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Prepares People for the Real World
quote - “Thanks to hours of watching HGTV I am a self professed expert when it comes to buying and selling real estate and know how to do a few DIY upgrades on my own.”
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Exposes different cultures and perspectives
quote - “I'm quite happy with my life, but that doesn't mean I'm not curious about how the other half lives. Thanks to reality shows like Shahs of Sunset,Princesses: Long Island and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, I learn all about different cultures and perspectives. Do I think Shahs' Reza and his friends represent all Persians in L.A.? Of course not, but it's still an in-depth glimpse at part of the world I otherwise never would have known about.
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Helps bring attention to personal problems
quote - “Then Heather began to watch TV shows about hoarders. She decided to do something about her own problem. She went into a "cleaning frenzy, rifling through my closets and driving big bags of old stuff to Goodwill.” |
Reality TV is harmless
quote - eople have many basic motivations that play strong roles in shaping their emotions, thoughts, and behaviors. Many reality television programs involve situations in which one particular motivation-the need for positive and lasting relationships-is thwarted. People vote others off the island ("Survivor"), kick unwanted roommates out of the house ("Big Brother"), or, in the case of Mr. Michaels ("Rock of Love") and other celebrities in search of love (Flavor Flav, Tila Tequila, and several others), reject potential romantic mates from lavish rental homes. |
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Counter argument: Promotes bad behavior
If you or anyone that is watching should remember what is right and wrong, and that “bad behavior” could just be for more views. |
Counter argument: Reality TV is written
however that is not important because the shows can still prepare people for the real world, show different perspectives, and address medical topics, whether it is written or not. |
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Introduction Reality TV has always been a controversial topic. When "The Real World" came out to in 1992 it changed TV forever. "The number of reality programs went from four in 2000 to about 320 a year today," said an article from greatist.com. Reality TV has proved to be good for viewers because it helps prepare people for the real world, and it exposes different perspectives and cultures, and addresses medical topics and conditions.
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Conclusion In conclusion, reality TV is beneficial to watch. It is beneficial because it helps prepare people for the real world, for example, it can show you what to know when it comes to buying houses. Reality is definitely beneficial because it exposes different cultures and perspectives. And lastly reality TV is good because it addresses medical conditions and topics for example, the show Hoarders helped many people realize their problem. |
