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Does anyone else feel this way?

posted 13 years ago by blazinglolita
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I've seen a good amount of Jenks episodes. I really thought the homeless girl was good and while I didn't see the one about the autistic man, I thought that was a unique concept. But do you guys feel like Jenks interviews too many minor "celebrities" to be taken seriously?

First of all, we have the rapper, who I've never heard of (although just because I haven't heard of him doesn't mean he's not popular, but he's not Jay-Z obviously)
Then we have Anastasia Ashley, a surfer.
We also have Vivi (I think her name was), a British singer in the UK coming into her own.
Then we have that chick with the band who was at the Warped tour. If you noticed, I think at the end of the episode is a video by that band.

Not that these guys are boring. However, all of these "public eye" people are a far cry from the homeless girl and the autistic man, two types of people who often are shunned in the public eye.

Does anyone else feel like he's giving attention to these types of people over those stories that really have an impact? What do you guys think?

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[–] Maggie71286 13 years ago

I partially agree with you. I've loved every episode of World of Jenks, but I was far more moved by the episodes about people who weren't trying to become famous. My favorites were the homeless girl, The girl who does the dangerous horse rescue work in Miami, The autistic guy, and the football player whose mother was in prison. Like I said, though, I have been moved (at least a little) by every episode. I like being surprised (in a good way) by the way these people are underneath the people they are portraying.

[–] blazinglolita 13 years ago

Thanks for responding!

The episodes I've seen, everyone has a tale to tell, it's true. I just wish we'd see more "normal" people with problems they face, not just "celebrity types." But I agree that even those had lessons- that "celebrity types" still have problems and issues.

I'd break the back of love for you.