Reality shows

So,what is the deal with reality shows? I mean shows like amazing race, survivor etc shows its purpose but what about shows like kardashians, guliana n bill, kimora and even the bachelors. Are these real or act? If its act, they might as well turn it into drama like desperate housewives or cougar town. The dramas shows reality through acting. I feel like reality shows are such rip offs. They in no way depict reality. I think a lot of the reality shows have now done away with the reality part of them and have became rather scripted which sort of defeats the purpose. So, why show at all? Money? glamour? Publicity? No, they call it entertainment. They are popular because they appeal to people's voyeuristic tendencies.


Our current society desires reality. People yearn to see themselves on TV; and if not themselves then any other middle class or celebrity. they try to live through the rich and glamorous. The undeniable popularity of reality shows says a lot about the current world lifestyle and culture. A scripted reality has the eerie possibility of transforming relationships in the unscripted world. For whichever reason, our society is being exploited and portrayed as a dramatized, rehearsed, and utterly shallow mess of bad judgment and depleting values.


Producers of reality TV do not realize the harm they are causing by brainwashing us into thinking that real world people and events are as portrayed TV. When young girls see that the prettiest and skinniest girl wins everytime, a dangerous stereotype emerges. When sex, explicit or subliminal, is a recurring theme in almost all reality shows, explicit or subliminal, our society is portrayed with no moral compass.

The reality is that what TV deems REAL is actually distracting society from what really matters: preserving the family, education, culture, morale, having control over our government, and feeling safe at home. The continuous desire for reality TV supports the misrepresentation and hegemony of western and entices other, more conservative nations to frown upon world's culture.

Someone, somewhere has pre-determined what our society believes as REAL and they are laughing all the way to the bank.