“Love & Hip Hop” star Erica Mena tells TMZ, the vicious, glass-smashing, hair-pulling cat fight between her and Kimbella Vanderhee has torpedoed her modeling career — and it’s all VH1′s fault.
You cannot complain dear if you signed on. Here is an argument for your future endeavors:
ARGUMENTS FOR BEING ON REALITY TV SHOW:
- We live in an age of mass culture. More people read tabloids than the broadsheets, and reality TV is a fair reflection of this.
- Elitism is out of date. People are no longer willing to accept only what broadcasters think is good for them. There is nothing wrong in giving people what they want.
- It is intrinsically fascinating to see how people speak and behave in unusual situations. This is why many intelligent people find themselves gripped by Big Brother and other reality shows.
- They teach us something about human nature and so broaden our experience. If we believe in freedom and free speech, then we have to accept reality TV as an expression of popular and democratic taste. Nobody is compelled to appear in reality TV programs, or indeed to watch them.
Read: Love & Hip-Hop Should Be Called Pain & Misery [OPINION]
ARGUMENTS AGAINST BEING ON A REALITY TV SHOW:
- Reality TV is vulgar and shoddy. By creating pseudo-celebrities it contributes to the debasement of popular taste.
- It is often cruel, exposing the participants to gross humiliation for our amusement. This makes it the modern equivalent of going to laugh at the lunatics in Bedlam. The present row over racism on Big Brother shows how nasty it can be.
- It exploits the vulnerable, and has been condemned by the Mental Health Foundation for doing so.
- Popularity should not be the ultimate test of what is permissible. Public executions used to be popular and still are in some countries.
It is nonsense to say that broadcasters shouldn’t set standards or be obliged to adhere to codes of behaviour. We don’t for instance allow them to promote racism or to incite violence. In case you missed this week’s episode, Kimbella throws a champagne glass at Erica — after Erica accuses her of cheapening the video vixen industry by agreeing to work for a pittance.
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