Does Abby Sunderland deserve reality TV fame?
(Listen to Sunderland assure she’ll try her voyage again) Sunderland is an ideal role model for young girls: Abby Sunderland is a “brave, talented young sailor” with the passion to follow her dreams, says Jessica Wakeman at The Frisky. She could be a “great role model” for teen girls who only see the “vapid, mind-melting crap” on shows like The Hills and Real Housewives. The Sunderlands aren’t “nut jobs” like Balloon Boy’s family. “They have passion” that may be worthy of TV fame. “Teen sailor Abby Sunderland’s Dad ditched his reality show dreams” A reality show would only reward this disgraceful behavior: Sunderland’s father says he wanted “an inspirational program celebrating a family of daredevils,” says Leonard Pitts Jr. in The Miami Herald. But no reality TV show should celebrate the “meaningless” risks the Sunderlands allowed their daughter to take, or reward such “calculating” parents willing to “exploit their own children” for reality TV’s sake. “Taking the ultimate risk — all
