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CordeliaShirley
03/17/09

In reply to Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
It seems totally inappropriate to make this a "Gotcha!" kind of hidden camera set up. Really, ABC?
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Andalucía
03/17/09

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Why is it child bride and not child rape victim? Seriously. Bride has a totally positive, wholesome connotation so attaching "child" in front of it doesn't change it (think: "junior version of bride," rather than, you know, child rape victim). It's a horrible euphemism, like, child prostitution, child sex, and, of course, child porn. All those italicized words are seen as just standard sex or even raunchy good fun. Putting "child" in front of only succeeds in blurring children into that concept, rather than exposing the horror of it: rape.

Whatever, I'm guessing because I don't have some stupid golden star, this comment won't be shown fully on the screen (When the hell did that happen by the way?).
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Laulau
03/17/09

@Andalucía: To add to the list of vomit-inducing terms, "corrective rape".
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clevernamehere
03/17/09

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On one of the episodes a few weeks ago (the nanny segment), one of the bystanders who did nothing was a social scientist. ABC didn't know it but it is really interesting that someone with a PhD in this kind of stuff didn't step forward.

This situation is ridiculous and would never happen, but I like the fact that this show exists (even though I don't really watch it). Most people think they would step in, but in reality they wouldn't. Actually watching people step in could show people how to step in.

What I find interesting is how few men seem to help. Maybe its the episodes I've watched or the editing, but the women helpers seem to out number the male helpers 3 to 1. I don't think it is because men are more worried things might escalate physically, I'd guess it is that men are less willing to get involved in general. But I think a lot of men must kick themselves later for missing the chance to be a hero on tv.
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Trashtastic
03/17/09

@clevernamehere: Heeey! Good insidery info! I missed that one?? Was it the one where some Type A bitch was getting all master/servant to a young lady?
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wakatopatopa is karl lagerfeld
03/17/09

In reply to Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
A. FLDS members would not be eating at a restaurant whose name ends with "a go go."

B. that girl would not be complaining in public.
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Trashtastic
03/17/09

@wakatopatopa is karl lagerfeld: I know I know, but ya know, social experiment, a wee bit of creative license.
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quatrevingtquatre
03/17/09

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If polygamy is illegal, then how can a whole town full of people go around doing this without being arrested? I don't understand.
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Beat Girl
03/17/09

@thatonegirlsays: Their marriages are not state recognised, apart from the first in most cases. Spiritual or religious unions are not the business of legality.
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gangey
03/17/09

@thatonegirlsays: The cops and city council are all polygamists too, usually powerful ones within the community, so they aren't arresting anyone. The Utah attorney general has been trying to go after them for years, but short of a huge gov't raid on the town (which was tried and failed miserably in the fifties) there is really no way to get at them. And because they aren't legally wed to more than one wife, they can't even prosecute except in cases where the girl is very young.
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lalaland13
03/17/09

In reply to Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
I'm going to do my own version of this. I'm going to go to a local diner and start saying very loudly, "OH GOSH I BETTER GO GET AN ABORTION BECAUSE MY DRUGGIE BOYFRIEND WILL BEAT ME IF I DON'T! WHAT SHOULD I DO?"

Of course, then I might be kidnapped by zealots who wait for me to give birth, refusing to believe that my belly is just the result of eating a Snickers bar for breakfast.
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AthertonMerriweather
03/17/09

@lalaland13: Then everyone will laugh because it was all a joke for teevee!!!
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Trashtastic
03/17/09

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Renee Wood: Definitely a Jezebel Feminazi Bonerkiller and my new hero!
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syneblue
03/17/09

In reply to Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
"What Would You Do" if you found out what you were lead to believe was a dangerous and serious situation was revealed to actually be a hoax for a crappy reality TV segment?

I really hope Mr. Smarmy Reporter Man never tries to dupe me on camera, because I would kick him in the balls. On camera.
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AthertonMerriweather
03/17/09

@syneblue: Yeah, this has the potential to be eye-opening if done correctly. I've watched a few episodes of this show and found it be uncomfortable. The host comes out laughing and all "You're on candid camera!" in some very serious situations. It just doesn't work.
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Hana Maru
03/17/09

@syneblue: That's what I always wonder about. They put people through an emotional wringer so they can get ratings and get rich. I would be very angry.
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AthertonMerriweather
03/17/09

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Christian cult members are always out at burger joints, talking loudly and making a big scene.

I hate television.
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lalaland13
03/17/09

@AthertonMerriweather: This reminds me of an episode of My Name is Earl I was watching last night. I don't watch it a lot, but Earl and his brother were trying to set up a cop to be a hero, so they wanted to lure the town scumbag into falling for their trap. It amused me how they were loudly talking about their "plan" for a great crime, hoping of course that the scumbag would pick up on it.

Anyway, my point is, that felt more realistic than this does.
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morninggloria
03/17/09

In reply to Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
Honestly, no. I would not rescue a polygamist child bride. I am really scared of getting murdered to death by church members. If they're crazy enough to think that God wants little girls to do it with Warren Jeffs, they're crazy enough to do most things.
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PreposterousHypothesis
03/17/09

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This is a totally unbelievable situation. It's like "Would you stop a terrorist bomb plot?" and then having a bunch of people discussing their bomb plot openly, or "Would you stop someone from dealing drugs?" and the "dealer" was publicly declaring their intent to sell later. I think that if a lot of things were discussed in open society, there would be interventions, but it's because of their secret nature that they are not.
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RainbowBrite
03/17/09

@PreposterousHypothesis: HAHA "Would you stop a terrorist bomb plot" is totally going to be next week's show.
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maggeimerc
03/17/09

@PreposterousHypothesis: I can safely say I would not. All one has to do is drive down a particular street in Austin and look for guys with the towels on their waistbands to figure out who is dealing drugs.

Would I approach these guys and say stop? No, I would prefer NOT getting shot or beaten up.
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PreposterousHypothesis
03/17/09

@maggeimerc: Yeah, I suppose that would be a bad example, in PERSONALLY intervening. But there may be some calls to the cops.
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Pocahaunted
03/17/09

@maggeimerc: Right! If I heard some skeezy dealer discussing how he was gonna offload a pound of coke I would not march up and try to perform a citizens arrest.
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merv
03/17/09

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Some "help" only further alienates these girls. It's so very tricky.
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J.D.Regent
03/17/09

@mervbaby: I know, this is such an oversimplification. Everyone would like to intervene, but I think prior attempts have shown it is not that easy.
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BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit)
03/17/09

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That depends. Can her future husband dance like a Pontipee? Because that's prairie love I can get behind.
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maybeimamazed02
03/17/09

@BrutallyHonestBabes (aka Mrs. Sarah.of.a.Lesser.Hobbit): I heart you for referencing Seven Brides for Seven Brothers. My sister and I memorized that movie, including choreography. Ben, Frank(incense) and Gideon FTW!
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AJ
03/17/09

In reply to Would You Rescue A Polygamist Child Bride?
I only hope I would be as brave in my attempts to help someone. I'm curious, though. If this was a real situation, could those women who helped be arrested for kidnapping? Or is overhearing the family's conversation, and the fact that the girl went willingly enough?
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AJ
03/17/09

@AJ: ...Enough to legally justify their intervention?

*Sorry, wasn't all that clear about what I was asking.
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Newsgirl
03/17/09

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Sometimes this "What would you do?" segment is interesting, but this is just ridiculous. I mean really, really ridiculous.
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