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Reply by TheBookworm
author of Our Imperfect Life
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2/8/2010 6:28 PM
Absolutely do not want to see it! My little brother & two cousins were molested. I don't want to "understand" why someone would do that to them!
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Reply by Anna
author of loving life
2/8/2010 6:34 PM
It doesn't sound like something I would ever want to see! Whenever I see shows about molestation, it freaks me out and makes me worry about my kids. I would just die if someone hurt them!
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Reply by Hannah
author of The Key to Me
2/8/2010 6:37 PM
I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who thought it was extremely inappropriate for TV! While I understand Oprah's motives (kind of!), for helping parents' better protect their children, I thought the whole hour was extremely graphic and vulgar.
For as long and hard as Oprah has fought to catch child molesters, she was sending mixed signals today by some questions she asked. A lot of the time I felt she was trying to portray them as people we should feel sorry for, versus people who did terrible things.
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Reply by S.I.F.
author of Single Infertile Female: Now What?
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2/8/2010 6:37 PM
That just sounds horrible and makes me incredibly glad I work when Oprah is on.
I understand the purpose too, and think Oprah probably had the best of intentions, but something like that (especially taken from the perspective of the perpetrator) would make me sick as well, probably make me cry (I do that easily when I'm worked up!) and definitly give me nightmares. If I had been home and seen it it would have been the kind of thing I would have hated watching, but wouldn't have been able to stop. So awful, and I'm sorry you had to see that.
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Reply by Jimmi
author of Mudpies and Lullabies
2/8/2010 6:41 PM
I make it a point never to watch Oprah. EVER!
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Reply by Hannah
author of The Key to Me
2/8/2010 6:45 PM
Jimmi I never do either; I'm usually not home from work, yet. Today, however, was a fluke because of a snow day.
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Reply by Rachael
author of The Adventures Of My Two Peanuts
2/8/2010 6:49 PM
Same with me, I usually never watch her. But the shows title does draw you in. It did almost seem like she was making excuses for these men by doing a show on this. The questions were vulgar and graphic and I just cringe to think of other sex offenders watching the show and getting off from it.
It was just plain wrong, and done for ratings. I think this will be the last time that Oprah is on in my house.
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Reply by Hannah
author of The Key to Me
2/8/2010 6:55 PM
Rachael Your last part about other sex offenders was spot on to my thinking!! And I didn't understand why they all had to share their own personal "experiences"? What does that teach parents? It just teachers other future sex offenders what to do!
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Reply by Anna
author of Loving Life as a Mama & Wife
2/8/2010 6:58 PM
No and I am glad. As an abuse survivor I think it would've killed me inside to watch. But its like a horrible car accident, sometimes you just can't stop staring at the horror even when you know you really should just look away or in this case stop watching! Ugh! :(
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Reply by Jaisa
author of Baby Business
2/8/2010 7:03 PM
I started to watch it..... felt ill and turned it. I DO NOT see the purpose of them recounting their 'experiences' in the detail they were. There is just no reason in my mind. I understand the 'purpose' of the show was to get into the mind of the sex offender but I think you can get into the mind without knowing how the acts took place down to the detail SICK. How about when Oprah said something like, 'well if you were doing your job well they would feel good' I wanted to punch her that is when I turned it.
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