Nick Lachey’s Reality Show ‘Stars Earn Stripes’ Understandably Offensive To Vets
Nick Lachey’s reality show history has eclipsed his career as anything else prior to it (wasn’t he a dancing singer or an accountant or something?), but his new reality TV venture has some veterans feeling a bit slighted by what they feel is a minimization of the hard and horrible jobs they have done to defend Americans the world over.
Nick Lachey’s reality show of late is the NBC property Stars Earn Stripes, and the show has been called on the carpet in recent weeks for a host of quite legitimate criticisms. The most publicized perhaps are allegations from Sharon and Jack Osbourne that the show axed him after the network learned he had been diagnosed with a serious illness; the brouhaha ensuing led to Sharon’s departure from the channel’s hit America’s Got Talent.
More philosophically, Nick Lachey’s reality show has been criticized by Nobel Peace Laureates who wrote in an open letter to the network:
“It is our belief that this program pays homage to no one anywhere and continues and expands on an inglorious tradition of glorifying war and armed violence. Real war is down in the dirt deadly. People—military and civilians—die in ways that are anything but entertaining.”
Naughty But Nice Rob over at the Huffington Post grabbed a quote from executive director of the Log Cabin Republicans, R. Clarke Cooper. According to Cooper, the show also insults vets and servicemen and women. In a text, he said:
“Nick said the show was ‘a once in a lifetime experience.’ Well, I know a terrific Army recruiter who can guarantee Nick a true ‘once in a lifetime’ experience … As a combat veteran, I find that show is an insult to those who actually wear the uniform,” Clarke wrote. “Every vet I know thinks the show is either a joke at best or offensive at worst. The show is DOA with the military, regardless of political affiliations. The producers are clearly tone deaf.”
Indeed, it seems that the bent of Nick Lachey’s reality show — which also stars ex-First Lady of Alaska Todd Palin — highlights that the only thing these celebrities earn is a paycheck far outstripping what our soldiers can hope to earn during the entirety of their service … where they get shot and and stabbed and exposed to IEDs instead of getting bags of freebies at media events.
Do you find Nick Lachey’s Stars Earn Stripes to be offensive?
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Posted: August 22, 2012
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Aug 22, 2012
No, I do not find it offensive. Everyone knows they are actors and doing a very watered down version of what our military does. It is just entertainment. Lighten up.
Aug 22, 2012
I enjoy the show. I am in awh of all that OUR MILLITARY go through. How anyone can put down a show that is earniing money for charity is beyond me. Please people be apauld at other reality shows such as Jersey Shore, or any of the Housewives shows. I commend NBC for this shining a light on what the men and women of the millitary have to go through in order to protect us.
Aug 22, 2012
I get that this is reality fluff but as the celebrities on the show continue to say…This is not close to what the military really does and we are having a hard time just learning and doing this little bit. They are winning money for charity and most importantly getting the names of this charities out there. Most people have never heard of the wounded warrior program or many of the others. My husband is a veteran and we are very involved in some of these organizations. We also have a son and son-in-law who has served in Afganistan and friends who have served or are serving in Iraq, Afganistan and other dangerous places. I like to know that these programs that support our military and first responders are being noticed and funded so they may continue the wonderful work they do. If it takes a celebrity fluff show to bring them to the forefront then so be it. Enjoy the fluff it's for a good cause.
Aug 22, 2012
Oh and I forgot to mention my cousin, several uncles, brother, grandfather (Pearl Harbor), etc.
Aug 22, 2012
What? I love this show and all I hear from it is that the stars are in awe of what they realize our troops go through! I think this is humbling to say the least! Of course they are not going to put them in extreme harm's way, but I'm shocked that there is negativity surrounding this.
Aug 22, 2012
Are you kidding me! This is ridiculous! If its not one thing negative its another! Critics Critique but shut the hell up all ready!
Aug 23, 2012
Nick is a hero & a Super Star!
Aug 23, 2012
I want Nick to win an emmy for this work! I know you Nick critics say he just sponged on his exwife (Jessica Simpson)! But you critics are wrong!
Aug 23, 2012
What I find offensive is this is being called Nick Lachey's show.
Aug 23, 2012
All these groups are pissed at the show, peace freaks say it glorifies war, military people say it is offensive, I think when you have both sides upset you are doing something right, it is not offensive, it gives a very small sample of what our brave military men and women go through with training and what not, if you do not like it then do not watch.
Aug 24, 2012
This show is nothing compared to what the military truly is. The real military is having to stand a post from midnight to 6am, miss birthdays/anniversaries/graduations/first words and god knows what else. Relocate yourself and your family every 3 years. Get sent on 6 month cruises (Navy) to the Middle East on West Pac tours. Go fight someone else's war because our country can't keep their damn noses out of other peoples business. Learn to live on a meager salary doing jobs that civilians make triple what the military makes. Follow impossible rules of engagement so as not to create a political incident. That is just a taste of what the real military is about. And I should know. I spent five years in it, and have the scars and buried friends to prove it.
Aug 24, 2012
@ ramona you want to shine light on the real military and what they do today watch Restrepo IT DOESN'T get any more real then that.. then you can see how much this show is CRAP! for how much it take to produce this S*#@! they are spending more on the show then the donations.
Aug 24, 2012
Get over it! No one ever said this is just like war. So should we stop making TV shows and movies so we do not upset the American pussies. I am sick and tired of this country complaining and crying about everything. How come since Obama became president this country sucks balls?