G’day,
About 20 years ago a man was murdered after he appeared on a Talk Show revealing his love for another man. The show was sued for $25m for their part in the murder (which was eventually overturned). If ever “television” needed a wake up call, you would think this would have been it…
I know that there is this thing called FREE WILL… And even simply - being an adult, and making adult decisions. But - for example - Ink Masters. Every episode, “human canvases” are permanently marked with tattoos that are then critiqued by judges, by the contestants, by the other human canvases, even the viewers. So, for the “winning” canvas, they got a great tattoo! Yay! But for the rest, their skin is now forever marked with a design that in all probability will forever stand out as being “a bad one on Ink Master” - and this happens to something like 120 people per season!
In another example - there’s all the dating shows that have been popping up of late… Yes, perhaps a man gets a woman by the end… though the shows are essentially designed to break at least a few hearts along the way… but worse… Last week I was watching a bit of Adam Zkt. Eva (remade by the Yanks as “Dating Naked”). Naked Boy Meets Naked Girl… then New Naked Boy comes along. In this instance, the new guy - to camera - came across as a bit of an arrogant pig, all but stating he was out to nail a hottie… IF he had been successful… how would that girl have felt upon watching the show? Knowing that the producers, and then audience, were aware that this guy was simply wanting to fuck her?
I’m not actually a prude… nor a grumpy old man… And I know that every night/weekend people go out with the express purpose of doing what this guy was doing… But as I see it, there is a duty of care that Reality TV show producers should be showing toward their meal tickets, and in some instances, that care is sadly lacking.
Just an observation… Maybe I am a prude.
cheers
cosmic
Yes, free will etc etc… but when the producers are