17 Aug Susan’s Sound Advice #257
I remember as a kid watching “Candid Camera”. This was basically the first reality show. We would laugh as a poor victim would be humiliated in some way, and then at the end of the humiliation, the person responsible would yell, “Smile, you’re on Candid Camera!”. What I find incredible is that reality t. v. is THE most popular form of entertainment. We seem to get a thrill watching the lives of people who are destructive, abusive, and plain dysfunctional. Now, don’t get me wrong. . I am not saying not to watch, but why do we? Perhaps it’s because we feel better about our own shortcomings by watching others fail? Perhaps it’s a good excuse to behave in the same way as they do because we perceive them to be celebrities? Perhaps we watch because we can’t believe this is not fiction? All I know is that I want to work toward being the best person I can be so that I am never chosen to be on any Real Housewives show. . © 2011 Susan Korwin
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