Bad Girls Club
“Women are bitches. Women are stupid. Women are incompetent at work and failures at home. Women are gold diggers. How do we know? Because reality TV tells us so” (Pozner 78). Reality television influences our minds by broadcasting shows that promote misogynic ideals such as that women are catty, unintelligent and drama queens. Bad Girls Club is an example of such show. Fighting, both physical and verbal, bullying, and meltdowns are what the cast partake in. Reality television shows like Bad Girls Club promote false stereotypes of women by using the casts race and class as a basis for entertainment. Violence, verbal altercations, and bullying are a recurring theme in the show which contributes to furthering the stereotypes of women instead of …show more content…
Ethnic stereotypes are shaped by reality television because of what is broadcasted; therefore, the violence on the show paints a picture of what a Black women or a Latina is supposed to act like. In Reality Bites Back, Jennifer Pozner explains how the media portrays women of color by stating that “Black and Latina women are “slutacious” divas with neck bobbing, finger-snapping attitude always one bad mood away from beating the shit out of white girls…” (Pozner 188). In episode 2 of season 4 of Bad Girls Club, Kate stands up to Natalie by spraying Windex in her face and later on in the episode Natalie gets into an argument between her and the other cast-mates and as a result of being upset she punches Kendra in the face twice. The physical altercations in this episode contribute to the stereotype that all women of color are violent and are troublemakers. Bad girls Club is similar to Charm School (which Pozner speaks about in Reality Bites Back) in which the cast appear on the show with hopes on improving themselves. The women selected to be on the cast are expected to represent their stereotype and exaggerate their actions for entertainment. As stated by Pozner, “by
“Women are bitches. Women are stupid. Women are incompetent at work and failures at home. Women are gold diggers. How do we know? Because reality TV tells us so” (Pozner 78). Reality television influences our minds by broadcasting shows that promote misogynic ideals such as that women are catty, unintelligent and drama queens. Bad Girls Club is an example of such show. Fighting, both physical and verbal, bullying, and meltdowns are what the cast partake in. Reality television shows like Bad Girls Club promote false stereotypes of women by using the casts race and class as a basis for entertainment. Violence, verbal altercations, and bullying are a recurring theme in the show which contributes to furthering the stereotypes of women instead of …show more content…
Ethnic stereotypes are shaped by reality television because of what is broadcasted; therefore, the violence on the show paints a picture of what a Black women or a Latina is supposed to act like. In Reality Bites Back, Jennifer Pozner explains how the media portrays women of color by stating that “Black and Latina women are “slutacious” divas with neck bobbing, finger-snapping attitude always one bad mood away from beating the shit out of white girls…” (Pozner 188). In episode 2 of season 4 of Bad Girls Club, Kate stands up to Natalie by spraying Windex in her face and later on in the episode Natalie gets into an argument between her and the other cast-mates and as a result of being upset she punches Kendra in the face twice. The physical altercations in this episode contribute to the stereotype that all women of color are violent and are troublemakers. Bad girls Club is similar to Charm School (which Pozner speaks about in Reality Bites Back) in which the cast appear on the show with hopes on improving themselves. The women selected to be on the cast are expected to represent their stereotype and exaggerate their actions for entertainment. As stated by Pozner, “by