Column: Out of touch with reality

Reality television misrepresenting society

Jalima Maldonado / Roundup

Reality shows are no longer reality. The entertainment industry and the producers of these so called “reality television” shows have lost their touch with reality.

The “Real World” first started as a documentary covering six strangers who lived together in a house for several months.

In reality shows like the “Real World,” MTV has forgotten the purpose of the show.

The “Real World” first started as a documentary covering six strangers who lived together in a house for several months.

The first couple of seasons were pretty popular. Viewers enjoyed the characters and could connect with them. However, as the seasons have changed throughout the years, so have the creators of the show.

The characters, often drunk and fighting, seemingly have all the same attributes, instilling a sense of repetition in a show that is becoming more ridiculous by the episode.

Interested in producing higher ratings and making more money, entertainment producers have forgotten the connection most viewers had with the characters.

What used to be a reality show for regular people is now being taken over by the celebrity world.

Reality shows like “The Hills” or “Keeping up with the Kardashians” only serve to advertise the clothes and brands of the characters.

There is a perception that you just need to be famous to have your own show.

TV stations like E!, MTV, TLC and VH1 all have reality shows.

Most VH1 reality shows are basically about the same thing: celebrities looking for love.

Reality shows force viewers to see society from the eyes of a celebrity and not the eyes of a person.

This trend of entertainment television is becoming less reality and more fallacy. With every new reality show created, the morality of our society is being misrepresented.