tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88678460281772544062024-03-05T19:19:51.538-08:00The Reality of Reality Televisionbmitrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060200707500420350noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8867846028177254406.post-35593056586077524582010-11-26T18:56:00.001-08:002010-12-03T11:38:55.722-08:00How Reality Television Affects our Society<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Wi9JlC-MbKgnjFwmPgWJsfUOjYeOJ5h0Vb5pIeBeI7w8wvWVymDO2pvDGrp1MdXsfmlLQNMo8gcjSFsBNckTUnx0PSLzr0wLbuf16yDZ-t68-iTkJdAhL1yR4MO-eHHALYSbYWQULg/s1600/image002-1.png"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></div></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqtfQTyzAQ_MFbni9OOtibdkehS0Lhs38jJ37VRhbuuZNV5lwe__djsTgbxvqYBs9U9Xf2n1FDS6I8EM3mMzlAmTIMyuq180z1_YAo5WAIWiRds12Tj1WCB09lqG5vhLKVMJaI1BK51Q/s1600/ziggy_tv.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqtfQTyzAQ_MFbni9OOtibdkehS0Lhs38jJ37VRhbuuZNV5lwe__djsTgbxvqYBs9U9Xf2n1FDS6I8EM3mMzlAmTIMyuq180z1_YAo5WAIWiRds12Tj1WCB09lqG5vhLKVMJaI1BK51Q/s200/ziggy_tv.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544055328528496498" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px; "><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One of today’s most popular genres on television is reality shows. Viewers feel </span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">they can connect with these normal people placed in various situations. Vi</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px; "><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">e</span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">wers, such as small children, teenagers a</span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">nd non-Americans, can learn about </span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">our culture by watching these reality shows. These are the typical views Americans have of reality television, but when you truly look at the content of theses shows do you still have the same viewpoints? Is </span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">reality television how you want your society to be identified or what you want to be compared to? Do you want your child to learn about our soci</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px; "><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ety based on th</span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">e content of American reality shows? After analyzing and researching some pop</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ular real</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ity television shows I have found just how </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 32px; font-family:Tahoma;">much reality television is affecting our society.</span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> “</span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is the true sto</span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ry... of eight strangers..</span></span><span style="font-family:Helvetica;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. picked to live in a house...work together and have their lives taped... to find out what happens... when people stop being polite... and start getting real...</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Real World</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.”</span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> These are the opening lines to the popular reality</span></span></p><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 148px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLvm7KrLkgFZA_yVrFyoEc28f7LDluNiGZYRGfXl4XuBGdjD8c_cTHerKg5bNoiZfEuUhW5GprXTrhW_A2RK0CBvjJJYh9mL_B2ZVWPugedQKZyQrKjh2xdg5lpSe-1VKZh5KO25G98ck/s200/Real_World_Fight.flv.jpg.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545866005717331666" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 32px; font-family:Tahoma;">tele</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 32px; font-family:Tahoma;">vision show “The Real World”. Viewers are taken on a journey through the few weeks these ei</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 32px; "><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ght </span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">strangers have to live together. </span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Th</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">eir time together usually consists of fighting, drinking, sex,drugs and inappropriate behavior. If this is “real” then I don’t want to be involved with any part of it. Lovetoknow.comstates, “</span></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica Neue"; mso-bidi-Helvetica Neue"font-family:";"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the same sexist and sick behavior seen on popular reality TV shows such as MTV’s ‘The Real World’ and ‘The Bachelor’ can also be found on mainstream dramas like ‘The Sopranos’, only there it's referred to as ‘nuanced storytelling’.” </span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Since the genre of these television shows is reality television, viewers take this “sexist and sick behavior” as something that is socially acceptable. If you see it on television you can do it in real life right? This perception of reality can be explained through Cultivation Theory.</span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Developed by George Gerbner, Cultivation Theory states that television shapes our perception of reality. For example, if we watc</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">h a lot of shows with violence, then </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">we perceive our world as more violent than it actually is. Assuming Cultivation Theory, small children and teenagers watching reali</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">ty television will accept everything in the show as socially acceptable. Those who are un-American and watch these reality shows will also have the perception that this is what America is really like. Personally, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">I would be horr</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">ified if my child though</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">t it would be acceptable to casually have sex with anyone, swear as often as possible and constantly be in a drunken state. I also find it awful that other cultures view our society with this perception. Below is </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">a video warning of the "realities" portrayed on television.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JCdQAaSmURM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JCdQAaSmURM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed><br /></object><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What most people don’t realize is these “reality shows” don’t contain much reality. They are like all other television shows in the fact that they are created on the basis of making a profit. This leads the producers to do anything and everything to attrac</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">t viewers. They will tweak this “reality” for better ratings. According to Mark Burnett, creator of the reality show “Survivor”, “it’s all about ec</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">onomics and commerce” (vision.org). Burnett also admitted “what goes on during ‘Survivor’ is ‘completely contrived.’ It is ob</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">vious when one thinks it through. The situations in which the contestants find themselves in are in</span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">vented, and the ever-present cam</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">era infl</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">uences the actions and decisions of every contestant.” Through my research I also found that certain characters to fill stereotypes are always present. As much as we try to void the authenticity of stereotypes, they are placed</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">within these shows for viewers to find a connection with the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">characters. Sadly, the viewers are buying it.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> The popular reality show, “The Hills”, is a perfect example of having little reality within the show. This show was a spin off series fr</span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">o</span></span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">m the reality show “Laguna Beach”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. “The Hills” began with a cast that viewers were already familiar with. As the show progressed, n</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">ew characters were introduced, including a stereotypical Hispanic character and more “dumb ditzy blondes”. Viewers watched for the drama and idolized the characters' wealth and popularity. Speculations that the show </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">was scripted surfaced and were finally confirmed on the show’s finale. T</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">he last scene shows two of the characters in front of the famous Hollywood sign saying their goodbyes. As the car drives away the viewers see the backdrop bein</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">g carried away and the lot of the movie studio appearing. The YouTube video below shows the last scene from this finale (the volume needs to be turned up to max</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">imum to hear it.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span></span></span></span><br /><br /><object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/S8gyXYr1ZAM?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/S8gyXYr1ZAM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object><br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The women characters of “The Hills” were always shown in some sort of conflict with one another. A viewer would deem a show of good qualit</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">y if one of the characters fulfilled their mission to seek revenge on another character. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">One aspect of Cultivation Theory is Mean World Syndrome. Mean World Syndrome is when someone finds their world more violent than it really is after watching a lot of violent television. Mean World Syndrome can apply </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">to “The Hills” in the fact that a teenage girl may become scared that her friends are always out to backstab her.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">If all of the girls on “The Hills” are backstabbing each other, why wouldn’t her friends be doing it to her? These reality shows unknowingly can cause someone to think that their world is more violent and cruel than it truly is.</span></p><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIF7Yr3-H7nfVQ3YJAkxpgDfuMRLC8wXPJ44TElMw-S4fGsVmJVUZq20fJ0D4mBuqaw9rfZtlwD5hdg2YZGkCDgzwN7sQbe1PsB9VIsz16limvJsnvLcFWrAg3FXfEyvgFFH3lR5Z9vTY/s200/efin715l.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544068741470283586" /> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So why do we continue to watch these pro</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">grams that falsely claim to be reality</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">? PsychologyToday.com conducted a survey of 239 people using the Reiss Profile. The Reiss Profile is a profile of 16 basic desires and values. According to Ci</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">tyWeb.com, “Each reality show portrays and fulfills certain desires- like power or influence, travel and living, survival and outwitting, beauty and satisfaction</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">, revenge and honor, etc.” The survey found the most popular reasons viewers watch reality television are to watch scenes of illicit sex, competitive nature and revenge. Viewers also watch reality television based on their desire for status or admire the fact that </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">by being on reality shows they could </span><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">in fact be the next celebrity. Based on these findings, viewers seem to watch reality television based on unmoral temptations. If this is the reason people are watching these shows, then these shows must be filled with a multitude of unmoral behavior. The fact that this is on telev</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">ision creates the image for viewers that this unmoral behavior is acceptable. Children and teenagers will start to acquire these morals and wil</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">l engage in similar situations presented on the show. From my research, I have found that the most offensive and reoccurring actions in reality television are inappropriate or ind</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">ecent acts. Therefore, parents need to play an active role in their child’s television viewing and need to explain the differences between good and bad. Let’s hope the reasons viewers watch these shows is to be their guilty pleasure and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">not because these are their true morals.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:200%"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Throughout my research of reality te</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">levision shows I have yet to come across evidence of a positive affect from these shows on society. These reality television shows convey negative morals to viewers who may not be able to distinguish between good and bad. They are not a reflection of our society, rather a fo</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">rm of entertainment. Without supervision of children’s viewership of these shows, they may come to believe this is the reality of our society and may engage in its actions. While they may be fun to watch, one must keep in mi</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">nd how </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">much “reality” these reality shows actually contain. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Tahoma;">Below are the content analysis I conducted for the popular reality television shows "The Hills" and "The Real World: New Orleans."</span></p><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr2Wi9JlC-MbKgnjFwmPgWJsfUOjYeOJ5h0Vb5pIeBeI7w8wvWVymDO2pvDGrp1MdXsfmlLQNMo8gcjSFsBNckTUnx0PSLzr0wLbuf16yDZ-t68-iTkJdAhL1yR4MO-eHHALYSbYWQULg/s320/image002-1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546464304080890546" /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Negative Connotations of the Reality Show "The Hills"</span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><table class="MsoTableMediumShading1Accent2" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="border-collapse:collapse;mso-table-layout-alt:fixed; border:none;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-themecolor:accent2; mso-border-alt:.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid #C0504D;mso-border-insideh-theme mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid #C0504D;mso-border-insidev-themecolor:accent2;"> <tbody><tr> <td width="109" valign="top" style="width:108.9pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D; mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#C0504D; mso-background-themepadding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Greed<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#C0504D;mso-background-themepadding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Indecent/Inappropriate<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#C0504D;mso-background-themepadding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Shallow<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="109" valign="top" style="width:108.9pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The characters are always shown shopping or taking lavish vacations. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Justin just grabbed my butt.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">They are only concerned about themselves and are constantly back stabbing each other. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="109" valign="top" style="width:108.9pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themeborder:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The characters make out with random people a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="109" valign="top" style="width:108.9pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While taking shots and drinking one of the characters says, “I’ve never been so proud in my life.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="109" valign="top" style="width:108.9pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themeborder:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Skinny dipping<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="109" valign="top" style="width:108.9pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dancing around the pool in bathing suits.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="109" valign="top" style="width:108.9pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themeborder:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The characters Kristin and Brody are shown as casually having sex.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="122" valign="top" style="width:121.5pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></o:p></p> </td> </tr> </tbody></table><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><br /></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Negative Connotations found in the Reality Show "The Real World: New Orleans"</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span><!--StartFragment--><table class="MsoTableMediumShading1Accent2" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="401" style="text-align: center;width: 400.8pt; margin-left: -0.05in; border-collapse: collapse; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color:accent2;"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:-1;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;height:29.3pt"> <td width="115" valign="top" style="width:114.8pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#C0504D; mso-background-themepadding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:29.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Stereotypes<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="185" valign="top" style="width:185.0pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#C0504D;mso-background-themepadding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:29.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Indecent/Inappropriate<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="101" valign="top" style="width:101.0pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-left:none;mso-border-left-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#C0504D;mso-background-themepadding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; height:29.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:white;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Vain<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;height:13.3pt"> <td width="115" valign="top" style="width:114.8pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-thememso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Some of the show’s characters are a gay black male who has his walls up, a regular black male, country girl, Muslim girl with no opportunities back home, white male jock and a beach bum.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="185" valign="top" style="width:185.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“We are going to party so hard, it will be the death of me.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> <td width="101" valign="top" style="width:101.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-thememso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One character states, “I hope this girl is a bombshell.”<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1;height:.2in"> <td width="115" valign="top" style="width:114.8pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt: .5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2incolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-yfti-cnfc:132"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“I feel like she is going to pull out all of the southern clichés.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="185" valign="top" style="width:185.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2incolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-yfti-cnfc:128"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“…raunchy parade where they throw penises.” “You had me at throwing penises.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="101" valign="top" style="width:101.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:.2incolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-yfti-cnfc:128"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“She is definitely a girl I would hook up with.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes;height:13.3pt"> <td width="115" valign="top" style="width:114.8pt;border:solid #C0504D; mso-border-themecolor:accent2;border:1.0pt;border-top:none;mso-border-top-alt: solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt; mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-themecolor:accent2;mso-border-alt: .5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint: 63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-yfti-cnfc:68"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The characters of the show claim men can’t be sentimental and if they are then they are “insane.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </td> <td width="185" valign="top" style="width:185.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.3ptcolor:accent2;"> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;mso-yfti-cnfc:64"><b><span style="font-family:Tahoma;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“You guys touch me and I feel like killing myself” This is one character referring to gay men.</span></span></b></p></td><td width="101" valign="top" style="width:101.0pt;border-top:none;border-left: none;border-bottom:solid #C0504D;mso-border-bottom-themecolor:accent2; border-bottom:1.0pt;border-right:solid #C0504D;mso-border-right-themecolor: accent2;border-right:1.0pt;mso-border-top-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-top-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-top-alt:.5pt;mso-border-left-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-left-themecolor: accent2;mso-border-left-alt:.5pt;mso-border-alt:solid #C0504D;mso-border-thememso-border-alt:.5pt;background:#EFD3D2;mso-background-thememso-background-themetint:63;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:13.3ptcolor:accent2;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></td></tr></tbody></table></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center">Below is a presentation I created of the negative features of reality television. Click the play arrow to start and click it after each slide to move to the next one. </p> <!--EndFragment--> </span></span><p></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><br /><br /><div class="prezi-player"><style type="text/css" media="screen">.prezi-player { width: 550px; } .prezi-player-links { text-align: center; }</style><object id="prezi_nrdd8j-ywigr" name="prezi_nrdd8j-ywigr" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" width="550" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff"><param name="flashvars" value="prezi_id=nrdd8j-ywigr&lock_to_path=0&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0"><embed id="preziEmbed_nrdd8j-ywigr" name="preziEmbed_nrdd8j-ywigr" src="http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="550" height="400" bgcolor="#ffffff" flashvars="prezi_id=nrdd8j-ywigr&lock_to_path=0&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0"></embed></object><div class="prezi-player-links"><p><a title="" href="http://prezi.com/nrdd8j-ywigr/the-realities-of-reality-television/">The Realities of Reality Television</a> on <a href="http://prezi.com/">Prezi</a></p></div></div></div></div></div>bmitrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12060200707500420350noreply@blogger.com0