MTV\'s show \"Road Rules\", for those of you not familiar with it, is a show in which 6 people travel around in an RV and complete all sorts of \"missions\" to achieve prizes. Tonight\'s mission enraged and shocked me. In a nutshell, the 6 contestants were required to eat as much as possible in a 4-hour time span, with the objective of gaining at least 2.5 pounds each. The camera filmed each of them as they binged on unbelievable amounts of food, only to purge themselves at the end of the episode. Now, I don\'t know about you, but it\'s my opinion that with the extensiveness of World Hunger, not to mention the prevalence of eating disorders like Bulimia among the age group who watches this show, MTV showed a gross amount of social impropriety and irresponsibility as members of the media. This petition will be sent to MTV and Viacom Headquarters.
The volume of support has reached a level where MTV representatives have formally acknowledged receipt of our initial inquiry. My legal team is currently drafting the official correspondence to be delivered to Viacom headquarters to ensure our specific demands are documented for review.
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Jen Lowe
24 years ago
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Completely sick. My sister struggled with this for years and seeing it turned into a stupid tv contest is just heartless. shame on mtv.
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Sarah Jensen
24 years ago
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This is so irresponsible. Kids watch this and think it is just a game instead of a serious health issue. MTV really messed up this time.
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Mike Wade
24 years ago
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WTF was MTV thinking?? Promoting bulimia like it is just some fun challenge is dangerous. Pull the episode.
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MTV\'s show \"Road Rules\", for those of you not familiar with it, is a show in which 6 people travel around in an RV and complete all sorts of \"missions\" to achieve prizes. Tonight\'s mission enraged and shocked me. In a nutshell, the 6 contestants were required to eat as much as possible in a 4-hour time span, with the objective of gaining at least 2.5 pounds each. The camera filmed each of them as they binged on unbelievable amounts of food, only to purge themselves at the end of the episode. Now, I don\'t know about you, but it\'s my opinion that with the extensiveness of World Hunger, not to mention the prevalence of eating disorders like Bulimia among the age group who watches this show, MTV showed a gross amount of social impropriety and irresponsibility as members of the media. This petition will be sent to MTV and Viacom Headquarters.
The volume of support has reached a level where MTV representatives have formally acknowledged receipt of our initial inquiry. My legal team is currently drafting the official correspondence to be delivered to Viacom headquarters to ensure our specific demands are documented for review.
3 Comments
J
Jen Lowe
24 years ago
Featured
Completely sick. My sister struggled with this for years and seeing it turned into a stupid tv contest is just heartless. shame on mtv.
S
Sarah Jensen
24 years ago
Featured
This is so irresponsible. Kids watch this and think it is just a game instead of a serious health issue. MTV really messed up this time.
M
Mike Wade
24 years ago
Featured
WTF was MTV thinking?? Promoting bulimia like it is just some fun challenge is dangerous. Pull the episode.
Completely sick. My sister struggled with this for years and seeing it turned into a stupid tv contest is just heartless. shame on mtv.