Blog #5: Reality TV

Reality TV has become the new phenomenon of interest over the past few years. It just seems like now anyone can come up with any stupid idea and get a fricken show and become famous overnight. Oh, and let's not forget about those wonderful MTV casters who appear on one show and then suddenly they are on all kinds of other "competitive" shows to win money. Do these people have jobs? A real life? Or am I just hating here?

Well, I'm not going to lie, I am a victim of this ridiculous trend myself, however, I am by no way shape or form obsessed with any of these shows to the point where I will not plan anything else because I might miss the show. What is that???? A few weeks ago I was at my moms getting together to celebrate my brother's girlfriends birthday and a few friends showed up (male and female) and next thing I know it's 9 or 10pm and ALL of them, the guys included were freaking out to turn on the TV because the new episode of the The Hills was on. Are you serious? THE HILLS??

What is it with people wanting to live vicariously through other people's lives? Why can't people live their own lives and make the best and the most out of their own life? Maybe we would see more change....more human progression. For instance, those that are Hollywood Celebrity obsessed. They can tell you everything that is going on in a celebrity's life, as IF they were all buddy buddy with that person and knew them personally and just got off the phone with them. Are you kidding me? You read it in a taboid magazine, ok ok maybe a legit magazine, but still what makes you believe that it's true?? Look what happened the other day...this is how wonderful the press is and the media that we so wholeheartedly rely on to get our current information.....this happened a few days prior to Clinton finally giving up, they announce all over the tv because the American Press gave the stamp of approval on this as legit information, that Clinton would be giving up that night. Next thing you know Clinton's advisors or whatever are calling every news station in the US telling them that this is false information. (she was going to wait a few more days before throwing in the towel, lol)

But after all is said and done, there is some great news about "reality" tv, but this is the real thing. How many of you have checked out CURRENT? It's an "Interactive cable channel where viewers send in video stories they've created to be aired on the network." Look it up online or check it out on TV; you would never believe who started it all either!! LOL!

Water Cooler Discussion

Ok, so its inevitable that this would be the next blog prompt and I will apologize in advance for those of you who don't care for this topic.

Today was a day that will go down in the history books. Yup, for the first time in our American history a black man has won the nomination for the candidacy of presidency. (did i say that right?) Either way, it would have been a historical day had it been Obama or Clinton but it appears this country is more prepared to handle a black president than a female president.

So what does that say about our country? Does that mean that we really have surpassed the lines of racism and sexism? We've discussed these two topics in class and many of you have suggested that we have come far from those days and either or of those two issues are practically non-existent. But then there are those of you who beg to differ, particularly those of you, as you will notice, that have traveled or lived outside of South Florida.

For this prompt, think about this topic, you don't need to know anything about politics to think critically about the prospect of having a black male president, the historical moment that this is, what it means for blacks across the country, and IF Clinton gets the vice-presidency or accepts the invititation, what that means for women across the country. Will it CHANGE things. Change is a word that both candidates threw around during their entire campaign and the implications of the words were far different from any of the other candidates who used the word.

And on a side note, for those of you who are interested in the show next week at the Miami Space Planeterium, here is the flyer. I'm picking up tickets tomorrow so if you tell me how many and what night before the end of the weekend I can secure your tickets at $10. If not, take your chance on the website or at the door.