Sure to some who are cynical this show may seem like it's exploiting people with disabilities for ratings. But as someone mentioned, it helps them to find someone, even though it doesn't work out sometimes. Equally important is that it brings these people's disabilities to light and creates awareness, which in turn can lead to understanding and tolerance. I have never met someone with autism, nor do I have any understanding of how their condition affects them, but this show has helped me understand that. I have also heard others comment on how demeaning the name of the show is, but really this is more of how the public may view these people rather than how the people who made the show see it.
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Ro-bust
9 years ago
Please, the dating service they use would exist without the programme, and I'm sure in this world of modern technology there are many other avenues they can go down. Don't kid yourself thathandful of people they highlight in this show helps the millions of people that live with the types of conditions shown here. The narrators semi snickering tone and the poor choice of background music, shows what they were aiming for in this. I just saw my first episode today and it was heartbreaking. It didn't quite infuriate me like the original commentator, and I might possibly watch it again if nothing else was on, but this is clearly exploitation.
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Icecutter
9 years ago
I must re-post what the 2nd poster said: "you can't see the forest for the trees"
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paxtonaddleman
9 years ago
this is clearly exploitation...I might possibly watch it again if nothing else was on
You are exactly the target audience for all of the bad "reality" tv and soap operas out there. Why don't you turn your tv off for an hour and go on a date with one of the "millions of people that live with the types of conditions shown" instead of sitting around watching and pretending to disapprove of these shows?
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