This afternoon Portuguese TV show basically preys on the people's lives misfortunes, from degrading life conditions, health or mental issues, stories of abuse and neglect, very few are actually uplifting or joyful. The audience it entertains are housewives, low to middle income households. It repulses me that the host tries every trick she can to lead people to a state of lament, to cry or genuinely feel sorry for themselves. They know no better. Unfortunately people still watch this kind of abhorrent format worldwide. Júlia Pinheiro is a 'professional' of this type of shows, with a decades long carrier. Outside this format she seems a docile, nurturing and shrewd individual. I guess people need to make a living somehow.
