The Reality of Reality TV Shows

    Reality tv shows today have taken over on every channel you turn to. They have changed they way of thinking of people and may show that some things happen and its okay, but sometimes it shouldn’t be okay. Tv shows like 16 and pregnant promoted teenage pregnancy and showed girls that they can become famous if they get pregnant at a young age. Teen Mom the follow up show actually showed that teenage pregnancy wasn’t a good thing and people don’t have their fairytale at such a young age. Another show Keeping up with the Kardashians promote the outrageous behavior no one in real life acts like or deals with. Jersey Shore promoted a partying lifestyle and that its okay just to party and get drunk everyday.
    I prefer not to watch reality shows because of what most of them promote. I feel like they show things are socially acceptable, when to most they are not at all. People give teen moms weird looks when they see them, if a teen is seen with a young child regardless of their connection some just assume that its their child. The Kardashians to me are just ridiculous and need to get a real life without the cameras following them around.  Jersey Shore all they did was drink though the entire shore which taught younger kids that the do-nothing lifestyle was the way to be. Overall, reality television shows harm society to the point where people change their lifestyles to be like them or idolize them.
    Of course, everyone has their guilty pleasure with tv shows. For example, when America’s Next Top Model marathon is on I binge watch that show all day. Generally, reality tv doesn’t have many great attributions in today’s society. Some things did show how things may not be as easy as people think. People have become obsessed with being famous and since so many different type of people become famous today everyone believes they can do it too. People may think they can do, but they never really think how hard it is to be followed around by a camera crew and constantly be judged by people. I think that people do change when the cameras are around and eventually takes a toll on a person in various amounts of time. Reality television has destroyed some aspects of society, and will only get worse over the years.