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<blockquote data-quote="Kenny Coyote" data-source="post: 196195" data-attributes="member: 102">I agree that we need to clarify the meaning of manipulation in the context of this thread - otherwise we&#039;re not all discussing the same thing.I&#039;m trying to understand the definition you put forth and my question is: Since we&#039;re talking about fictional stories, what would&nbsp; a &quot;disingenuous or dishonest approach&quot; consist of? What is the objective&nbsp; a producer of a show wants to achieve through that type of manipulation?Finally, is it necessarily a bad thing? As far as I know, LHOP was a very beloved, very successful show millions of people got a lot of enjoyment from watching. Where is the harm in that?EDIT: I&#039;m trying to imagine what a disingenuous approach would be. Would a show that has a character who uses cocaine several times a day for years and never has any consequences from it, but just has fun with it be the &quot;manipulation&quot; you&#039;re describing since it glamorizes cocaine use? I&#039;d call that unrealistic and probably irresponsible, but not manipulative.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kenny Coyote, post: 196195, member: 102"] I agree that we need to clarify the meaning of manipulation in the context of this thread - otherwise we're not all discussing the same thing. I'm trying to understand the definition you put forth and my question is: Since we're talking about fictional stories, what would a "disingenuous or dishonest approach" consist of? What is the objective a producer of a show wants to achieve through that type of manipulation? Finally, is it necessarily a bad thing? As far as I know, LHOP was a very beloved, very successful show millions of people got a lot of enjoyment from watching. Where is the harm in that? EDIT: I'm trying to imagine what a disingenuous approach would be. Would a show that has a character who uses cocaine several times a day for years and never has any consequences from it, but just has fun with it be the "manipulation" you're describing since it glamorizes cocaine use? I'd call that unrealistic and probably irresponsible, but not manipulative. [/QUOTE]

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