My Guilty Reality TV Viewing

Like many people I have my share of favorite shows many of them follow characters that I would like to emulate. Reality TV shows on the other hand I usually watch because the actors/people (whatever they are) make me feel like a better person. However the two shows that I watch on and off are two portrals of women over the course of their lives, and the emphasis that is placed on events in their lives where they are the prime subject of a gase. The women are taught that being the center of attention is crucial and that money is no object to acheive this goal. For example the two reality shows that I watch are Bridezillas and Toddlers in Tiaras. I watch these shows almost as reminders as to what I never want to be, the shows do an interesting job of showing the reality of how women act. In bridezillas the women are usually completely over the edge screaming and lashing out at family members and friends and in general acting like children when they don't get their way (ironically this is the behavior of many of the girls in toddlers in tiaras). It is rather scary to see what can be spoiled and entitled little girls plastered in sequins, dancing provocatively or lying in the floor screaming turning into overgrown spoiled women doing the same thing while cursing. The cameras often are more sympathetic to the actual children, showing the parents usually as the over the top crazy ones and then the children as a byproduct. While in bridezillas the humor/ entertainment in the show is the voice of god nararator who sarcastically takes the audience through the trials of the week before the wedding. Often playing the cliche violin to add emphasis to the pity party the bride usually throws herself. The problem I have with the shows is that they continue to show women as the overly dramatic look obsessed version of women.