Reality TV

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g, and putting themselves through stress that people wouldn’t necessarily go through during life. Getting back to reality here, how has this affected the public? Since reality TV shows have hit the air waves, the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) has been concerned with three types of content: sexual references, foul language, and violence. TV is a very powerful tool for suggestion that in one way or the other has affected every human being. How many times have you sat there watching TV feeling sorry, angry, or in agreement, and have told yourself that you would or would not do something because of what you saw on TV? Take some of the age groups that watch these shows, middle school, high school and college. These ages are the times when one is most easily influenced. Calling a show reality and then showing beautiful women and men going out and having fun, getting drunk, smoking pot, and having sex sends the message to young people that if you are beautiful you will get the guy or girl you want. It is saying that to have fun you have to drink and smoke because that is the scene that is represented in reality TV shows. With this suggestion that has been placed in the minds of ...