Question: Do you think that ABC's Extreme Home Makover exploits poor families to advertise Sears? I know that tv shows need commercials, but does anything seem wrong to you with this show?  It just seems that SEARS presenting a house to a girl with no arms every week crosses some kind of ethical line.  Any buyers on this idea?

Answer: You DO know that Sears is owned by KMart, right?  Of course!  They're exploiting a natural market niche-- the down-home, blue-collar, lower middle class.  You know, the same folks who buy their kids' clothes at Wal-Mart, like to visit Disneyland (if they can afford it), and take their kids to McDonalds for a sundae as a treat.  Nothing unethical about it, just doesn't sit right with "thinking folk" who can't stand the show to begin with... Welcome to the post-modern era...
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