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March 27, 2007, 7:06 am PDT
No Surprise
Quote From: housewife52I am sittin' here readin' about what people are willin' to do to try to be famous and I just can't get my brain wrapped this one. I'm thinkin' "what?cut a finger off?" "give up your virginity on national TV?" I have to believe it must be a generation gap.I'm aware that "The times they are achangin", but I am befuddled over this one. I know there are some things that people do online that are funny and entertaining,but IMO if someone is willing to cut off a finger or give up their virginity on the internet, it's a symptom of being mentally off.( That diagnosis comes from having a "virtual ",imagined degree obtained from cyberspace since I've been posting on these boards.)Bottom line-I don't get it. I wish I could say this show shocked or even surprised me, but it didn't. Reality television is a true plague in this country. It combines the lust for fame with the desire for money and the desire of the public to reach consistently new lows in "entertainment". Someone made a reference to the movie "The Running Man". That is a frighteningly appropriate comparison to where our "entertainment" is going. But, before we criticize the people who appear on these shows or the ones who create and produce them, we'd better look at the audience. If the public was not so consumed by these shows, there would be no money in putting them on the air. It is OUR desire for the sexier. the more frightening, the more morbid and the more degenerate that is the driving force behind these money making hit shows.
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