TLC: The Learning Channel?

Since Chartwells made me sick yet again, and I have no intention on commencing my IQR or Spanish presentation (which are both due tomorrow), here's yet another ponderism: the T.V. channel TLC.

In case you've been living under a rock, TLC is a quite popular television channel owned by Discovery.  It is especially popular among women.  TLC apparently stands for "The Learning Channel," and indeed in the past boasted of such educational shows.  However, here is a sampling of what you can see on TLC today:

• "What Not to Wear"
• "Little People, Big World"
• "Eighteen (or nineteen?) Kids and Counting"
• "I Didn't Know I was Pregnant"
• "Jon and Kate Plus 8"
• "Say Yes to the Dress"

If by now you can't figure out why this is popular among the female gender, I suggest you ask the nearest female why.  Still, what exactly is educational about shows where someone has a whole slew of kids (or artificially created a whole slew of kids)?  Or about deciding how to dress fashionably?  And take your pick of any of the other shows.  I hardly see any of them as educational, except the occasional warning of how expensive in vitro children or wedding dresses are.
Some may argue that TLC stands for Tender Loving Care.  While these shows MIGHT fit that label, the fact still remains that TLC calls itself "The Learning Channel."
Others argue that there are shows such as Trading Spaces that are indeed educational.  I agree; to some extent, they are.  Good decorating tips, etc.  But isn't that what HGTV is for?  Or DIY? 

To conclude, I believe that TLC needs to examine its own name and decide whether it wants to keep being a reality-show soap opera or if it would like to uphold its namesake.

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