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Speak Out: What Do You Think of 'Myrtle Manor'?

TLC Show premiered Sunday.

"Welcome to Myrtle Manor," a new TLC reality show depicting life in a Myrtle Beach trailer park, aired its first episode Sunday. 

A Mount Pleasant blogger wrote: "I’m sure this will only help correct all of those annoying Southern stereotypes."

Myrtle Beach Online reported 1.3 million viewers tuned into the show Sunday. Click here to read more. 

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Variety reviewer Brian Lowry doesn't seem to be a fan. He called the show "deriative" and "inauthentic."

And it's hard to say whether this was done by a fan or a foe of the show, but the "Myrtle Manor" sign featured on the show has been stolen.

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When another TLC show, "Here Comes Honey Boo," premiered, some said the show was a poor depiction of the South.

Speak out: What do you think of the new show? Do you think it's harmless fun or perpetuating stereotypes?

Tell us in the comments!

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