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Originally Posted by DarwinFan
It might have something to do with Oliver being a little sensationalist. Don't get me wrong. He's doing a good thing, but he goes about it in sort of a dramatic way.
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Exactly! And I love him too - and I love the show!
But... when he approached the LA School District, they agreed to meet with him, and they agreed to let him tour their facilities - but no cameras allowed. There was another major network reality show, just last season, that set out to "renovate" one of the schools in the district - sort of Extreme Makeover for schools - and they did such a poor job, it cost the district $100,000 to REPAIR the things this other reality show damaged. They did things like paint the lockers - and that meant paint over the locks, and the numbers - just spray paint everywhere, so it looked shiny and new on camera. So the school district made a new rule - No more reality shows - they can't afford it. But they did offer to let Jamie Oliver tour their cooking facilities and come talk to them, as long as there were no cameras involved - and he refused - which I totally understand - he's there to do a TV show! But if you watched the show, it was made to look as if the school district just shut him out - which wasn't true at all.
So yeah, there are different ways to make change happen - and Jamie Oliver does a GREAT job at what he does - but he and Michelle Obama might not be the best fit, together!
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