Amish in the City – The Reality
The Chicago Tribune reports (reg required) that the Amish kids come off much better than the city kids. I tried watching the show, but it just brought out the parent in me. I kept thinking how embarrassed I would be if one of one of the brats on that show was one of mine. Ariel, the resident loopie girl, is stupid – I don’t know what else to say- and if my son came home with her I would have her spayed to keep her from reproducing.
That said, I was quite confident that the “plain people” would come out on top. All the criticism levied against the show now seems rather patronizing. The Amish don’t need protection from being exploited – we do. It was an uncomfortable 10 mins of TV that showed the worst of LA - and American culture. Not that it matters, because I doubt the show will make it through till the end.
