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17. A lot of what happens on reality shows is staged..

Tue May 22, 2012, 07:42 PM

May 2012

A kid is not going to know the difference. It gives them a skewed version of life.

But, yeah, the parents get to keep the dough.

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Bristol Palin exploiting her child for a reality show... [View all] cynatnite May 2012 OP

Tripp is a beautiful child. asjr May 2012 #1

Can't argue with that gratuitous May 2012 #2

Resembles his father julian09 May 2012 #3

But he's got Bristol's old chin. tanyev May 2012 #5

He's the split image of his father malaise May 2012 #6

Another grifter like her mom. NC_Nurse May 2012 #4

Like Mother, like Daughter Amster Dan May 2012 #7

I'm gonna sue m'dear Mimsy fer not runnin fer Vice Pretzledent! struggle4progress May 2012 #8

what about the other one? mzteris May 2012 #9

Will she still be attending classes at Arizona State? Pool Hall Ace May 2012 #10

The Massey show fell through kskiska May 2012 #19

"Trial marriage" ???? Pool Hall Ace May 2012 #21

Poor kid. JoePhilly May 2012 #11

What a lovely, lovely little boy LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #12

I wrote a paper on kids and reality shows... cynatnite May 2012 #13

So the likelihood is that LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #16

A lot of what happens on reality shows is staged.. cynatnite May 2012 #17

Well, I will just have to say LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #18

The laws vary state-by-state kskiska May 2012 #20

Discovery has a couple LadyHawkAZ May 2012 #24

Too bad that adorable kid has dipshits for parents Odin2005 May 2012 #14

My prediction: 1st episode wins its timeslot. After that; Tanksville WhoIsNumberNone May 2012 #22

What a cute kid. Terra Alta May 2012 #23