UNPLEASANT FACTS

"We argue consumers blend fantastic elements of programming with indexical elements connected to their lived experiences to create a form of self-referential hyperauthenticity," explain Rose and Wood. "In contrast to news programs, however, the majority of reality fare depicts common people engaging in uncommon (wilderness survival) and common (home-redecorating) tasks, giving viewers the chance to compare and contrast their own lives with those of the show's 'protagonist.'"

http://www.physorg.com/news5749.html

Lots of people are so desperate for excitement in their lives that they need to create 'hyperauthenticity' for entertainment.

That's about as unpleasant as it gets.

"hyperauthenticity" huh..Yeah its a big problem...I got news for ya ...You might be the only guy left on earth that thinks reality shows are real..

Nobody that matters wrote:

Vice Lord wrote: Cherry picked..? Mine are anti obama, anti bank, anti corporation...I'm not going to post about injustises in india or the UK, or how the average American male spends 584 hours a year watching porn and only 54 hours having sexual relations with a person.. First of all- Nobody gets 54 hours a year..Unless i'm on vacation I get 15 minutes a week if I'm lucky, thats an hour a month, 12 hours a year. Its nonsense and i'm not posting nonsense like that..You're trying to shout me down NTM...Thats what you right wingers do..You don't like what i'm saying and fear others might hear it so you shout while i'm trying to talk.. Its unamerican and seriously-I've lost some respect for you. Youre just as dumb as he extreme, lunatic fringe idiots here. I thought you were a little better

STFU

Make me

I'm not shouting you down... I'm joining in. You want your facts to be read, right? then the thread needs to be active.

Post the facts, unless it's so easy to shut you down that I did it without even trying to.

Kim Kardashian has more Twitter followers than all the professors, teachers and writers in the world combined.

I'm happy to say that I had to google the name 'Kardashian' to find out who the hell she is.

Ya sure...Youre so above it all

Poser

Vice Lord wrote: "hyperauthenticity" huh..Yeah its a big problem...I got news for ya ...You might be the only guy left on earth that thinks reality shows are real..

You're really having a problem with reading comprehension lately.

I know 'reality' shows are as real as professional wrestling.

Vice Lord wrote: Ya sure...Youre so above it all

Poser

Not above it all.

Just most of it.

Were never gonna be friends so get that idea outta your head right now