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Teen fakes pregnancy for school assignment.

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TOPPENISH - A gutsy senior project by a Toppenish student has quickly earned her national attention. Gaby Rodriguez faked her own pregnancy for the assignment. When the story hit the paper this morning, Gaby was quickly overwhelmed with calls from national morning show outlets hoping to tell her story. Action News talked to her about why, and how, she pulled off the elaborate hoax.

And she wasn't the only one hurt for the sake of her senior project, faking a pregnancy to see how people would react. To succeed in the experiment, she lied to almost everyone in her life. Only a handful of people, including her mom, boyfriend, and principal knew the whole thing was a hoax.


"It was tough for all of us,” Orozco said. “We lied to a lot of people. A lot of people were upset when they found out."


Most of her siblings didn't even know the truth. Neither did her boyfriend's parents, thinking they were going to be grandparents. It's amazing the lie was pulled off at all.

Teen fakes pregnancy for school assignment. - CNN iReport


Note carefully - her mother, boyfriend and school principle DID know it was a hoax for 'research'

But regardless - I wouldn't tolerate lying FOR my child like the Mom did - I wouldn't put up with the humiliation and scrutiny of FAKING a pregnancy.

I think what they've done is horrendous - ESPECIALLY because they ruined the boyfriend's good family name through this - the boyfriends parents *didn't know* - Imagine the emotional trauma they went through.

What a bunch of bull**** - how unbelievably ridiculous that they let her do it. many of girls are REALLY pregnant and can tell you all about it if someone really wants ot know that badly.
 
Note carefully - her mother, boyfriend and school principle DID know it was a hoax for 'research'

But regardless - I wouldn't tolerate lying FOR my child like the Mom did - I wouldn't put up with the humiliation and scrutiny of FAKING a pregnancy.

I think what they've done is horrendous - ESPECIALLY because they ruined the boyfriend's good family name through this - the boyfriends parents *didn't know* - Imagine the emotional trauma they went through.

What a bunch of bull**** - how unbelievably ridiculous that they let her do it. many of girls are REALLY pregnant and can tell you all about it if someone really wants ot know that badly.

calm down, auntie, who REALLY has been hurt by this? and how do you know the family's good name is ruined? it's a tiny town, probably where everybody knows everybody else.
 
I remember hearing something similar happening a few years ago.
 
I actually find this rather ingenious. If she wants to subject herself to the reactions of her peers then it is her right to do so. I doubt it damaged anyones good name. It only makes it bad because of how loose people's tongues are and the scrutiny she recieved. If she was pregnant, you know, it's none of their damn business.
 
I thought it was a brilliant way to find out how someone in that situation would actually be treated... without actually BEING in that situation. Apparently her schoolmates agree, as they gave her a standing ovation at the assembly where she came clean, so to speak.

It's like this... overweight people say 'you dont know what it's like, you're not fat"... so people have used fat suits and dont tv specials to show their treatment. Black people say 'you don't know what its like, you're not black'... so peple have used makeup, etc, to 'become balck for a day', etc. How is what thios girl did any different?
 
I thought it was a brilliant way to find out how someone in that situation would actually be treated... without actually BEING in that situation. Apparently her schoolmates agree, as they gave her a standing ovation at the assembly where she came clean, so to speak.

It's like this... overweight people say 'you dont know what it's like, you're not fat"... so people have used fat suits and dont tv specials to show their treatment. Black people say 'you don't know what its like, you're not black'... so peple have used makeup, etc, to 'become balck for a day', etc. How is what thios girl did any different?

Holy ****, the world is going to end. I agree 100 %. The project was freaking brilliant. It's basically performance art, and like the best art, it serves to bring a lot of attention onto an issue.
 
Holy ****, the world is going to end. I agree 100 %. The project was freaking brilliant. It's basically performance art, and like the best art, it serves to bring a lot of attention onto an issue.

You don't know what someone else goes thorugh until you walk a mile in their shoes. She just walked for 6 months.
 
You don't know what someone else goes thorugh until you walk a mile in their shoes. She just walked for 6 months.

She gets high marks from me for the strength of her personality and her personal drive. I cannot even imagine what all she went through doing this.
 
Of the many reasons that this is just wrong. The School sanctioned lying. Great lesson.


j-mac
 
I thought it was a brilliant way to find out how someone in that situation would actually be treated... without actually BEING in that situation. Apparently her schoolmates agree, as they gave her a standing ovation at the assembly where she came clean, so to speak.

It's like this... overweight people say 'you dont know what it's like, you're not fat"... so people have used fat suits and dont tv specials to show their treatment. Black people say 'you don't know what its like, you're not black'... so peple have used makeup, etc, to 'become balck for a day', etc. How is what thios girl did any different?

I completely agree with this. I like these kind of social experiments where people "become" something be it black, overweight or pregnant in order to test other people's reactions and prejudices. At the very least, it's entertaining and at the most, it's educational and helpful for understanding how other people experience the world. It's definitely creative for a high school project.
 
Reminds me of "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin. If you haven't read it, you should. I would definitely allow my daughter to do this, if she wanted to.

As far as the boyfriend's parents, imagine how relieved they are. :mrgreen:
 
Reminds me of "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin. If you haven't read it, you should. I would definitely allow my daughter to do this, if she wanted to.

As far as the boyfriend's parents, imagine how relieved they are. :mrgreen:

I don't believe in giving my approval for my children lying. Even if the so called ends were to study reactions, and if not lying then teaching them that the ends justify the means is also not a good lesson. But that's just me.


j-mac
 
I don't believe in giving my approval for my children lying. Even if the so called ends were to study reactions, and if not lying then teaching them that the ends justify the means is also not a good lesson. But that's just me.

Really. So if a classmate asks if she looks fat, you've trained them to tell her the truth?

If so, you've done them no favors.

Things are rarely completely black and white.
 
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Really. So if a classmate asks if she looks fat, you've trained them to tell her the truth?

If so, you've done them no favors.

Unless you've also taught them to be ninja warriors.
 
Okay...

1. everybody lies.
2. her actions could lead to valuable insight and (at least for her) a better understanding of young girls in that situation.
3. if a teen pregnancy ruins an entire family's "good name" then so be it; it's a town full of judgmental idiots, then.
4. i really, really don't see the big deal here.
 
Really. So if a classmate asks if she looks fat, you've trained them to tell her the truth?

If so, you've done them no favors.

Things are rarely completely black and white.

Well, first off, I think you know the difference in those two situations don't you? And second, I wouldn't tell them to be mean, or brutal, maybe just evade the question all together by changing the subject. If they are friends in the first place, which is where that might be asked then I would leave it to my daughter whom I am positive would do the right thing.

But, I don't claim to have all the answers, heck I've only raised two wonderful sucessful, caring, and compassionate children. And guess what, they didn't have to lie, or have the school tell them to lie in order to achieve their sucess. Funny eh?

j-mac
 
I wish my parents had taught me to be a ninja warrior. :(

You're already dangerous now, if you were a ninja warrior you'd probably be a dictator over a rather large country at the moment ;)
 
Okay...

1. everybody lies.
2. her actions could lead to valuable insight and (at least for her) a better understanding of young girls in that situation.
3. if a teen pregnancy ruins an entire family's "good name" then so be it; it's a town full of judgmental idiots, then.
4. i really, really don't see the big deal here.

It really isn't that big a deal, just a question of morals. I do find it interesting that you would say if anyone was injured in gaining that information then too bad though....Like I said Ends justifying the means.....Great.


j-mac
 
It really isn't that big a deal, just a question of morals. I do find it interesting that you would say if anyone was injured in gaining that information then too bad though....Like I said Ends justifying the means.....Great.


j-mac

This experiment doesn't promote a "ends justifying the means" philosophy, I mean how else are you going to get the results of this extensive experiment without you know actually getting pregnant. It's not like there were other options on the table.
 
It really isn't that big a deal, just a question of morals. I do find it interesting that you would say if anyone was injured in gaining that information then too bad though....Like I said Ends justifying the means.....Great.


j-mac

What I meant was, the boyfriend's family is only hurt if they allow themselves to be. If some judgmental group decides that his family is somehow defective or insufficient bcause he got his teenage girlfriend pregnant then is it really bad for the family, or the people judging them? If somebody judges me negatively for being overweight I don't feel harmed by their judgment. I pity that they cannot see past something so basic and inconsequential.

I hope that clears things up.
 
This experiment doesn't promote a "ends justifying the means" philosophy, I mean how else are you going to get the results of this extensive experiment without you know actually getting pregnant. It's not like there were other options on the table.

Sure it does. The above response to which you quoted proves it. Also, this isn't some college class experiment for a psyc class or something, this was a High School Senior.

Inappropiate at best IMHO.

j-mac
 
Sure it does. The above response to which you quoted proves it. Also, this isn't some college class experiment for a psyc class or something, this was a High School Senior.

Inappropiate at best IMHO.

j-mac

The means wasn't that bad in the first place, and the end was quite interesting. And why is it okay for a college student, and not a high school student? I'm proud of someone doing something creative, and actually thinking outside the box. No one was harmed, no problem.
 
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