Reality Tv and the REALITY of it.

    Every day that I am on Twitter, I see a tweet about some sort of reality tv show or talk show. Whether it is Bad Girls Club, or Jerry Springer, there is not a day that goes by that someone is talking about one of these shows. Now I myself am not into those type of shows, but there are so many people that are.
     What happens every day on a show like Maury? Some one is exposed in some sort of fashion, and maybe a fight breaks out or somebody ends up crying. But what is it that draws people to these shows? Why is it that even years later, people are obsessed with them? Well its simple. People like to see others make a fool of themselves because it makes them feel better about themselves or they like to see people living "the good life" because they want the same.
       I mean why else would you watch as Kourtney and Khloe take over Miami? You want to live vicariously through them. You want everything that they have, the money, the cars, the fame, so you continue to watch it. Its the same for people who are Jerry Springer or Bad girls Club fans. You love to watch as people fight or argue and make fools of themselves because you are glad that it is not you. You like feeling better than they are. You enjoy the fact that you are not on a show trying to find out who the child of your father is for the 10th time. You like the fact that two sisters are fighting for the same man, simply because it is you that does not have to endure the embarrassment.
       And that is the reason why reality tv shows and talk shows like Jerry Springer have continued to rack in the numbers. People can not move past the fact that these people on these shows cannot, in anyway benefit them. Seeing who is gonna smack who on the Bad girls club will not help you get anywhere in life, but that is what people believe. They grow to know these people on these shows and the fact that they CAN NOT relate to them, is the same reason why they continue to watch them. You watch 16 and pregnant because you yourself are not 16 and pregnant. And more and more, these shows are taking over our televisions. But hey, they're only shows right?