Comment of Lindsay’s Post About TV Shows

I agree with Lindsay on the idea that the TV shows she used as examples create an environment to flaunt experiences and situations that society finds intriguing because they aren’t seen as “normal.” These shows create a scene that most people don’t experience in everyday life so they feel the need to inform themselves of them by watching them. As these shows gain more and more viewers just based off curiosity what society is really doing is supporting the slight dehumanizing effect of the TV shows and the stars in them. As I myself sometimes do, and I’m sure many others do as well, we sit and criticize every aspect of these shows and pick out everything that is wrong, different to us, not normal, and interesting. We also classify some of the stars in these shows as stupid and unintelligent along with a list of other things. We do this because whatever has caught our attention about these shows we don’t find consistently normal and that is why we watch them and pick them apart. But as we degrade these shows and their actors we in a sense are only supporting them. The stars in these shows want to be seen as different, striking, intriguing, just simply not like the rest, because if they achieve this they know they are getting the whole worlds attention, and that’s all they want. Many people are starting to realize how to manipulate the television world, they come up with crazy ideas and put them forth because they know society will reject them. This is what gets these shows and their actors the publicity, the viewers, the fame, money, and all the attention they ever wanted. Although these stars are seen as outcasts it seems as if they get a sense of accomplishment and standing. As if they have finally made it to a place of higher standing just because they are on TV, but really the whole world is laughing at them most of the time. They act as if this doesn’t matter to them, and maybe it doesn’t, because they are famous and that’s what they care about. It seems as if it doesn’t matter what they are famous for they have just achieved that sense and go with it, and by watching these shows, in a way we support their lifestyles in which we often disagree with.