Reality TV does one thing. It proves that "Celebrity" means nothing. Being famous doesn't make you any different than anyone else. Maybe you get paid lots of money, and that makes a difference, but only if you let it.
I have over the years met a few people that most would consider famous. They really aren't any different than anyone else, except they are recognized. The fascination with "Celebrity" going on in the US right now is mind boggling.
I have my favorite actors like everyone else, but I don't care what cereal they eat for breakfast. And I really don't want to see them escaping from some ridiculous jungle scenario. These people are placed on a pedestal, and when they get drunk and fall off, we cry "For SHAME!".
Honestly, can you say you didn't know someone in college who behaved as "shockingly" as Lindsay Lohan? You did, we all did. The only difference is that it didn't make the newspaper (unless they got lucky enough to get into the police blotter!)
The "news" has become trash. Very little of the nightly news is relevant to anyone, and is so unporportionally unimportant it staggers the mind.
I am not trashing Reality TV. There are a few shows I enjoy. I watch American Idol because I like the singing competition aspect of it. I watch Gene Simmons Family Jewels, because I find his attitude about life refreshing and immensely amusing.
I am trashing the mainstream media for reporting about what Jon & Kate are doing, and filming expose's about an empty Neverland Ranch. There are always important things going on in the world. Start reporting on them. For god's sake, the Daily Show does a better job of it than NBC.
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