The reality of television!

Oh lord, my family watches so much reality TV, every housewife and many toddlers in tiaras. As time wore on I really became annoyed with many of the shows as I’d find myself watching the rest of the episode. They really do manage to draw you in just enough to keep you watching. They draw you in but not much more and they let you have the commercial time for discussion. “Why would she say that, she’s so selfish.” I almost forget she’s a fabrication.

            I have no control of the remote when those shows are on but I must admit my own interest with the program Moonshiners. Something about the people seem incapable of not being genuine. I don’t doubt they take risks in the show and I think that’s what makes it interesting. They seem to embody a certain culture. A rebellious culture in a way that doesn’t see them becoming the punch line, however I often wonder if that’s how others see them for the way they live, talk, and dress.  That culture is something I have known in real life and the show has a decent job of showing them how they are, but perhaps they don’t do enough to explain the culture to the watchers.

            It can be very important to remember that people do make fun of them and don’t understand their situation and mindset and that may lead these people to make vast assumptions about them. Maybe others might think they are crazy and uneducated but I think it would be an amazing adventure to try to make my own moonshine in the woods and I often wonder how much I could learn from them. Perhaps it’s just our own reactions that create the negativity.