never get involved with one, but there are a lot of gray areas in the business world (sales especially). Of course there's always the "if you don't want it then don't get involved with it" angle too.
At the end of the day, we're all just trying to make a living. Often that involves navigating the gray areas in ways we don't want to admit. Most MLMs are crap, but I've seen one or two that were ok (I don't delve into the details of many and don't live in Utah).