Reality TV shows are growing rapidly popular across the US. People are tuning in to see game shows, talent shows, and to see camera crews follow celebrities. The question is, is there any value to these shows? One might argue that they hold educational values and they are entertaining. Although these might be valid reasons to prove reality TV is beneficial, the truth is it is not beneficial at all. Reality TV is fake and staged, gives off bad influences, and exploits many people.
Being fake and staged is something for sitcoms and soap operas, not reality TV. The unreality of reality TV gives viewers a false interpretation of what their lives should be like. Reality TV shows that for some reason there will always be a reason to yell, get into fights, and cry. This isn't how life is supposed to be. People are starting to wonder why their lives aren't like this, and they do crazy things to try and have a reality TV life. These shows are affecting the morals of peoples lives.
Reality TV shows can also be badly influental to viewers. Jersey Shore, for example, shows that the best life is a life of partying. Another show, 16 and Pregnant shows people that all you have to do to get on TV is get pregnant. These shows might be the reason you see 12 and 13 year olds partying and wearing almost nothing. These kinds of influences are affecting our youth more than we know. Teens and kids want to do what's in style and what's popular, but they fail to realize that trying to be the kind of real that reality TV shows, isn't being real at all.
Have you ever walked into your house, asked your mom a question, and then started fighting physically with her? Well it happens all the time on reality TV. When watching these shows, every episode has three main parts: the meaningless conversation, the fight, and the meaningless conversation #2. No matter what the situation, there is always a fight. Even if it is a little entertaining, is it right to show people that fighting is ok in all situations. These shows are showing people that you don't have to reason with anybody or even compromise with them, you can just yell, punch, and kick and your problems will be solved.
Reality TV has really not shown any value. What can you say to defend this genre? It's all staged, it's badly influental, and they show violence repeatidly. Even though these are all valid reasons to show that reality TV has no value, the genre will still continue to spread. In the end, it's about what the people want, and if this is what the people want then they will get it.
Reality TV shows can also be badly influental to viewers. Jersey Shore, for example, shows that the best life is a life of partying. Another show, 16 and Pregnant shows people that all you have to do to get on TV is get pregnant. These shows might be the reason you see 12 and 13 year olds partying and wearing almost nothing. These kinds of influences are affecting our youth more than we know. Teens and kids want to do what's in style and what's popular, but they fail to realize that trying to be the kind of real that reality TV shows, isn't being real at all.
Have you ever walked into your house, asked your mom a question, and then started fighting physically with her? Well it happens all the time on reality TV. When watching these shows, every episode has three main parts: the meaningless conversation, the fight, and the meaningless conversation #2. No matter what the situation, there is always a fight. Even if it is a little entertaining, is it right to show people that fighting is ok in all situations. These shows are showing people that you don't have to reason with anybody or even compromise with them, you can just yell, punch, and kick and your problems will be solved.
Reality TV has really not shown any value. What can you say to defend this genre? It's all staged, it's badly influental, and they show violence repeatidly. Even though these are all valid reasons to show that reality TV has no value, the genre will still continue to spread. In the end, it's about what the people want, and if this is what the people want then they will get it.
Hi Sage, I enjoyed reading about reality TV. I agree with your overall opinion, however, the structure of the blog was somewhat unorganized. It could have been using larger paragraphs relating these smaller paragraphs to larger topics. Good job.
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