Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Evaluation

Since television came into existence, it has evolved into a useful tool to spread ideas, both social and political, and has had a great effect on the generations growing up with these heavily influential shows. To these younger generations, television has taken the role of a teacher, with the task of creating a social construction by which many of us base our personal beliefs and judgments on. This power allows television shows take the opportunity to address problems in a manner that many audiences can take to heart. Many television shows present controversial topics in a comical matter, in some ways to soften the blow of hard-hitting reality at the same time bringing attention to the issue being addressed. In the television show,

In the study by the Girl Scouts Institute over 1000 girls ages 11-17 said that they regularly watched reality TV and “accept and expect a higher level of drama, aggression, and bullying in their own lives as well” compared to girls who didn’t watch

The average American child watches 20 hours of television per week, that is 5,000 hours before first grade. Most children between the ages of 3-6 years old can even turn on the television and start a DVD by themselves. I am guilty of allowing my children more TV time then they should have, but I guess that is because I enjoy watching it myself. There are many hidden messages in children’s shows that I was oblivious to until now. For instance, in the show “Rugrats” Charlotte Pickles, Angelica’s mom never had time for her, always on the phone and working. Ethnic stereotyping is another message sent in Speedy Gonzalez’s cousin Slow Poke Rodriguez which is lazy, slow, and dim witted. Morality is also affected by these shows. Most every little boy

The book also focuses on the FBI investigation which was quite poorly conducted and also lacked the co-operation of state officials. One also has to consider that Georgia was the home of that arch-segregationist William Russell who

In Cinderella Ate My Daughter Peggy Orenstein examines the triumphs and pitfalls navigating raising a daughter, in today’s mixed message world. From peer pressure and the need to fit in today’s society, young females have commercialism forced at them at every turn and in very clever ways. Doll creators have been pushing the boundaries of good taste with each new season launch. When the more “mature” actresses at the age of 17 feel the need to do something drastic to remove them from the wholesome image created for by company executives, mothers and consumers feel betrayed, and yet then we need to have a dialog with our kids as to why just last month Miley Cyrus was wonderful but now she is not okay for the viewing household.

When watching Dance Moms or the Real Housewives, adolescents are exposed to seeing their beloved stars belittle and back-stab each other. On cyberbullyhotline.com, it states that most reality shows are scripted and force the celebrities to "fight" or "argue" because they believe the more conflict between females, the more viewers they'll receive. Unfortunately, teens think it's acceptable to gossip about their friends and bully other people. Reporter, Shelba Waldron says, "On these shows, girls are being told that they must beat down another girl, in order to get ahead." Times newspaper has shown that girls who watch these violent reality shows have a higher incidence of bullying, cyber bullying and other vicious behaviors than girls that do not. Waldron also stated that thirty-seven percent of the youth that watch reality shows believe that being cold-hearted gets them more respect than being

When I was younger their were more inspirational television shows to watch, such as Thats so Raven, Full House, The Cosby Show an many other television shows that you and your family can sit down and watch together. Today the younger kids do not have anything like those positive television shows to look at anymore. Nowadays we have T.V shows that got to do with cheating, lies, and deceit. What ever happen to those T.V shows that you parents wouldn’t mind you to watch without having their parental advisement. One T.V show that is so disrespectful and degrading to me is the television show “Bad Girls Club.” Bad girls club is a reality television series. It centers on seven rebellious women aged from 21 to 27 with different personalities and backgrounds, who have a number of behavioral problems. its original plot was to try to help seven behavior problem women change their self destructing antics, while they spend three months in a fine mansion with one another, during which they have to go by some specific rules, which they must get kick out of the show if they don’t obey them. The women on the show have negatively influenced the younger viewers with 24/7 drinking and partying, the promiscuity, and the constant fighting. The show fails to show the outcome of the actions the women on the show will have to face in real life, but instead it paints a picture that there are no real consequences to the actions that they chose to follow but getting fame.

Before the 1950’s the City of Stone Mountain, DeKalb County, Georgia was known for its Klu Klux Klan rallies; its all white, pristine middle-class neighborhoods; and its superb schools. The unrelenting Civil Rights Movement entered into the United States during the 1950’s and

Similar to Sontag’s “Notes On Camp”, which “proposes a comic vision of the world” (Sontag 288), Ryan Murphy’s “Scream Queens” utilizes comedy to portray issues prevalent in society today. By “dethroning the serious” (Sontag 288) and being “playful” (Sontag 288) and “anti-serious” (Sontag 288), “Scream Queens” effectively accomplishes this feat. The TV series “Scream Queens”, deals with numerous social issues in society such as homosexuality, racism and eating disorders. However, through its comedy and lack of seriousness, this series is able to provide a sense of bluntness and harsh reality of these issues. By adopting this unique approach, this TV series’ use of comedy works, as it depicts these social issues in its true light, which many believe are non-existent, subsequently leading to society’s ability to tackle these issues directly and ‘head on’.

Some of the most popular television shows in today’s society are The Biggest Looser, Jersey Shore, and Big Brother. These programs and many others are classified as reality television. Reality television’s main purpose is to attempt to portray ordinary people in unscripted situations. Recently, however, many of these shows have achieved in creating the complete opposite, and have earned an immense amount of criticism as a result. Reality television programs are detrimental to society because they influence bad behavior among teenagers, do not produce authentic real life situations, and they humiliate many of the characters.

Ever wounder why reality T.V. shows have ratings through the roof? Does watching a particular show make you think how they continue to have rising viewings rates? The reality T.V. show “Dance Moms” has viewers constantly asking themselves these particular questions. Although the show is considered a reality T.V. show, there are many clear points that show, “Dance Moms”, is not as real as producers make viewers believe.

Parents unknowingly subject their young impressionable children to television shows that subliminally depict and perpetuate stereotypes every time they turn on the television. Reality television is a major culprit of this and we are all its victims. More than half of prime time television is reality TV based, which means it is in popular demand. This is very troubling. Television incessantly drills ideas into our minds until we believe and internalize them.

Kids should have the time to be kids and not be the next big thing on reality television. Children have been on reality television for a very long amount of time, even though it can be fun to be on television the ugly truth from other people can hurt them. When kids are on reality television, they usually get to live a good life, but if some people don't like them, it can impact them in a very big way and they get very emotional and humiliated. Kids are too young to be on reality television because it can cause them to be lazy and too emotional. Kids shouldn’t be on reality television because it can stress them out and they are too young to be on television. Kids should have a blast being young and not have cameras in their face everywhere they go.

“Let’s go the shows almost on” was what my younger cousin said to my brother as they both rushed in to watch Pequeños Gigantes a reality TV game show about kids. Reality TV over the years has garnered a rather negative reputation over the years due to shows like the Jersey Shore encouraging bad behavior. While there are some reality TV shows are a negative influence, most reality TV shows have a more positive influence on audiences of various ages.

Reality television (RTV) programs are one of the most famous types of television shows, especially among teens. Statistics show that between the ages of twelve and seventeen in America, three out of their four favourite programs are reality television programs, but people have a very vague idea of what reality television is, or when to classify a certain show as a reality program. According to Alice Hall in her paper “Viewer’s Perception of Reality Programs,” reality program does not have a standard definition because of its variety and diversity, but she gathered data based on group interviews, asked them why they like RTV and what characteristics constitutes a reality program. Basically, she proposed that the reason why it is famous is because of what is is. She then concluded that RTV is a television program that shows an unscripted presentation of real people’s experience that shows novelty and unpredictability to its audience (Hall). Hall also states that there are no definite sub-genres of reality television but