As I was searching through articles for my current event, and I found one entitled "Women In Reality TV Promoting Self-Denigration Study Finds." Being someone who occasionally watches reality TV, this has been a topic that I have personally been interested in for some time now. The articles talks about a PTC (Parents Television Council) study that analyzed four popular shows for their language content: Jersey Shore, Teen Mom 2, 16 & Pregnant, and the Real World. Each of these shows attracts a mostly teen audience, ranging from ages 12 to 17. The study found that the females on the shows spoke about themselves in positive ways only 24 percent of the time, and only 22 percent of all the conversation directed towards them was positive compared to men who mainly stayed neutral in their language. In addition, women more than often used derogatory language to identify one another in these shows. The study also pinpoints that the majority of negative remarks as well as sexual references comes from Jersey Shore. PTC President, Tim Winter stated, “the findings of [this] study suggest a glamorized, but grossly distorted view of what it means to be feminine.”
The study brings to question what effect the portrayals of women on reality TV has on teens, as well as what the shows communicate to teens about sex, relationships, friendships, and self-esteem.
So what do you think? Do reality TV shows like Jersey Shore, Teen Mom, 16 & Pregnant send bad messages to girls or affect their way of thinking about themselves and those around them? Do shows like Bad Girls Club, Real Housewives, and Mob Wives portray women in overly negative ways?
http://www.christianpost.com/news/women-in-reality-tv-promoting-self-denigration-study-finds-64305/
No comments:
Post a Comment