Lupe Coria
9/4/2012
Reality Television
Reality television is a big thing throughout the world. There are many different types of reality shows; there are documentaries, hidden cameras, and reality game shows. I enjoy watching documentaries about people’s life, and especially when it is something entertaining. I usually watch Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, and My super Sweet 16. I like to watch these shows, but then I think about it and sometimes the casts from the shows are snobs. Sometimes I feel they just have disrespectful attitudes towards others. I know that they are just shows that seek attention, and I do not have to watch them if I chose not to, but I guess I just watch them to criticize them. There is certainly some pros and cons about all the reality shows. Some may have life experiences and may also teach life lessons. Those are the shows I do enjoy watching because people find it important. They can find it useful in case they are going through something related to that show. Dating reality shows can be entertaining, but they are also annoying because there are girls that are in the show for fame and/ or money. It is funny watching girls fight against each other for a man that might not even chose them. They lose friends and family for these types of shows, and some even leave children behind to act foolish. Although I find some dating shows annoying, I have to say they do give me a good laugh. These girls do not have any self-respect though. They do anything for attention and I do mean anything.
Reality television can be both harming and benefitting to our society. It is harming our society because many teenage girls and boys see these actors as role models. These party freak actors do not think that teens may be watching them doing disrespectful things. They break the law, so it gives viewers a green light that not just because one breaks the law they are going to get caught. Therefore many viewers may go out and do underage drinking, causing fights, and even smoking pot. It may also be beneficial to society because people do learn things in these reality shows. For example, in some shows it shows how kids suffer because of how drunken parents treat them. It is a life experience that other people can relate to and do something about it. There are many educational television programs as well like the Geographical Channel. They have men use their surviving skills to stay alive in bad weather conditions and risky places,
I only like to watch teen mom and true life on MTV. Other than MTV i like bridezillas! Reality tv is crazy, but sometimes its better than real life.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say that you have a choice to watch it. it happens to me when i just get sucked into something that seems interesting.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I also believe we can benefit from reality tv shows but they can also harm us.
ReplyDeleteyou are right!! we all decide what to watch, and there's always those informative reality shows.
ReplyDeleteYou are absolutely correct, no one can make your decisions its upon yourself what you decide to do, whether its good or bad, we cant just blame the shows we watch!
ReplyDeletetrue, people on tv now are such bad influences. and the thing is that alot of kds watch them because they are on the pepular channels, like MTV.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you when you say that the cast members have disrespectful attitudes towards others. They believe they can do whatever they want just because they are famous and popular.
ReplyDeleteActually, I think some of the casts in a reality TV only show what they want the viewers to see. For when the audience recognize their actions, they will become famous in some way. It is not totally the "real" meaning of "reality".
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