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Reality TV today’s
society seems to be polluting our society. Every time you turn the TV on and
flip the channels it is hard to avoid reality TV. Reality TV shows are played
on the Web, aired several times a week and even show cased on
magazines/newspapers. Why do people like reality TV so much? Is it because the
people on the shows have no shame, they show and tell for everyone in the
nation to see. I think reality TV is so popular because it gives normal people
today an opportunity to fantasize about becoming famous on TV.
Personally,
I try not to watch TV in general. When I do turn the TV on to watch sports I find
it very hard to not gravitate towards MTV, VH1, BRAVO and all the other
channels that consistently play reality TV shows. Another factor which makes it
hard to avoid watching reality TV shows is that, my family cant not stay away
from shows like the bachelor, real world and naked and dating. TV networks
cater to the people; networks understand people want to see fighting, drama,
poor language and sex. When all these are shown in a reality show networks
views rise and the popularity of the show increases. In my view reality TV is
polluting our society. Shows that disrespect women, air women who are un
educated and carry themselves poorly, or men who beat and talk down to women
show our children that’s an ok lifestyle. I do not agree or enable that
negative perception of American society. I try my hardest to stay away and not
give those networks my vote of approval. Like I said earlier in the essay,
although I do not approve or like these reality shows they are hard to stay
away from.
On the
other hand, not all reality TV shows are negative and show Americans as blood
sucking vampires. There are shows like “the biggest loser” that aims to help
people lose weight and make a healthy lifestyle change. As all other reality TV
shows, this show has drama and indulgence. The biggest loser shows contestants
who struggle with losing weight, by documenting their day to day lives. In the
end the “biggest loser” is the one who ultimately loses the most weight. Ultimately,
I would not be upset if one day I woke up and when I turned on the television
there were no more reality TV shows.
I agree with you that people would do anything just to become famous even though they would not look good on what they show. There are shows that you must watch because you can learn something and there are also shows that are no good.
ReplyDeleteOur society is polluted with all these reality shows that attempt to demonstrate what a favorable American lifestyle could and should be. Along with you, I too try to stay away from these society killers as much as possible, but there's always that group of people who are close to you that just can't seem to stay away from them as good as some of us can.
ReplyDeleteAmerican television is flooded with reality T.V and I agree that our society is indulge in the mentality to which reality T.V has molded to be as the norm. It is a constant changing world, who knows maybe one day you will wqake up and it will be the case.
ReplyDeleteI'm the same way as you. If it's between watching reality tv or sports, sports always has my vote.
ReplyDeleteI hear you on this one. I wouldnt mind if these types of shows ended in a quickness.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you. I wish some reality tv shows end in a second.
ReplyDeleteTthat would be nice not to have any reality shows or at least the silly ones. I try my hardest not to watch reality shows but there is some that I do really like.
ReplyDeleteThere's a show called "Naked and Dating"? That doesn't even sound like an appealing thing to watch. I didn't even think about the positive and motivational side of reality television so it definitely was refreshing to see a different view of these shows.
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