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Love Is Blind, and Allegedly Toxic

2024/5/24
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David Remnick: 本期节目讨论了Netflix热门节目《Love is Blind》的制作条件问题，以及由此引发的关于现实电视明星劳工权利和工会运动的讨论。节目中提到了多起诉讼，指控节目存在睡眠不足、食物匮乏、长时间工作以及身体和精神虐待等问题。 Emily Nussbaum: 作为一名长期关注现实电视的记者，她对《Love is Blind》的制作方式进行了深入的调查。她指出，现实电视节目为了制造戏剧性冲突，常常会故意制造压力环境，并对参与者的镜头进行剪辑和操控。此外，参与者通常会签署一份包含保密条款的合同，这使得他们难以公开表达不满。 Jeremy Hartwell: 他讲述了自己在节目中遭受的不人道待遇，包括被隔离、无法使用卫生间、以及食物匮乏等问题。他试图向节目制作方投诉，但遭到了无视。 Tran Dang: 她控诉自己在节目中遭到性侵犯，并指责制作方对此置之不理。她的诉讼将公开审理，这对于揭露现实电视节目的幕后工作条件具有重要意义。 René Pochet: 她讲述了自己在节目中与Carter Wall相处过程中遇到的问题，以及节目组对她的经历的处理方式。她因为在播客中讲述自己的经历而被Netflix起诉，这突显了节目组对参与者讲述节目秘密的控制。 Carter Wall: 节目中，他与René Pochet的关系变得紧张，他的行为也越来越具有攻击性。 Bethany Frankel: 她倡导现实电视明星联合起来组建工会，以争取更好的工作条件和劳工权利。 Emily Nussbaum: 她认为现实电视演员是一个容易受到伤害的群体，他们受到行业的虐待，而观众对此往往不知情。她呼吁人们关注现实电视的劳工问题，并了解节目的制作方式。

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On the reality-TV dating show  “Love Is Blind,” the most watched original series in Netflix history, contestants are alone in windowless, octagonal pods with no access to their phones or the Internet. They talk to each other through the walls. There’s intrigue, romance, heartbreak, and, in some cases, sight-unseen engagements. According to several lawsuits, there’s also lack of sleep, lack of food and water, twenty-hour work days, and alleged physical and emotional abuse. *New Yorker *staff writer Emily Nussbaum has been reporting on what these lawsuits reveal) about the culture on the set of “Love Is Blind,” and a push for a new union to give reality-TV stars employee protections and rights. “The people who are on reality shows are a vulnerable class of people who are mistreated by the industry in ways that are made invisible to people, including to fans who love the shows,” Nussbaum tells David Remnick. Nussbaum’s forthcoming book is “Cue the Sun! The Invention of Reality TV).”