Reality Television Not So Real
Reality television shows are the new trend. There are multiple reality TV shows out there. Some are informational, inspiring, and true, and others that are damaging, inappropriate, unreal, and negative, especially for the youth of America. Some reality television shows illustrate violence, sexual behaviors, substance abuse, and degrading stereotypes that are feeding drama into society. Adolescents are very easily persuaded and these types of shows need to be censured so that youth have a better perception of life and not what they think life is.
Let’s take for instance, Jersey Shore. This show is targeted at teens and young adults. The show is full of drama, drinking, and hooking up. Is this reality? Is this what real life is about? Cast members have been arrested and let go the next day. Do they show when the cast member shows up to court? What are our teens learning from this REAL LIFE show??
Let’s talk about the adults. Jersey Housewives, Housewives of Atlanta, Orange County, New York and Beverly Hills, is this, what the life of a real housewife is like. Why are so many adults feeding into this drama. Is the drama in your real life not enough?
Now we have Teen Mom. It shows the rough life of a teen and the sacrifices they have made because of getting pregnant young. At first this was the case. Now their salaries are in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The original cast is getting older and the show needs new girls. Teen girls are getting pregnant so they can get on the show!! This is ridiculous and the poor kids that will suffer from it, is disgusting. This show went from teaching a valuable lesson, but fame took over and now it’s causing teens to ignore the lesson for the chance of fame.
There are some reality shows that do not feed into the negative lifestyles. The dance and singing revolution has taken over its part of reality television with American Idol, Dancing with the Starts, Americas Best Dance Crew. Weight loss shows have come out that help people who are having problems trying to lose weight. Extreme Home Makeover, finds families who have suffered from the toils of life and helps them rebuild. These all tend to keep out of the negative influences for the most part, and entertain without destructive drama.
Reality television has very few positives. Most of the influences and lessons they portray is that excessive drinking, fighting, and sex are what life is about. There are a very few of them that do have some positive lessons to teach but the negatives still seems to outweigh the positives. Are the TV producers and stations to blame or is it Americans as a people and our society to blame? If we don’t watch it they won’t air it.
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