Stupid, RIch And Inconsequential

Instead of art in its conventional sense, I'd like to discuss a sub genre of media I totally despise. Since the turn of the century, the entertain industry has been obsessed with the bullshit "reality television" craze. These shows are deemed "reality television" because the subjects are not "real actors" (but most participate as starting point for a career in acting) and the shows are supposedly "unscripted" (more utter bullshit). While I can tolerate the idiotic and exploititve reality televsion contest shows such as Survivor and American Idol, I have utter contempt for the so called reality television that focus on the young, dumb and rich.

Shows such as Laguna Beach, The Hills and Baldwin Hills which air on two of the worst television channels ever, MTV and BET, are pointless and baffling. I fail to understand the allure and appeal of these shows. It cannot be to inform the viewing public of the plight of the rich. In spite of what others may say about wealth, self worth, validation and all that other psycho babble bullshit, if you're rich in America, life isn't that bad for you and you certainly don't need a show to flaunt your youth, affluency and in most cases, ignorance. Admittingly, I have never watched any of these shows past three minutes. For the life of me, I cannot think of what purpose they serve. Perhaps they try to equalize rich young people with average young people across the country and in the West. I don't know, I just hate the fucking shows. I don't give a shit about rich, young assholes complaining about their quaint relationships and quarreling over bullshit.

The youth of this nation would be better servered with more documentaries and informative programs on real issues affecting the majority of young people who aren't rich and don't live in some affluent enclave in California. These shows are a waste of resources, intelligence and a contributing factor to why many young people are fucked up and full of shit.

Now I present "the real":

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Dennis Kucinich - The change we really need.