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Reality TV by Karen Balkin

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Shanna Hawkins, 17, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, said she is AI Reality TV INT 36 10/7/03 11:47 AM Page 36 At Issue eager to show the world the fun side of being a Christian. “I am hoping that they’ll get a glimpse that there are teenagers in the world who are Christians, and also who know how to have fun,” she said. But that very cleanliness could work against the show’s ability to attract viewers. The show will lack the key element that draws viewers to reality shows: the chance to see the participants in compromising situations.

40 AI Reality TV INT 10/7/03 11:47 AM Page 41 Reality TV Encourages Racial Stereotyping 41 Written before housemates and viewers made Will, the lone black man rattling around that claustrophobic inner sanctum known as “Big Brother,” the first to be “banished” from his show, the posting sparked debate on race and image. But the issue is hardly new. As a black guy, I’ve long been peeved with reality TV’s portrayal of black men. C. [politically correct] killjoy. I realize audiences for these shows desire to see four things: fights, sex, back-stabbing and more fights.

Teens’ preference for reality TV has led networks to shift their programming in that direction since advertisers—particularly those in certain product categories such as movies, soft drinks, and cosmetics—prize youthful viewers. Networks now realize that teenage viewers are trendsetters, and that the programs they like often turn out to be the most successful. I f your television could talk, it might fill you in on the real generation gap in this country—the gulf between what teenagers like on TV and what everyone else is watching.

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