Fans of 1000-Lb Sisters are furious over how TLC is exploiting morbidly obese Tammy Slaton’s after the premiere of Season 4 on January 17, 2023. The show not only focuses on the sisters’ weight loss journey, but also their mental health struggles as they work towards losing weight. However, viewers think that instead of providing help, the network is exploiting these cast members.
1000-Lb. Sisters Has Lost Its Purpose
The TLC show started as a documentary of Tammy and Amy Slaton’s weight loss journey, but now that it is in season 4, fans feel that the show has lost its purpose. After watching the premiere episode of season 4, viewers called out TLC for milking the cast members.
‘1000-Lb Sisters’ Furious Fans Drag TLC For Exploiting Morbidly Obese Cast Members
Although Amy managed to lose some weight, her sister, Tammy is has hardly managed to tip the scales in her favor. Even Amy is now adding weight and ignoring her doctor’s recommendations. She got pregnant twice against her doctors advice, when she lost weight. Now, the pregnancies have caused to gain more.
During Tammy’s confessional, she was trying to adjust herself in order to fit into the chair, showing that she has hardly lost any weight. Now, fans are wondering if the network is faking that the series is about their weight loss as the stars are never seen making believable efforts actually follow a healthy lifestyle.
They also dragged TLC for cashing out money on one of Amy’s health issues. The mother of two suffers from a lifelong problem that she has had with her eyes-Toxoplasmosis. Amy shared in an earlier episode of the show that she can hardly see from her left eye and can only partially see with the right eye.
Viewers Drag TLC For Exploiting Morbidly Obese Cast Members
Angry viewers Twitter to air their opinions on the issue. Someone tweeted, Whyyyy does @TLC exploit these morbidly obese people, it’s sad and disturbing #1000lbSisters.” Another person asked, “So did the Slaton sisters just tell TLC they wanted to lose weight to get their show? #1000lbSisters.” “Why @TLC do that? Zoomed in when she said that they need to get their eyes checked #1000lbSisters,” someone else wrote, referring to Amy Halterman’s eye condition.
