Am I shocked? No. This is just another show looking for ratings, but it appals me. Perhaps we are forgetting that infertility is a personal and painful medical condition. How each person (male or female) decides to deal with it is up to them and their medical professional. I would never presume to tell a cancer patient what method of treatment they should pursue. I would also never tell them when it is time to call it quits. While death may not be an outcome of infertility, there is definite fallout from it’s effects.
So here is the call from the Tyra Banks show. A show that I have lost any minuscule amount of respect that I once had for it. While we threw Oprah under the bus for her insensitivity to the subject. I can only imagine the fallout for Tyra.
“DO YOU KNOW A WOMAN OBSESSED WITH BECOMING PREGNANT?
Do you know a woman who is obsessed with becoming a mom? Have you seen and heard her struggle for years, felt her unvoiced jealously and seen her desperation first hand? Have you watched silently for too long as she gets her hopes up only to be disappointed and heartbroken when she can’t conceive? Has she tried extreme methods and spent a lot of money to get pregnant with no luck? Do you want to finally tell her she needs to stop the emotional and physical stress on her body and seriously consider adoption or a surrogate alternative? If you know a woman who is obsessed with becoming a mom and getting pregnant, then SUBMIT BELOW.
http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/beontheshow/mom_wannabe.html
Melwrote about this on Januray 10th. Forever Reachingwas in the audience and spoke. So, there you have it. Go ahead and submit your thoughts to Tyra. I did.










10 responses so far ↓
sky girl // January 13, 2008 at 11:26 am
I had no idea that the show already taped. Now I’m going to have to actually search for this show. I didn’t like The TB Show before and now I hate it.
Rebecca // January 13, 2008 at 4:30 pm
This is so obnoxious!
Rebecca // January 13, 2008 at 4:31 pm
I didn’t mean your post…I meant the idea for the show. Hopefully that producer is fired!
Sticky Bun // January 13, 2008 at 9:43 pm
This is so appalling. The worst part is, as I understand it, they were less than up-front with the infertile women they asked to come on the show. They reached out to the American Fertility Association to find women going through treatment, but made it sound like it was going to be a completely different show. That makes it even worse, as far as I’m concerned. (Not that it was anything less than appalling to begin with…) It’s one thing to have a Jerry Springer type show. It’s entirely another to deceive women going through a difficult and painful medical journey and dupe them into a Jerry Springer situation.
argh!
lifelemons // January 14, 2008 at 7:57 am
I could not believe this! I read this the other day on another blog. I always knew TB was an evil biznatch and now I am even more convinced.
Kat // January 14, 2008 at 10:41 am
It is beyond disgusting. One more piece of proof that unless you’ve been there, you won’t ever understand.
Carol // January 14, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I have been an avid reader of your blog. Never posted a comment until today, when I read the tyra post. My mouth hit the floor. Thank you for all your help, your blog has helped me heal and realize that there is hope. THANK YOU
Runergirl // January 14, 2008 at 9:22 pm
Two Words: Fuck. Her. sorry….but that is how I really feel.
maryellenandsteve // January 15, 2008 at 8:25 am
Tyra is trash plain and simple.
isabel // January 21, 2008 at 1:24 am
YUCK. Thanks for the info, I will now avoid TB like crazy. How cruel. It’s terrible. I can hardly believe it’s real, but dammit, I know it is.
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