"Singapore Plans Reality Procreation Show"

baggio248 · 05-20-2004, 05:50 PM

Ya knew this was coming...

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Associated Press

SINGAPORE (AP) -- The prize: $100,000 - and a baby. Ten couples from around the world could compete in a reality TV show in Singapore to see who can procreate first, the city-state's self-styled sex guru said Thursday.

"We've not started the recruitment, but people have heard about it," said Wei Siang Yu. "The main prize is the baby, of course."

Wei said he hopes the show, "Dr. Love's Super Baby Making Show," will be beamed across the world and shown locally by MediaCorp, the government-owned national broadcaster, later this year.

Keith Cheong, an executive with the marketing and distribution department of MediaCorp Studios, confirmed that the company is discussing producing the reality show with Wei. But details of the deal are yet to be finalized, he said.

"I don't think there will be anything pornographic," Wei said when asked about screening in notoriously censor-happy Singapore, where the government constantly urges citizens to start families to reverse an aging population trend.

Nine foreign couples and a Singaporean couple will take part, he said. They will lead their normal daily lives of work and play, but will have their movements closely monitored. The winning couple will be the first to test positive with a pregnancy test kit, Wei said.

"It's about conception, not about birth," he added.

A worldwide survey last year by condom maker Durex showed that Singaporean couples had sex on average just 96 times in 2003 - making them the least sexually active respondents among the developed countries surveyed.

Singapore has made baby-making a top national priority after it recorded its lowest-ever birth rate last year since independence in 1965. Only 37,633 babies were born in 2003 - way below the 50,000 it requires for defense and economic purposes.

The self-confessed nanny state has so far tried to impassion its citizens into mother- and fatherhood with tax breaks, cash bonuses, state-subsidized child care, and even a state-sponsored dating agency.

In August, a government-appointed baby-boosting committee is expected to outline a slate of new initiatives designed to motivate its citizens in the bedroom. Among proposals under consideration: six-month maternity leaves for mothers and subsidized infant care facilities.

bachviet · 05-20-2004, 05:55 PM

Australia is in the same situation and it offers lots of benefits for couples to have kids. I think I should move to Australia and have lots of kids...

Back to the show, if it doesn't have juicy scenes, it doesn't worth watching.

Showtime · 05-23-2004, 03:38 PM

There must be a way to send some of the baby making machines from here to there for their mutual benifits...

-jel

kei2 · 05-23-2004, 03:43 PM

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the 50,000 it requires for defense and economic purposes

Can somebody explain this please?

Ladogaboy · 05-23-2004, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kei2

Can somebody explain this please?

When someone is a member of society, they are expected to produce, work, and live for society's benefit. "you can give your heart to Jesus, but your ass belongs to the corps."

psycho- · 05-23-2004, 04:53 PM

Singapore has mandatory military conscription for 2.5 years for males

nickel · 05-23-2004, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by baggio248

Ya knew this was coming...

interesting choice of words

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