[nfb-talk] the Extreme Makeover episode

[Ray Foret Jr]

Okay,

I just finished watching the episode of "Extreme Home Make Over" we've all been talking about.  Quite apart from the fact of the over-emphasis on the technology and the sensationalism we all expected, I found something even more disturbing than those things.  I'll get to it in just a moment; but first, I need to say something.  I watched the entire episode and really tried to find anything at all positive about the things in the show.  I only found two things; and, of those two things, only one truly had potential to work.  The fact that Andre uses a guide dog.  Now, not being a guide dog user myself, I don't feel I'm qualified to judge about the way he was using her; so, I'll defer to any guide dog users who may wish to comment.  The other thing I found was that they want to work to help the disabled.  Mind you, that is a worthy objective in and of itself; and, no one whom so ever can quarrel with that.  However, I fear that unless this couple gets seriously good independent living training, they will not be able to fulfill their objective.

	Now, we come to the thing I found most disturbing of all.  The absolute dependance of this couple on their children and their inability to get around what I suppose was a perfectly normal home before it was torn down.  Many things I can and did expect of that show; but, I was hoping for some vestige of independence on the part of that couple.  It was very much worse than I feared it would be.  
	Now, I know exactly what will happen when and if we complain to ABC.  They will either defend themselves or else they will say and or do nothing.

It's a wonder I didn't become physically ill during the show.


Sincerely, 
The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!!

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