Reality Shows

Just about every channel you tune into, you're bound to find some sort of reality show. From MTV's "Cribs" to E!'s show "Bridalplasty".

Now, I got a bone for "Bridalplasty". I want to know what some of these women think when they look in the mirror in the weeks/months leading up to their wedding. Granted a few were overweight and had lipo/tummy tugs, but the majority of them had breast implants, nose jobs, and who knows what else. And to no surprise, a number of the women had formed an alliance to oust the others to get further along into the competition. And in the end, only one woman out of the dozen or so that were there had all her plastic surgeries she wanted so she could be "perfect" for the wedding.

And these teen shows that's on VH1: "16 and Pregnant" really stands out. Yeah, it might show the hardships these teen mothers are going through, but it's also showcasing that girls at that age can go around fucking their boyfriends, get pregnant, and have their parents take care of her and her kid. Either way, shows like that should not be on tv showing that it's alright to go around and getting pregnant then expect to have your parents take care of you and their grandchild.

And the Bachelor/Bachelorette shows. Do we really need to sit in front of the tv once a week to watch a man/woman date two dozen or so members of the opposite gender just to find "The One"? It was bad enough when VH1 had the "Flavor of Love" and "Who Loves New York" (may not be correct title) shows. I seriously don't want to sit there for an hour and have a third of the show be make out scenes, even if the show goes out to commercial.

And what do these people who allow cameras into their houses for "Cribs"? Do they really want to make us feel all depressed about what we don't have? It's bad enough that "normal" people like us can barely afford what we do have. So stop showing off what you do have and let us get on with our barely functioning lives.

Today's television is bombarded with reality shows that show that it's fine to get pregnant at the age of 16, brides who compete just to get free plastic surgery, grown men and women who are dating 20 some odd people of the opposite gender at the same time, and that if you get enough money, you can get 20 cars, a large acre piece of land, and have a large house and a large amount of material wealth. It's time to go back to a time when the shows on tv when the shows were worthy of quality family time. Who cares what celebrity has in their bedroom? That 16 year old in high school should have had a talk with her parents about having sex with her boyfriend. Those men and women apparently need the help of a network and a television show to find the one that he/she wants to spend the rest of their life. Who wants to watch low self esteem women compete to get their ideal bodies for their weddings?