# "Teen Mom" scammed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2010, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222 "2010-09-01T02:48:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 9:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/41 "2010-10-31T09:04:14Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > The teens make $60,000 to $65,000 a year according to [this new article](http://www.popeater.com/2010/10/28/how-much-do-teen-mom-stars-make/?icid=main%7Cmain%7Cdl2%7Csec1_lnk3%7C181083). This makes it pretty clear the incident in the OP was not as it appeared. ---
**Author:** ![enomaj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@enomaj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enomaj)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/42 "2010-10-31T15:30:21Z")
> [@Reno\_Nevada](#): > > I am on hold with MTV _right now_\* waiting to pitch my new show, _Teen Thugs_. Camera crews will follow 6 gang members 24/7, showing their lives, loves, and struggles. See them rob grandmothers! Thrill as they beat up their girlfriends! Cheer them on as they sell crack outside of schools! **Gold** , I tell yah! > > - Not really, alas. I have little doubt that it would be a huge hit, though, especially if it ended with a _Dragnet_-style voice-over telling how much time each participant got for the crimes committed on camera. MTV VP: Sorry, we don’t take unsolicited pitches. MTV commercial: Premiering next week: Teens from da Hood. Follow Jaquan, Pookie, Paco, Hector, Joey Chin and Crazy Mike as they rob their girlfriends, beat up their grandmothers and sell crack outside of schools. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/43 "2010-10-31T15:45:19Z")
> [@BomTek](#): > > OK, I rescind any concerns I had… fuck that bitch. LOL. All right then. So why, Jesus, did I click on that Pop Eater link? And then why did I click play? Now I’m watching an episode of this awful show streaming. Question: Why is Farrah’s mom trying to set her up with a gay guy? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/44 "2010-10-31T15:54:19Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Question: Why is Farrah’s mom trying to set her up with a gay guy? I haven’t seen the show, but - at least she wouldn’t get pregnant again? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/45 "2010-10-31T16:18:00Z")
Well there’s that. Okay, so I don’t think he ever said he was gay, but when Farrah’s mom was telling her that the guy is a hair stylist, I was thinking, “And he’s straight? :dubious:” Then I saw him and heard him speak and was like, “Yeah, no, he’s not.” ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/46 "2010-10-31T19:52:23Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Question: Why is Farrah’s mom trying to set her up with a gay guy? Farrah’s mom is uber religious and a bit ditzy to boot. I’m sure it didn’t even cross her mind that the hair guy was gay. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/47 "2010-10-31T20:08:03Z")
> [@yola](#): > > I don’t have a tv or seen this particular show and if I have I bet I promptly switched the channel or shut it off. Thats just me. I listen to [radioparadise.com](http://radioparadise.com) and play scrabble and am working on a BookTVmovie screenplay. I enjoy “trashy” reality shows like Teen Mom, the Biggest Loser or Fatsploitation Documentaries. I also am going for a Master’s degree (M.S.), listen to informative history/science podcasts and am working on my rusty German skills. But that’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/48 "2010-10-31T20:22:13Z")
I hope to hell that the show is scripted and entirely fake; otherwise filming babies being neglected and hurt due to neglect is quite literally criminal. Honestly, would anyone watching the show willing scour Youtube for videos of neglect? Come on. Edit…Sorry for the threadpooping, but this kind of show REALLY pisses me off. Thank you for letting me vent, I’m done now \>.\< ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/49 "2010-10-31T20:28:27Z")
Well, have you watched the show? ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/50 "2010-10-31T21:46:43Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Well, have you watched the show? No. I opened the thread out of curiosity, but after reading about the baby falling off the bed and the water scalding \ I was disgusted. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/51 "2010-10-31T22:15:50Z")
> [@Taomist](#): > > No. I opened the thread out of curiosity, but after reading about the baby falling off the bed and the water scalding \ I was disgusted. Sorry. I’d say before you go claiming people who watch the show are condoning abuse, you maybe watch the show and see if there’s actually abuse first. ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/52 "2010-10-31T22:34:40Z")
I did not say abuse, I said neglect. I recognize the difference, and again, going by what was said in the thread, I stand by my opinion that it’s a terrible thing to document as entertainment. I presume that’s only a small part of the show, but still. No interest. ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/53 "2010-10-31T23:20:16Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > I’d say before you go claiming people who watch the show are condoning abuse, you maybe watch the show and see if there’s actually abuse first. But yeah, that Farrah girl is pretty neglectful. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2010, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222/54 "2010-10-31T23:24:59Z")
> [@DiosaBellissima](#): > > Farrah’s mom is uber religious and a bit ditzy to boot. I’m sure it didn’t even cross her mind that the hair guy was gay. “He’s sweet, he’s a good listener, and he’s got a job! And you won’t have to spend money on getting your hair done!” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/teen-mom-scammed/552222.md?page=2)