Get Real!

Starting back in 1992, the Real World took the stage and set the pace for many reality shows on television today. The goal was to see people in real situations and how they truly deal with everything. No scripts, or people telling them what to do, just hidden cameras and a house filled with people that never met. You throw out the norms and you are faced with different paradigms on gays/lesbians, race and religion. People watching the show have seen many episodes and situations on the show that they can relate to such as relationships, being in a different place and I think that is what attracts them to it. I like how you can see the vulnerability behind the person and sometimes I can sympathize or I’m just like what were they thinking. I believe this show affects many people by just seeing others on television like themselves. They see someone being comfortable and open about their sexuality and it therefore makes them realize, “well if they can do this and be ok with it, then so can I”. Mainly young people watching the show are influenced by it. It’s mostly young adults in their twenty’s on the show and each season presents something new. One of the most controversial episodes talked about when it first started was episode 3. A young man named Pedro was on the show and had AIDS. This wasn’t talked about much and by him being on the show it shed a different light on the subject and made people look at it differently and not just turn their heads.
Although I am a big fan of MTV and have watched the Real World, the Hills, and many others they bring about so many other issues. The Hills, Heidi Montag is one person that went from being normal looking to having a major addiction to plastic surgery. What does this do to young kids? They see this person changing everything about them and the true identity is lost.
There are also many people, thanks to reality shows, whom you are seeing more and more of. In some cases it is a good thing and people are given chances that they may not have had by being on a show. However, seeing Snookie on an award show doesn't make sense to me.