Reality TV is a big part of the popular culture in America today. But most of us are watching it blindly not knowing what the negative effects it is having on the American society. Just to show you the sheer amount of people who watch reality TV shows I found a website that gave the number of people who tuned into see the premier of the 4th season of Jersey Shore. The numbers in the United States alone were 8.4 Million. http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/01/07/jersey-shore-ratings-record/. I think that Jersey shore has a negative impact on American Society because in the show there is violence, cursing, drinking excessively. These people are getting paid millions of dollars to party pretty much, what kind of example is that setting for the younger crowd that watches this stuff religiously. Even the state of New Jersey thinks that the show Jersey Shore is giving them a bad images. The full article is on this website http://blog.livecitizen.com/70-jersey-jersey-shore-negatively-impacts-states-image/. Something really scary to read is " Little children are just beginning to learn how to disassociate reality from unreality. They will have a hard time viewing a reality TV show and finding where the half truths lie. Therefore the negative impacts of reality TV shows are going to be higher for this age range." So when todays youth grow up there view on the "real reality" Will be disputed because they grew up watching this crap and think that it is the social norm to act and think the way these people do. So all these kids are watching them having sexual intercourse every night, staying up until the sun comes up, drinking everyday, and have no job. Lets just say im pretty scared on how these kids will grow up and what are there views going to be like? while they mirror the show Jersey Shore? i hope not.
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