Reality TV, the next worse thing to infomercials, except reality TV does way more damage to our society, especially with the way television molds the impressionable minds of our youth. Sometimes when I go places I see ignorant people having ignorant conversations about the ignorant reality TV show they watched last night. The majority of the conversations include what happened on some ridiculous reality TV show ” Girl if that was me I woulda” or “I can’t believe she’s 16 and pregnant and acting like that”. Yet people don’t see anything wrong with watching and promoting these disgusting shows.
I really believe if people took a step back and looked at what they got out of these shows they would be ashamed. What’s going on ? Well first maybe the self esteem is low or your life sucks. So, you go home and turn on The Biggest Loser. Suddenly you start to feel better about yourself and your situation. Because face it, those people have it way worse than you, there’s no way you would let yourself go like that. In fact, we are letting ourselves go every time we promote these shows.
The individualism television feeds our society is scary. I remember when I was growing playing outside was the thing to do, if you weren’t hanging with the crew then you were either sick or grounded. Now a days even on Christmas there are next to no children outside enjoying their presents. I think if we put the “REAL” back in ”REALity” I think things would be less stressful on us all. We would most definitely have stronger relationships with “REAL” people. Wake up.
Lastly, I’m going to talk about MTV promoting teen pregnancy to our youth. They lie and tell us they are trying to prevent teen pregnancy, while glamorization it on a station that mostly teenage girls watch? I’m confused ? So, you mean to tell me that dramatizing and glamorization teen pregnancy to teenage girls on MTV is going to make young girls not want to get pregnant. Get the … I’m sorry, I almost got angry. The saddest thing about it is teenager’s parents let their girls watch this garbage. It’s a sad day in hell when pregnant 16 year olds have become entertaining to us.
We have become spectators in the Colosseum watching our modern-day gladiators desensitize us from what’s right and what’s wrong. We pass up our fellow-man in need because all we care about is ourselves. Become more human and be ”REAL” with yourself. Live your own life stop living it through television’s fake reality of people they edit on-screen to entertain us. Build lasting relationships!
Black Mule
Wow! You are right. I’m guilty of watching these types of shows and saying at least my life is better than that.
I think we all have. I’m guilty myself but when I took a step back looked at what I was watching I didn’t like it at all.
I got rid of my cable TV subscription years ago when it became apparent that the history channel was no longer about history, and TLC was no longer about learning (and A&E was no longer about the arts, and even Food Network went south).
Very true sir I didn’t even look at it that way.
I agree and I dont even have television in my house, I can better direct my daughter to more productive things. I dont allow the tv to teach my daughter that teen pg is bad I do that by teaching her how to respect not only her self but other people. We live in a society that says children don’t need to be taught or disciplined but allow them to grow up “unhindered” by rules and limiations. Children are not taught responsibility. They are taught that they dont have to work hard for things they want. All because people dont want to hurt their feelings. Dont crush their spirit. Children need to learn humility, rejection and disapointment in life because they need to learn how to deal with it and they get that from experience and a good support group that helps them understand that negative feelings are normal part of life but that you can and do move on from them. Kids are not taught how to deal with these emotions. People try to keep kids from them and wonder why they react the way they do when they were never taught how to cope with being teased or feelings that are normal reactions to certain situation. It’s like people don’t want to acknowlage people have more feelings and emotions besides happiness.
Wow, your comment is so true in the aspect of emotions we all need to learn how to cope with in the “REAL WORLD” im glad to hear how you are raising your daughter. She will appriciate it in the long run.