Why Reality Shows Are So Popular Essay

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Why Reality T.V. Shows Are So Popular Jersey Shore, Bad Girls Club, Love and Hip Hop, 16 and Pregnant… etc., are all reality TV shows that are very popular, especially in the young adult world. These shows are filled with romance, drama, and hardships; all things that young adults (like me) think we can relate to. But what exactly is it about these shows that lures in viewers? What makes them so interesting and so popular? They put everything in these shows that they know will strike an interest and that’s why these shows are so popular, because they provide their viewers with a glimpse of an idealistic world, and cause their viewers to become curious and develop simple imaginations. Take me for example. If someone was to ask me why I watch these shows, I would most likely tell them that I watch them because they contain a lot of the things I’m curious in knowing more about, like love and friendships. But although love and friendships are depicted in these shows, they also give their viewers a false sense of everyday life. They live their lives every day arguing, partying,…show more content…
Bad Girls Club is a perfect example of a reality TV show that is a bad influence. Bad Girls Club is a show that gathers a group of 8 young women between the ages 21-30 and puts them all in one house. These women are forced to live together for about 3 months. They are given no responsibilities all they have to do is wake up and just go with the day. The purpose of this show is to display every inch of drama, every love affair, and all the drunken sloppy mishaps at its worst. This show provokes women of the same age to feel that the behavior displayed is acceptable, and this causes young women to imagine a life where all they need to do is wake up, party, and live a life with no responsibilities or
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