"Jon & Kate Plus 8": Am I the only one surprised by the husband's tolerance of his wife?

[bbernardini]

Seriously, unless it's just creative editing on the part of the filmmakers, that woman is intolerable.

THERE. ARE YOU PEOPLE HAPPY NOW? So sorry for speaking my mind.

[Ellen Forradalom]

1. Can you take the misogyny elsewhere please?

Oh, and if you don't like the show, turn off the TV. I can recommend many fine books.

[bbernardini]

4. Wow. Saw that post coming a mile away...

My wife will be surprised to learn she's also a misogynist.

[YellowRubberDuckie]

5. Some people just aren't happy unless they're taking something way too seriously....

and they're offended. It just seems exhausting.
Duckie

[Ellen Forradalom]

6. So you had to bait anyway.

Lovely. You always animate the dinner table by discussing what a bitch some woman is?

[bbernardini]

7. There. Fixed it for you. nt

[Taverner]

2. Im confused? who is jon and who is kate?

[Arugula Latte]

3. She would drive me nuts in, oh, five seconds.

I understand you need to be very organized and on top of things with all those kids, but, jeez. She treats him like he's the ninth kid.

[mzteris]

15. maybe he shouldn't act like one. n/t

[leeroysphitz]

16. How is he acting like one?

The episode I saw showed him, by himself, waking and feeding all the children so his wife could spend a few extra minutes in bed on mothers day and he pulled it off.

It looked pretty grown up to me.

[Gormy Cuss]

8. A quote from the chief" precious little snowflakes"

Special note with regard to the word "bitch": The word "bitch" has been the source of a great deal of controversy on this website, because some of our members consider it to be a bigoted slur against all women, while others do not consider it bigoted. For a while we actively deleted posts which included this word, in an effort to keep the peace. This effort helped to keep discussions on track, but it resulted in many deleted posts that were otherwise perfectly fine as well as many confused people. Futhermore, the moderators themselves were ambivalent about removing the word. For this reason, we no longer automatically remove the word "bitch." However, we strongly urge members to voluntarily avoid using the word if they wish to keep their own discussions from going off-topic, and we reserve the right to take disciplinary action if we think someone is deliberately using the word in an effort to disrupt or cause trouble.

Pray tell, what would have been lost in your OP if you simply stated that the woman was intolerable?

[bbernardini]

9. Fixed it again. Hope you're happy. nt

[Gormy Cuss]

10. Thank you for considering my happiness, but that wasn't the point.

I have a much higher tolerance of the word "bitch" than many people here, but it's not that hard to avoid using it in the interest of keeping the peace.

[Solon]

11. I figured the word "asshole" makes a good substitute...

Everyone has one, after all.

[Gormy Cuss]

12. Ain't that the truth. n/t

[bbernardini]

13. Screw it.

I'll just edit myself in the future to make sure I never offend anybody ever at any time.

[HughBeaumont]

19. That's completely impossible.

I can't even pull it off in my own house. I won't even attempt it here.

I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody. - Bill Cosby

[Dirty Hippie]

14. I posted something similar a few weeks ago.

I have only watched a bit of the show (and endless promotions).

I'm thinking of a spoof, Bubba and Eunice Plus 12.

Someone should call Child Protective Services.

[CC]

17. You're not the only one.

http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2641989898/m/3251947739
I have tried watching it a few times and had to change channels because I just can't stand watching how she treats the kids and husband. Yes you have to be organized and stay on things but you also have to relax and enjoy your kids and let them be kids.


Edited to add a review that is right on the money IMO. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/431863/review_of_reality_tv_show_jon_and_kate.html?page=2

[bbernardini]

18. Misogynists, the lot of them. nt