reality tv meaning to peoples. is it givea bad effect or positive effect to community?
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very bad, real life is not as it is portrayed on tv, even reality TV. People get depressed bc they are bombarded with the ideas that that is how reality is supposed to be like and they think "why cant i get it together..." well the truth is life is too complicated and too boring at other times, to be on tv.
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Some people decide to adopt the "gangsta" lifestyle. Rap is a part of this but not ALL of it. I think peer pressure impacts our personal decision making more than music. Most people know that movies, video games and song lyrics are fiction. \n\nBut I do believe the media, especially the news programs that people believe are true... do impact people's beliefs. Although most of it is propaganda and brainwashing.
616734
Yes usually TV adds glamorize drinking and make it seem fun and social; which is what all young people want to be (cool) or have (fun and friends). So I believe it does promote underage drinking.
334906
I think people believe they represent real life situations. \nPeople find the action exciting and stimulating. They like to see the bad get what's coming to him. Then there is the violence, people just have a morbid curiosity about the bad things people do to each other and tv brings right intto the living room now.
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Hi there.. I'm not sure what your actual question is.  Are you claiming that your generation is not as self-absorbed and selfish as some people accuse?  Or are you saying that today's TV shows portray a generation that is not self-absorbed or selfish?  Who are "we moderns"?  I'm interested in discussing these issues with you, but I need to understand who you speak for.  Certainly not everyone in the world who is your age cheers for the winners on American Idol.  Some of them can't stand the show, much less the winners (i know some young people like this.)\n\nI think a large part of the joy in watching people find success and happiness on TV is that it allows the viewer (i.e. you or me) to experience that pleasure, to live sort of vicariously through the characters we're seeing, and in whom we've invested quite a lot of emotion and interest.   I would say to you that I think it's indicative of a good person to enjoy seeing people find success and happiness, or seeing people solve their problems and work things out.  I believe that's a good thing. \n\nBut there are some inherent problems with buying too much into the stories on TV.  For one, TV shows, reality or not, are nevertheless edited to smithereens; they rarely if ever show the true ebb and flow of a situation, the nature of how real time passes.  It's VERY easy to get used to that and lose your perspective on how long some things take and how much patience and tenacity is required.  Another problem:  there are some people who are so rapt in attention with TV shows, and already experiencing vicariously the pleasures of successes that they're seeing, that they have simply stopped investing enough time in their own happiness.   When you relate to much of life through a perspective of TV shows, you lose sense of how things really are.  Everything is very grand and overly dramatic and heavily edited on TV.  When one then has to deal with regular life, and it appears to them (relative to TV) mundane, slow, and undramatic, they may become discouraged and lose a lot of drive or ambition to pursue their interests.  \n\nThere are other problems.  I refer you to a great essay by David Foster Wallace entitled "E Unibus Pluram:  Television and U.S. Fiction".  \n\nBut to better answer your question, I need to know more specifics.  Who are you "moderns"?  Who is accusing you of being self-absorbed and selfish, and if someone is, why should you care?  Do you feel like a self-absorbed or selfish person?  If not, then who cares what other people say?  If they're judging you without knowing you, that's pretty presumptuous.  Screw 'em.  Live your life, be happy, be yourself.  Write me back if you'd like.
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Teens now have a new outlook on how they should be and their sense of humor/style has changed.  Teens are easily influenced though and often change anyways so it cant be entirely blamed on reality tv
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I believe that the media can both reflect society AND influence society. Most media is purposely for influencing society to buy products. But I also view some media as a fantasy of some people in our society rather than truly representing/reflecting society. Well, I hope that I gave you a bit to think about now. I hope it helps.
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I believe tv desensitizes us from what we see in real life.  Often it can lead to accepting things that we might have found morally or lawfully wrong had we not watched the shows we watch IMO.
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I would say the television would be the biggest influence.  A lot of Americans follow the televised and printed news as gospel and allow that to shape the way they feel about social issues. There are also the movies and TV which promote a certain type of lifestyles and people do not look at them as fantasy but as the way they should live or should want to live.  I think very few take influences directly from personal experience or research, most take it from hours and hours of TV.
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Reality television came alone when everybody was tired of watching the same type of shows on TV.  People liked it because it was different.  Just like everything else it has been over done.
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I did for a few years.  It's overdone now.  I've moved on to other Reality Shows.
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The media and marketing glorify it, as do movies, music, and the general entertainment industry. It is portrayed as the way to be wanted, glamorous, rich and happy. The downside is rarely shown. Society will have to change as a whole, including individual personalities, for this not to be 'in demand.' I agree with you.
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If you mean competing in reality shows for a prize, then ABSOLUETLY NOT! Looking at recent sites and ratings, shows like SURVIVOR, The Amazing Race, and American Idol have dominated. This shows that catfighting draws people in. I love SURVIVOR, because it is a good show and you even forget the money and you just want someone to win. Go to www.tv.com and click reality, plenty of people do not want these shows to be banned.
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- Television makes you less sociable.\n- Some people become sort of addicted to television and    never leave it.\n- Makes you ignore other priorities.\n\nThese are what i can think of right now.. hehe
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I would rather stick my head into a blender and hit "frapee" than watch reality TV, which usually isn't as real as people think.  I watch football, which is a heckuva lot more real than reality TV.
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I think they are stupid and some are just wrong, but banned?  That seems a little harsh.  For example, I like country music but many people think its stupid and that some of the songs are just wrong.  I would cry if they banned or censored country though!  Reality shows may fool some people, but people need to learn to judge for themselves what is real and what is fake.  Their is always going to be garbage on t.v., we just need to learn to sift through it.
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Well, one of the negative influences is portraying "celebrities" and "athletes"  to be the ideal "level" to reach in America. Everyone does not walk in the same shoes. You have to be the person that you think you are. Not someone else determining your self-worth, what makes you happy, or even your direction in life.\n\nAn example of positive influence can be that it connects the youth with similar interests. Whether it be drama, music, or youth sports, these are kids that's actually living like them. They can relate to that.