Sunday, April 10, 2011
Reality TV...not so real
I remeber the first time I ever watched "reality tv", it was when survivor first came out and I was obsessed. (and probably in kindergarden) Now I don't think this type of reality show is ridiculous, bad, or unwatchable for children. However, recent reality television is getting just plain ridiculous in my eyes. The ones that I would like to examine on this post are Teen Mom and Jersey Shore which both air on MTV weeknights at 9 pm. Why do I know this? Women. But anyway watching these shows makes me wonder who the viewers are why they are viewing it. Whats interesting about watching highlights of 5 self absorbed "guidos" living in a house and partying everynight, and whats interesting about watching a 16 year old girl abandon her baby and go to jail? (like the most recent episode). Nothing to me, infact I find it wrong. I find it wrong that this stuff is aired on television to ruin these young girls lives right in front of a camera. People act differently when there is a camera in front of them, and if you disagree with that take a closer look at yourself next time a camera is on you. This reality tv isn't reality. It's taking peoples lives and making them look special and fun when all it is is people acting fake in front of a camera. What this does to soceity by calling it reality tv is making people (mostly) teenagers to act in the way that they see on tv because its "reality". And the adults that watch this television probably have a different perspective on nowaday youth culture. If you turn on the tv and watch reality tv about young people, they all look like they are seeking drama at all times and have a really interesting life. But in real reality their life is not like that. Reality tv gives a fake perspective of reality to people that would like to believe thats the way some people live when they dont. Reality tv is fake and i would like to meet some of the people that have endured these shows just too see how much MTV manipulates every scene that they put on air. Stay Frosty.
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I was actually graduating from college when Survivor first came out, so I remember life before reality shows. That probably means I have a much different perspective on them than you do, since Survivor came out when you were just a bitty thing. I never did that math before. I guess I'm older than I realized.
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