Question

What do you think will be the lasting impact that Reality TV has on the Humanities and how we see ourselves as humans?

Answer 1

When people watch the reality shows, they think that those things are real and it happens in every ones life and these reality TV affects the teenager most. Reality TV is a huge part of our television viewing culture. It may be clear to many adults that not all is “real” in the world of “reality” TV. Many reality shows depict women idealizing beauty and thinness, giving the impression that a woman’s value is based on her appearance, and that popularity is derived from beauty. Due to this many woman loses their self-confidence and they become more concerned regarding their external beauty. Other common values perpetuated by reality TV include materialism, and an idealization of a hard-partying and “celebrity” lifestyle without regard for consequences. Reality TV typically reveals inappropriate behavior within peer groups, often promoting interpersonal drama, aggression, and bullying. Children learn what they see and sometimes they also think that those things are in real and start doing and behaving in the same way. While reality TV seems to place emphasis on sex appeal, materialism, hard-partying and relational aggression, it does not emphasize the fact that many women on these shows are highly intelligent and successful in their real lives.