There is a fine line when discussing if reality TV is ethical. The so-called actors in these shows, while they may be transcribing their true selves to the audience, they are also followed around by cameras constantly. While I don’t know about you, if I was followed around by cameras there is great chance I won’t be able to let loose and be myself, but perhaps I am just camera shy. So, when it comes to editing reality TV programs, is it ethical to focus on the sensation? I think yes. Along with the rest of Bachelor Nation, you know who you are, I am an avid fan of The Bachelor. There’s nothing like those Monday’s nights, watching the drama unfold and seeing who gets the rose, but most importantly who doesn’t! But before watching The Ethics
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Oh, they just didn’t have that much of a connection, or were missing a piece of the puzzle. In general, truthfulness is a big part of life, people like honestly and telling lies is unethical right? When it comes our own reality, when we are telling a story do we included every detail, even the details that may put our friends to sleep? Well of course, not! Just because they don’t get the whole story doesn’t mean we lied to them. At this point, though, is where actual reality and reality TV meet a fork in road of ethical behavior. While it may be that we haven’t lied to our friends from leaving out some minor details, has reality TV lied by taking emotions from one scene and transcribing them to another? Well, yes of course they have, which is unethical (The Ethics of Editing Reality TV, …show more content…
While it may be, that some are just looking for fame, not many on there for more than that one reason, love. With so many women, there is bound to be drama, craziness, and cat fights. But when it comes to reality TV these women have in a sense become a character playing themselves however they wish to be seen, or how The Bachelor editors want them to be viewed. In one instance, a woman, Ashely S., competed for Chris Soules’s heart on season 19 of The Bachelor, and the world saw her as crazy. While it may be that she could in fact be crazy, I, along with others don’t believe this is the case. She has been on TV more for The Bachelor, such as in Bachelor in Paradise and she seemed less crazy than before. Now she is engaged and expecting! I believe that Ashely S. is just one case where over editing created a false identity for the women on this show. While it may be we adored her for her craziness, some saw her as unintelligent (Sorren, 2015). Which wouldn’t be how anyone would want to be seen by a whole nation of viewers. Over editing of reality TV creates false emotions and interpretations of people and their true identities and that where I draw the unethical line (The Ethics of Editing Reality TV,
Oh, they just didn’t have that much of a connection, or were missing a piece of the puzzle. In general, truthfulness is a big part of life, people like honestly and telling lies is unethical right? When it comes our own reality, when we are telling a story do we included every detail, even the details that may put our friends to sleep? Well of course, not! Just because they don’t get the whole story doesn’t mean we lied to them. At this point, though, is where actual reality and reality TV meet a fork in road of ethical behavior. While it may be that we haven’t lied to our friends from leaving out some minor details, has reality TV lied by taking emotions from one scene and transcribing them to another? Well, yes of course they have, which is unethical (The Ethics of Editing Reality TV, …show more content…
While it may be, that some are just looking for fame, not many on there for more than that one reason, love. With so many women, there is bound to be drama, craziness, and cat fights. But when it comes to reality TV these women have in a sense become a character playing themselves however they wish to be seen, or how The Bachelor editors want them to be viewed. In one instance, a woman, Ashely S., competed for Chris Soules’s heart on season 19 of The Bachelor, and the world saw her as crazy. While it may be that she could in fact be crazy, I, along with others don’t believe this is the case. She has been on TV more for The Bachelor, such as in Bachelor in Paradise and she seemed less crazy than before. Now she is engaged and expecting! I believe that Ashely S. is just one case where over editing created a false identity for the women on this show. While it may be we adored her for her craziness, some saw her as unintelligent (Sorren, 2015). Which wouldn’t be how anyone would want to be seen by a whole nation of viewers. Over editing of reality TV creates false emotions and interpretations of people and their true identities and that where I draw the unethical line (The Ethics of Editing Reality TV,