The reality of reality tv
OK I suspect most of y'all are smart enough to know the kind of machinations that must go on behind the scenes of reality tv shows, and that there's nothing "real" about them.
However, there's a 3 part interview on Body Love Wellness with a former "Biggest Loser" contestant which is both horrifying and heart wrenching. Being on that show gave this woman an eating disorder. Unsurprisingly she says the advice of the medical doctors was ignored, that contestants were kept in total isolation even from their families, that all sorts of unethical practices were used to hype up the drama of the show.
Part 1 here is. Part 2 was posted today and part 3 will be up next week. Trigger warning for details of an eating disorder.
However, there's a 3 part interview on Body Love Wellness with a former "Biggest Loser" contestant which is both horrifying and heart wrenching. Being on that show gave this woman an eating disorder. Unsurprisingly she says the advice of the medical doctors was ignored, that contestants were kept in total isolation even from their families, that all sorts of unethical practices were used to hype up the drama of the show.
Part 1 here is. Part 2 was posted today and part 3 will be up next week. Trigger warning for details of an eating disorder.