General

They fail to account that in some households its not the "enablers" but it is the homebound fatties who are the actual breadwinners as the checks, credit cards and bank accounts are all in their name.
They fail to account that some 'enablers' whether they be friends/family like to see the homebound fatty happy even if they are making things harder.
They give off too many vibes of 600 lb life episodes mixed with "What's Eating Gilbert Grape".

You're spot on, most fatties that I met had whole financial setups that made their obese life possible in the first place. And I have been lucky to have met women who actually had to convince me that they weren't running some con because it was hard for me to fathom that those women actually got pleased by making me happy. I took me years to fully grasp it and My 600 Pound Life makes it more dramatic than it is. The truth is, that most of the situations that I have seen like that are way more structured than you realize and not made up to be so pathetic. But I do know of several who manipulate too.

Guess we need to remember that those who appear on My 600ib Life are a self-selecting group. They're not a random sample of the super-obese - they're people who need money for surgery etc, enough that they are willing to humiliate themselves on tv. If they already had the money they needed for these things it's unlikely they would agree to be filmed. I certainly wouldn't want to be! By the show's very nature it will feature individuals/couples who are unusually financially disorganised compared to the average fatty. Hence there will inevitably be a glaring discrepency between the show and reality, even without sensationalism and deceitful editing. So the public gets a false impression - as does any armchair expert dumb enough to rely on the show when analysing fatty relationship dynamics. Pretty unhelpful all round. Daresay if the US ever gets universal healthcare the business model of the show will collapse.

John Smith:
Maybe they neglect this account.

But like you've said, there has only but "some" . In most case scenarios, the immobile obese partner found themselves being any longer being upheld at a position which allow them to be the breadwinner of the household, thanks to their own immensely cumbersome physicality.

Which gets further inclined to be even truer if the said partner happens to be a woman in a heterosexual couple: least both statistically speaking-- given that most North American men (both Canadians and Americans) earns on an average a fairly higher wage than their fellow North American women; this and the fact that generally speaking grown women prefers to commit into a long-standing couple relationship or marriage with men who are slightly to immensely financially better advantaged than them, out of some deeply ingrained sociological habits.

The tangents just leans into getting exacerbated if immobile obese individuals struggles within an already socioeconomically disadvantaged background-- or in some cases, had an opportunity to financially lever themselves up into a a socioeconomically comfortable lifestyle but didn't because they have poor long-term budgetary planning.[/quote]

Men earning more than women in USA/CAN, nor gender, sexuality, socioeconomic level are the issues. The issue is whomever has the checks, credit cards and bank account in their name, is the breadwinner. They can still live as they have been accustomed to even if the 'enabler' withdraws their $. Rent/mortgage payments can be met as deliveries can still be made.

Other 'enablers' whether friends, blood family or close neighbors are able to come and go.

Harder to rein-in someone's want for food or behaviors when they have their own access without conflict/dependent on others.

OxfordBoy:
Guess we need to remember that those who appear on My 600ib Life are a self-selecting group. They're not a random sample of the super-obese - they're people who need money for surgery etc, enough that they are willing to humiliate themselves on tv. If they already had the money they needed for these things it's unlikely they would agree to be filmed. I certainly wouldn't want to be! By the show's very nature it will feature individuals/couples who are unusually financially disorganised compared to the average fatty. Hence there will inevitably be a glaring discrepency between the show and reality, even without sensationalism and deceitful editing. So the public gets a false impression - as does any armchair expert dumb enough to rely on the show when analysing fatty relationship dynamics. Pretty unhelpful all round. Daresay if the US ever gets universal healthcare the business model of the show will collapse.[/quote]


Dr. Nowardzian & son of Megalomedia with some exceptions have screened most of the participants luring them with an appearance payout of $1200-1500.00 and a relocation payout of $2000-2500.00 if they go to Houston and opt for WLS. Those who are financially dependent/limited and desperate enough would make an appearance degrading themselves with the mandated shower scene.That is true, they are just a sample as opposed to overall norm regardless of the overall perception as very few are exposed to daily lives of super morbidly obese up close and center.

www.thelist.com/197393/heres-how-much-the-surgeries-on-my-600-lb-life-cost/