Reality Tv??

Before I used to think that reality was not "real" but something else created to entertain us no matter how mellowdramatic and outrageous it can be. According to my research, it has been around since the 1940s but didnt blow up until the 1990s when the first "Real World" premiered. It really emerged with shows like "Fear Factor," "Survivor," and "The Amazing Race." Naturally the success spurred many long running shows we have today but has taken a turn for the worst in recent years.
No longer are people watching the competition shows or shows forcing strangers to live with each other, but are tuning into so-called love shows and shows of basically people making a fool of themselves just for a paycheck. I used to think people went on those shows being ignorant to become a star or get paid more but now I believe it's much deeper than that. I believe that it shows just how ignorant most of the American people act and how acceptable it is. The news doesn't even report "news" anymore, most of the time it is scandal and gossip as if it is a regular tabloid.
The media in general has fallen off, but they are not the total blame. We give them their ratings and their money for magazines, etc. We are continuously glued to the radio, tv, internet or whatever way we receive our info to feed into this nonsense. Home pages of websites and radio/tv commercials are flooded with the mess we see on Tv. Continuously worried about who's gay, who is dating who, who's on drugs, etc etc and supporting pure trash on so called television shows.
Enough ranting....LOL
Anyway, the new reality shows are real in my opinion. I say this because it shows us what we need to fix as a community. We are ashamed of these ppl [whether it's b/c you're black, a female, a mother, an artist, etc] because they are generally embarrassing us as whole...or are they?? This is how other nations view our country, as a joke! I can go on and on but sadly no ones cares..in the end, it's about the money.