Kim Kardashian Stars in Kanye's Video, "Bound 2"
Reality television has been a claim to fame for many black women over the last decade—but not in a good way. Many black women remain nameless and objectified, framed as ignorant, promiscuous golddiggers. Other representations suggest that black women are conniving, bitter, bourgeoisie or shallow. Essentially, reality television has found a way to reiterate stereotypes to name and frame black women.
This article talks about how Kim became a threat to the western civilization - there are a range of different viewpoints given within the article from various different people.
There doesn't appear to be a study of how boys are affected by reality TV, but it could be because the majority of reality TV watchers are young girls and women. Reality TV attracts far more female viewers than males, and the shows are profitable for the networks because they're cheap to produce and draw large, young audiences, says Brad Adgate, the senior vice president of research at Horizon Media. Most reality shows — such as "The Bachelor," "Teen Mom," "Real Houswives" or "Keeping up with the Kardashians" — are geared to women. MTV's audience is 65 percent female, Adgate said. Data shows younger viewers tend to watch the cable reality TV shows while older viewers tend to watch the network reality TV shows, Adgate said. There are a range of different reality T.V shows, which both have negative and positive impact on it's audiences, through the actions of the actors.
"The reality shows that demean women, or where they're obsessed with beauty, or obsessed with finding a man ... it further encourages a culture that causes women to self-objectify, and for men to see women as second-class," she said. "We've got to elevate ourselves as a society. Our culture is celebrating (Kim Kardashian) for a sex tape, and the ambition in her family to exploit reality TV and our dumbed-down culture for her financial gain ... so frankly, right now, we need some serious elevation."
Power of influence - Kim Kardashian! The media is beyond powerful. It shapes our perceptions of what is normal, what is acceptable and what should be sought after. What you see and hear influences, whether you are aware of how powerful its impact, or not. - This article covers different viewpoints and how the media has a influence on the opinions and the way people react.
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