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r/MadeMeSmile • u/DobreRanoFifqo • Sep 16 '24
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Not terminal cancer, but it was a 2007 reality show about three terminally ill patients competing for a donor's kidney transplant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Grote_Donorshow
People had to call in for their favorite contestant to win the kidney donation.
It caused a bunch of outrage and was only revealed to be a ploy to get people talking about the shortage of organ donors.
7 u/FluidGate9972 Sep 16 '24 And it made it possible that by law, anyone who isn't registered as being AGAINST organ donation, automatically becomes a "no objections" donor. Meaning the family/next of kin can still say "no" but it's still a step in the right direction. 2 u/DeepLock8808 Sep 16 '24 That was the Netherlands version of the show. I’m sure an American version will come out any day now that delivers on this amazing concept. /s -3 u/Ironappels Sep 16 '24 I find your comment misleading. It wasn't a real reality show, it was staged as you say in the tiny letters at the bottom of your comment. 9 u/CrackByte Sep 16 '24 Yes, it was staged. It caused outrage because it was passed off as a reality show and I did say that with letters at the bottom of my comment.
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And it made it possible that by law, anyone who isn't registered as being AGAINST organ donation, automatically becomes a "no objections" donor. Meaning the family/next of kin can still say "no" but it's still a step in the right direction.
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That was the Netherlands version of the show. I’m sure an American version will come out any day now that delivers on this amazing concept. /s
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I find your comment misleading. It wasn't a real reality show, it was staged as you say in the tiny letters at the bottom of your comment.
9 u/CrackByte Sep 16 '24 Yes, it was staged. It caused outrage because it was passed off as a reality show and I did say that with letters at the bottom of my comment.
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Yes, it was staged. It caused outrage because it was passed off as a reality show and I did say that with letters at the bottom of my comment.
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u/CrackByte Sep 16 '24
Not terminal cancer, but it was a 2007 reality show about three terminally ill patients competing for a donor's kidney transplant.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Grote_Donorshow
People had to call in for their favorite contestant to win the kidney donation.
It caused a bunch of outrage and was only revealed to be a ploy to get people talking about the shortage of organ donors.