Women’s portrayal in Reality Television: How I See Myself and What History has Taught Me.
The media teaches women (like me) to base their self-worth solely
on appearance. They tell us constantly that to be successful you must be
pretty. To be happy you must find man. Reality TV only reassures these ideas.
What it pretty and who defines it? Why must we be so focused on beauty? Can
women be seen more than just a pretty face? As a child I feel victim to this
idea. I still fall victim to this theme! How do you I get trapped? Well I love
reality TV. Although most of reality TV
is not based on actual reality. I find myself comparing my life to these women.
I do not know them personally but I see them as something to compare myself to.
Who are these women that we look to for guidance? I will be going over numerous
television programs on today and describing them for what the teach women. I realized
that women can be more than how they are shown on television. There is more to
women than meets the eye. We just do not see because we are too consumed with
the false reality.
