Reality TV

The children of today will be the first generation raised in the world of reality television. Think about that for a few moments.

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Scary, isn't it? These precious little children will know nothing of TGIF or the golden age. They have:
Super Sweet 16, Survivor, COPS, The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, The Amazing Race, The Biggest Loser, Pimp My Ride, The Hills, Laguna Beach, Flavor of Love, Wife Swap, Supernanny,
Top Chef, Project Runway, The Swan, 18 Kids and Counting, 16 & Pregnant, ANTM, American Idol, Big Brother, Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader?, Dancing with the Stars, Celebrity Fit Club, Deadliest Catch, Hell's Kitchen, Jackass, I Love New York, Newlyweds, Jon and Kate Plus 8, So You Think You Can Dance, Queer Eye, The Girls Next Door, The Simple Life, What Not To Wear, and of course, The Real World.

What's sad is that isn't even half the reality shows that are on television. Those are only the ones this wonder woman could think of. And that is equally sad.

We are smothered with 'reality'. Story has gone out the drain and we're left to simply watch ourselves. But that's not even true. The people who end up on a lot of these shows are not at all like any person I have ever met. They're like caricature's of archetypes, people pretending to be people. It makes your head spin just trying to decompress all the mask wearing and fake behavior to try and really see the truly wonderful human condition.

So these kids, who have grown up with all this reality, do they know the difference between reality and reality?

Pondering, WW