Reality Tv Promote Dangerous Stereotypes

These reality television shows use stereotypes in many cases to continue to have an audience, and because people continue to watch these shows, these stereotypes are not only in television but they disseminate into

In order to fit in to society, some people may modify their own actions based on the perceived reality of the TV show. It is easy to reality TV programs and the way they are perceived, could affect society as a whole.

Also, in many cases, the characters used in these shows are not ordinary individuals, but highly paid actors that simply recite scripts. Clearly, these shows are inaccurately labeled as “reality television,” and many individual’s time is wasted as a result. Time for many is very valuable. Wasting a person’s time because of an inaccurate description could be just as detrimental as wasting a person’s money because of an inaccurate description. Many people watch these shows to view real life situations, but what they are really viewing is the complete opposite. This cultivates confusion about what is real and what is fake.

Reality show characters are often shown in embarrassing situations and their personal matters are publicized to the world. The research found that frequent viewers of reality TV highly value revenge, competition, and achieving status and prestige (Mendible, 2004, p. 336). Mendible further discussed reality television’s strategic use of humiliation as a form of entertainment to draw in viewers (Mendible, 2004). With constant exposure to media images, audiences may be influenced by the television show’s values and subliminal messages. People use reality television as an informational tool to “people watch” and observe what is socially acceptable or not (Tyree, 2011, p. 397). The problem with using television to observe and decipher social norms with is that reality shows are not actually based on real events.

Not only is reality TV inappropriate, but it can also humiliate people. For example, in Jersey Shore when the cast goes out to Karma, a club in Jersey, the cast gets drunk and embarrasses themselves because they start getting careless with their actions, cause trouble with other people and start revealing things on TV like skirts going up, tops coming down, etc. For a recovering addict, it is a disgrace to watch themselves and their families on programs like Intervention because they can look back at how they used to struggle in those “sticky situations” and it will always be a part of television entertainment. 16 and Pregnant shows couples and families getting into fights with each other and the cameras are always catching every moment of these battles along with the ups and downs of their struggle. This is what catches the viewers’ attention, dramatic fights. Poniewozik expresses how “it’s often women degrading themselves” and he does not want his “nine year-old thinking that’s the way girls should behave” (236). Basically, Poniewozik expresses how these shows, give people an insulting idea of women, so he forbids his daughter to watch these television

Reality TV shows are subjecting members of society to the belief that their world should go just as they planned and they should be entitled to anything they want. For example, Keeping Up with the Kardashians presents a perfect world where you don’t have to work for what you have; therefore, giving the illusion that everything you want should be given, not earned. Due to this, society is developing into a selfish way of thinking, taking whatever they want instead of just what they earned. Because of reality TV the world is being misconstrued as a place where it should be all about yourself instead of helping out your fellow man. Shows such as Survivor and Big Brother depict a world in which you must betray people in order to succeed. This causes the viewers to lie and be manipulative in the world because that is the only way they believe they can be successful. Moreover, the way the world is viewed is changing at a rapid pace and as the viewers that tune in on a weekly basis continue their obsession with reality television the way they think and act may continue to change.

What once started as every day, regular people appearing on television shows have now morphed into celebrities and want to be celebrities competing for attention and doing almost anything to receive it on primetime television. The genre of television, which was once jumpstarted by the appeal of relatable people, who could be the viewers’ next door neighbors, being featured has since disappeared and been replaced by a monstrosity that does not accurately portray reality and often stereotypes people (Huff). One specific group that has been targeted by what reality television has morphed into is women. The new version of reality television is specifically adequate at encouraging gender culture, the set of behaviors or practices associated with masculinity and femininity (Huff). Reality television enforces gender roles and negatively impacts feminism in today’s society. Reality television sexualizes women, portrays them as dependent on and less superior to men, and exemplifies them as dramatic, catty, and often only as homemakers. The portrayal and stereotyping of women on reality television is demoralizing and can be described as “the contemporary backlash against feminism” (“Reality TV”). These false and demeaning stereotypes are prevailed in all types of reality television shows, making their impact extensive, considering Americans spend one-third of their spare time watching television and of that time sixty-seven percent is spent watching reality television (“Reality

First of all, television has corrupted American culture by influencing our values. This is most prominently seen with the portrayal of gender roles in television programs, especially where women are objectified sexually. Such an environment is extremely dangerous

A person’s mind is filled from ear to ear, with worries, concerns, and meaningless thoughts, that it is easy to lose track of the importants aspects of life, Such as knowing your values, and remaining true to yourself. Furthermore, when they see someone who has “it better” than them in the real world, they easily are able to get engaged with the the program being presented, even if it is not all fairytales all the time. Watching these programs allows the individual to relax, and establish hope, for the majority. Rarely, it stresses others out due to the fact that they don't have the same lifestyle. Altogether, the viewer will still present similarities between their lifestyle and the reality shows, for better or for worse.

This research will focus on the negative impact of reality TV and analyse facts and examples of influence from reality TV shows. The information provided and studies are referred from year 2000 till present hence it will be based on most recent popular reality TV shows.

In this research paper, I will be talking about the negative effects of reality television on its viewers and how it affects the American culture of today’s society. People may disagree and say there are positive effects, I realize that. On the contrary, the negative effects seem to outnumber the positive effects. Reality TV stars are becoming huge role models with teenagers, rather parents

Does reality Tv promote harmful stereotypes? The live television changed, and people are too. The way that Tv supports dangerous stereotypes is by bad shows, uncensored words, and drama.

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.

In reality TV the use of real average people as there contestants is done to help intrigue the audience and keep them interested in the show as they are able to connect and relate more to people who have similar life stories or similar interests to them. Back stories are one way in which reality TV helps to draw interest from the audience. An example of this is through the backstory of Seth Aaron on Project Runway. Seth Aaron is originally shown as a a guy who seems a bit dark and ‘gothic’. During a home visit however this appearance is changed as the audience sees a softer side to him, where they learn that it’s really hard for him to be away from his family. The audience is also shown footage of Seth playing on the trampoline and playing

For close to a decade, the ethics behind the existence of reality TV have been questioned. While there are ardent viewers of reality TV, researchers and other scholars disapprove them, and claim that the world would have been in a better place. Reality TV shows, especially in America, are extremely profitable to media owners, and this has increased their popularity in the recent years. The main target audience for these shows are teenagers and women, who spend a lot of time discussing about them, even hours after the shows. Most of the reality shows in America and other parts of the world have common ideas. The most fundamental aspect of most reality TV shows is that they display people who go through embarrassing, painful and humiliating ordeals. This is what the reality shows expect their audiences to be entertained, and presumably laugh at the situations the people go through. For this reason and many more, it has been found that they are more detrimental than entertaining to the society, and therefore, the world would be in a better place without them (Pozner 89-91).