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Bullying, Harassment, And Humiliation Essay

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Bullying, Harassment, and humiliation might not be the first words that pop into your head when you think of fun or entertainment. Surprisingly enough, the actions of our society speak differently. Using humiliation as a way of entertainment can be seen in countless ways in our society including social media and television. Everyone is on some type of social media whether is be Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Snapchat. Our investment in media makes harassment easy because mass amounts of people can be targeted or watch others be humiliated. According to the DoSomething Campaign, nearly 70% of people have reported seeing some sort of harassment online (DoSomething). By humiliating others we are able to increase our own self worth because we base our self esteem on others. You might think you are not guilty of being involved in watching the humiliation of others for entertainment, but even by watching reality tv society engages in this trend. The popular show The Biggest Loser is a reflection of this trend in reality television by using public humiliation of its contestants to create entertainment and the audience enjoys this humiliation because it increases their self esteem. The purpose of reality television is to be entertaining, but to do this producers tend to publicly shame and humiliate their participants. Since 2004 The Biggest Loser has captivated millions of viewers from around the world. The show pits obese contestants against one another in a race to see who

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