An online petition urges NBC to cancel Stars Earn Stripes, a reality television show in which celebrities compete in military training exercises to win money for charities.
"This show makes war a game, and war is anything but a game," the petition on iPetitions says. "In real war there are no prizes only the hope that you survive to come home to one's family and friends."
Stars Earn Stripes premiered Aug. 13 and attracted immediate criticism from Nobel Peace Prize winners, satirical news show host Stephen Colbert, archbishop Desmond Tutu and veterans. They argue the show glamorizes war and does not honor troops.
NBC responded to the uproar: "Stars Earn Stripes is about thankin…
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