper to produce, I believe.

So the executives must be blamed.

But I agree.

[Brickbat]

12. I don't think there's any blame here. It's simply providing an illustration of privilege for people

who don't understand what it is.

[DrDan]

13. yeah - went back and read it again - I agree with you

[PatrickforO]

3. Good point.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. And, This Is Why I Don't Watch TLC

The whole network is a freak show.

[MADem]

15. The Lunatic Channel...

One wag, in reference to the Honey Boo Boo and 19 Kids scandals, called it Touching Little Children...!

Reality tv IS cheap...and we get what we pay for!

[phantom power]

6. Damn, if that doesn't win today's internet

[valerief]

7. Excellent post. nt

[Initech]

8. He definitely wins the internet for today!

[Solly Mack]

9. !

K&R

[gordianot]

10. .... and I can only give one recommendation.

I do think people watch this crap for the shock value and TLC is very aware of the viewers lack of critical thinking skills. Samer Alhato wins the day with his critical thinking skills.

[Rex]

11. Knocked that one out of the park, off the planet, out of the solar system.

[Skittles]

14. I find them all disgusting

and I have never heard of "married at first sight"

[MADem]

16. The show arranges marriages for couples who meet their spouses

at the altar. The people participating WANT to be married and they agree to abide by the parameters of the experiment.

The marriages are arranged after an enormous battery of psychological tests to maximize potential for compatibility. The couples are followed carefully for six months (given team building exercises, counseled, etc.) by a team of psych experts and at the end of the experiment they have a choice to stay married or divorce.

Some of the marriages "took," and some didn't from the first season.

Yes, I watched a bunch of them on a snowy day with family!

[Skittles]

17. so it's some stupid fucking reality show?

[MADem]

18. It's one of the smarter ones, actually.

The subjects are not exploited, they retain their dignity throughout, and they provide feedback during and at the end of the series.

If everyone had as thoughtful a group of matchmakers arranging their marriages, the divorce rate might be lower.

It's not Must See tv but it's not horrible either.