Jordan Duckworth
College Composition
Summary
October 5th, 2016
The Reality of Reality TV
Reality Television encourages cynical, hateful, and overly dramatic behavior according to Wolcott. Wolcott argues that due to reality shows only emphasizing the fights and conflicts in shows that people will start to imitate that and throw many small quarrels out of proportion. Wolcott believes that “reality TV thrives on envy and spite”. Reality TV shows have been increasing in popularity as well as the amount that are around. Wolcott states that reality TV feeds off of envy and spite and therefore influences people to act more confrontational and self-centered. Reality TV has made documentaries irrelevant due to the fact that people want to be entertained more than informed. Furthermore, reality TV has idolized bad acting and overly dramatic acting due to reality shows making everyday events a big deal. Finally, reality shows teach people that being a horrible person isn’t all that bad if it benefits them. Many reality shows show that it’s okay to be a bad person as long as it benefits them.
College Composition
Summary
October 5th, 2016
The Reality of Reality TV
Reality Television encourages cynical, hateful, and overly dramatic behavior according to Wolcott. Wolcott argues that due to reality shows only emphasizing the fights and conflicts in shows that people will start to imitate that and throw many small quarrels out of proportion. Wolcott believes that “reality TV thrives on envy and spite”. Reality TV shows have been increasing in popularity as well as the amount that are around. Wolcott states that reality TV feeds off of envy and spite and therefore influences people to act more confrontational and self-centered. Reality TV has made documentaries irrelevant due to the fact that people want to be entertained more than informed. Furthermore, reality TV has idolized bad acting and overly dramatic acting due to reality shows making everyday events a big deal. Finally, reality shows teach people that being a horrible person isn’t all that bad if it benefits them. Many reality shows show that it’s okay to be a bad person as long as it benefits them.