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Kid Nation, the CBS reality show that neglects the existence of Lord of the Flies, is receiving some backlash from a mother of one of the contestants:
Participant's Mom Raps Kids Reality Show.

...but that mom should have thought twice before signing a 22-page document for her 12-year-old child [or "youngster"] to be on a reality show. The show is such a bad idea for so many reasons. Who wants to watch 8- to 14-year-olds argue and do manual labor in the desert? They're spending time on a movie set for a while, not actually forming a real society.

American Idol, American Inventor, Hell's Kitchen, whether or not you watch shows like them, are at least contests aimed at creating a lasting career, but Kid Nation consists of a bunch of awkward little dorks playing house for a few weeks. Not that children should be creating permanent settlements; see: Lord of the Flies.

According to documents obtained from the New Mexico attorney general's office, parents signed a 22-page agreement in which they waived their rights to sue the network or production company if their children died or were injured. The agreement also acknowledged that the participants "will have no privacy," except while using bathrooms or changing rooms.

The last thing I wanted when I was 12 was $5,000 in exchange for my privacy. But at least they can piss and change clothes in private. And at least we learned that children, even when supervised by a production crew, will try to drink bleach.



Also, the new season of The Real World, which takes place in Syndey, Australia, is kinda really terrible. That one girl is so dramatic, and that one dude seems like a tool. But the house is awesome! I especially like the kitchen and the doors to the bedrooms. I still don't understand why everyone has a huge-ass bed to themselves, though.