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Deflated: Balloon Boy's the Story of Our Ugly, Sorry Era

There's really no telling at this point how Richard Heene's going to handle the charges against him or the social and emotional tax on the Heene family. But what we do know is that the story of the boy in the balloon, filled as it was with real feelings of terror and relief, is a painful illustration of the sorry state of a reality TV-addled culture.*latest take on the whole thing* picked by Bornbad 1 month ago

tags Deflated Balloon Boy Our Ugly Sorry Era reality TV-addled culture

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Moe

1 month ago

(psst maybe if we ignore them they'll go away)

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maven

1 month ago

But it's true. As a society, we are voyeurs. The TV just allows us to peer into others lives from the comfort of our own living rooms.

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55	Bornbad

1 month ago

« Moe:(psst maybe if we ignore them they'll go away)

I was thinking the same as you when this hit the fan. Worry, fear and all the other mind functions that go along with believing we were on the verge of a tragedy. It's not over.

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20	bunnysut...

1 month ago

I really really really wanted to believe this was a simple boyhood mistake.

Now that I see all of this playing out, I've paused to wonder if having your child go along with such business is far more harmful than the public nuisance it caused.

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maven

1 month ago

Child services thinks it is. They're talking about an investigation of their own.

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34	meggysue

1 month ago

« Moe:(psst maybe if we ignore them they'll go away)

My thoughts exactly. They've had more than their share of fame.

And have you all seen this? Spoiler alert: homophobe sentiment.

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T1000

1 month ago

I like how all the commentators on that story are like, "Yeah, I hate all those people glued to their TV screens. I would never be like that."

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1	mattsell...

1 month ago

I was talking to a friend about this when it was first reported and as soon as I heard that they were on wife swap the bells went off and I knew this was some sort of publicity stunt. That dude is nutty.

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