Treatment Abuse, Behavior Modification, Thought Reform > Brat Camp

Fame undermines therapy in reality TV's 'Brat Camp'

<< < (2/2)

Nonconformistlaw:
I agree with all the posted reactions to this article. AND.....

----------"The reality is that for young people struggling with issues this giant and personal, to have their depths dumped out on national TV crosses a line that we, as a society, should strenuously question."-----------

Yes it definitely crosses a line, I agree that it should be "strenuously questioned," and understand the writer's point. But "strenuously questioned" does not go nearly far enough in my book. Society should NEVER tolerate it. A child's struggles with his "issues" in the course of "therapy" or "treatment" should never enter the realm of public knowledge in any shape or form. Period. End of discussion. Isn't that the whole point of confidentiality??? That people could ever even debate displaying a child in this manner is completely beyond my comprehension.

---------"Their arduous personal journeys are not suited for reality TV's sensationalized, faux drama, with its leading teasers for each segment and its reductive labeling of participants alongside his or her name: compulsive liar, violent, self-destructive or hyperactive."-------

I wholeheartedly agree. Not only that, the damage to those kids from being publicly labeled and branded will effectivly undermine or eliminate any "changes," "progress," or "beneficial effects" as a result of their "treatment." (of course, whether Sage Walk actually provides beneficial treatment is unlikely in the first place). Publicly branding and labeling a child will almost certainly exaccerbate their pre-Sagewalk problems, not to mention create a whole new set of issues for the kids to cope with.

Yeah I know, I think comments to this effect have been posted before, but Brat Camp really pisses me off for these reasons!!! :mad:

wayeast:
I agree with you that Lexie got better treatment because of her more sympathetic trauma. It's odd the way they've grouped these kids together.  You've got street thugs next to abused kids next to kids with medical problems like Derek and the kid with dyslexia.  

One thing I find really interesting is that Jada, the one who they've labeled the "chronic liar" was the one kid who didn't accept the naming ceremony.  I know she's got serious problems, but why was she the one who said "I like my own name, thanks."

Antigen, were you talking about something in particular when you asked about the reaction of the kids to hearing they weren't going home?

nonconformistlaw: I hear you.

Antigen:
I'm not so sure any of these kids have any more or more severe problems than anyone else. So far, in 40 years, I don't think I've come accross anyone who, if you get to know them well enough, hasn't had the kinds of problems they're showcasing here.

Regardless. I just wondered what everybody else thought about the kids' reactions to the news.

Also, I'm still stunned and amazed, though pleasantly surprised, at the outrage over the exploitation aspect of the whole thing. Haven't any of you folks ever watched daytime talk?
Totalitarianism is like a specter which drinks the blood of the living and so achieves reality, while the victims go on existing as a mass of living corpses.

Karl Jaspers, The Fight Against Totalitarianism (1963)
--- End quote ---

Nonconformistlaw:
Antigen said------"Also, I'm still stunned and amazed, though pleasantly surprised, at the outrage over the exploitation aspect of the whole thing. Haven't any of you folks ever watched daytime talk?"------

Daytime TV is discussing this??? I usually am at work/studying, so I don?t watch any daytime TV and wouldn't know. Is any daytime talk show in particular expressing outrage? Just curious.

The outrage over Brat Camp's child exploitation is great and a start in the right direction, I just wish the outrageousness of it was a widespread consensus, instead of a debate...you know, if all were in agreement, Brat Camp never even would have been aired in the first place. But the outrage and debate IS better than widespread acceptance of the idea.

Deborah:
Their reactions were as I expected.
Jada was the only one who expressed what I think must have been going through all of their minds.
?When am I going home? I don?t know what they want. I don?t know what they expect.?  
Will I be the last one?
Could they keep me here until I'm 18?
What does ?looking at my issues? mean?
What does ?embracing the program? mean?

The two girls who ?graduated? are actually heading to TBS after a brief home visit.  No mention of that for Nick.  Wonder where the girls went, or if their parents actually followed through once they were home.

Next week is the last episode. I can?t imagine how they are going to wrap this up in an hour. It appeared that perhaps at least one (Lauren) might leave before the others.

Perhaps the whole ?graduation? was a ?set up? to see how they would react to major disappointment- we know how they love their little ?testing? games. (Like the kid who was in deep doodoo because his parents gave him a piece of gum. And the young lady whose parent gave her permission to call someone and then narced her out.)

And what will they do, or recommend, for the ?bad boys? Isaiah and Frank, who looked like he?d like to plant a hatchet in Flyin Eagles skull. Reluctant Bison Charging.

Navigation

[0] Message Index

[*] Previous page