Is anyone P.O'd at Oprah for putting Shawn Hornbeck on TV today?

Question

what a crock she "cares" about kids building a school in Africa but she will put a chiuld who just went thru 4 years of abuses in hell on her show what does this say about HER? I say it proves she is NOT so damn holy as everyone thinks she is (incuding her)

Answer 1

The Parents agreed to have him on so they are just as much at fault ! Wait a minute , how can you blame Oprah ? they could of said no , all the Oprah Show did was ask them if they want to be on it was their decision .

Answer 2

I didn't see Oprah but, the whole Shawn Hornbeck thing is strange he is a pretty big kid never to have go t help from anyone. Its not like he never went out look at the piercings he has etc. He has been out of the house in the last four years there have been younger kids who found there way home I know hes been thru a lot but, I think there is a lot more to the story. I just hope seeing the story helps another family.

Answer 3

It's a current issue and a human interest story - both the kinds of things that Oprah would cover. It might be stress he doesn't need right now, but Shawn and his parents both agreed to it. Everything considered I'd say he did admirably well and Oprah was not overly pushy. It should be left at one appearance, though; no more interviews for at least a few months.

Answer 4

P.O.'d in spades. All of America tuned in hoping a cute teenage boy would share intimate details of sex with his kidnapper so that they could pretend to be "shocked and outraged." And Oprah's producers know it. That's called kiddie porn masquerading as "important news" and it's pure exploitation, both of the story and the victim. It happens all the time. It's the same titillation factor that causes camera crews to invade people's homes after a tragedy "so that they can tell their story". I don't fault just Oprah for this travesty--the parents are just as guilty, everyone wanting their turn in the spotlight. Shameful.

Answer 5

NO!
It was his choice to go on the show, she can't make him do it. And it's helping to get the word out there on what's going on. And she does care, because there are plenty of celebrities who don't do much for other people. But Oprah has taken the time and money to spend with these people who need help.

Answer 6

Without a doubt, it's all about ratings. Putting a child that' been through all that is insensitive and his parents should be evaluated for their sanity allowing it. Building housed in the motherland when all she has to do is go to the Appalachian mountians and see they need them just as bad. Burns me up reading about all these rich people who are self serving in the name of humanity

Answer 7

The family has the right to say NO....she just askes...If you condem her for asking and they say yes, then you should condem the family too, for saying yes...
No one said she was holy...you seem to have a chip on your shoulder. I think you need to calm down and have a thought.
If the family didn't want people to know what went on, then THEY should stay off of t.v....( I bet a book and a movie are in the works now too...maybe you should condem all of those people too..not to mention all the law enforcement that put them on t.v. and let their names be known in the first place...)
You need to place blame where it lies....on the backs of all who let the boys be exposed...starting with the parents...

Answer 8

It does seem like a mad dash for the ratings and such at the expense of the privacy of the abused kid, but what does this say about his parents, too- they let him go on.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

Who said she was holy? She always wants to jump on the bandwagon of the hottest topics. Whatever and whomever is in the news she wants them on her show first. She dished out the money to this family and they are in no position to decline.