Reality Television

Remember when The Real World was basically the only form of reality television besides game shows? I mean my introduction to reality T.V. was shit like Double Dare on Nickelodeon, but who knew we'd spin that whole concept into a genre of television which has become the norm. It's gotten to the point where reality T.V. is miseducating the masses about a person or group of people. Stereotypes are either being built or reinforced and unfortunately a whole lot of naive and/or dumb people have access to remote controls and cable T.V. without the proper guidance or aren't fortunate enough to encounter multiples walks of life in this country. It's easy to squash said stereotypes by just meeting different types of people, but when you're born and raised in Mooseknuckle, Omaha and your introduction to Black Americans is Basketball Wives or Love & Hip Hop, that doesn't necessarily help you with judging people. I mean we all judge so peace out with that righteous bullshit, but to do so ignorantly is beyond me. Reality T.V. has turned into a tool for the closeted to make assumptions about flocks of folks whom they'll probably never meet in their lifetime; what happened to the entertainment? When I see shows like Saturday Night Live misrepresenting the citizens of say like a New Jersey, their go-to impersonations shouldn't be of a Jersey Shore reject. Although a lot of truth is said in jest, in this case the truth may be representing someone's own prejudices and assumptions. We went from green slime oozing out of huge ( faux Jewish) noses to grown women beating the living shit out of one another in front of cameras, why? Oh I know why; because fuck you that's why. You're gonna watch it anyway... Can't complain about these type of shows if you indulge. Check your ingredients before you find yourself on a television show embarassing your family for flashing lights and a couple of bucks. Peace!