Reality? TV

Really? This is what we have come to? Some of the current programming on television has become, well, trash. I was all for reality television in the beginning. It was interesting to see the dynamics of a group of people who didn't know one another stuck in a house for a summer. I couldn't believe some of the antics, but people are different so I just chalked it up to poor decision making and moved on. Most of the people seemed genuinely engaging and I enjoyed watching how they interacted. Big Brother, the first show of this genre, (that I am aware of anyway) opened a whole can of worms though didn't it?

Now we have people ready to do all sorts of craziness for their 15 minutes of fame. I don't understand it. I worry for the young people who are now spending their time swearing and drinking and "hooking up", on camera no less. I wonder if they realize that one day they will be older, have responsibilities, and want to forget some of these crazy things they have done. Only, unlike those of us who are older than cell phones with cameras, they won't be able to because all of their poor choices will have been documented.

And are any of the programs even real "reality"? I mean, do wives in Orange County or New Jersey really behave that way? Do young women really join "bad girls clubs"? For years women's libbers have been screaming about Playboy and Penthouse and other such magazines defiling and degrading women. Is this any less degrading? I think not. Most of these shows have some female element behaving badly and calling it good programming. That, in my own humble opinion, degrades us far more than nude photos. Not that I'm a fan of those either. How can society as a whole have a genuine respect for American women when these are the images of them that are available?

I guess where there is demand, there will be supply. Could it really be as simple as that? And could we ever go back? Now that this particular cat is out of the proverbial bag, can we ever get it back in? Will we, as a society ever come back to morals and family strength and hopeful programming? Gosh I hope so.