The danger of reality tv
I have never liked reality TV, other than a mild fascination with the first Survivor--probably as a curiousity. I think that the reason is because it desensitizes us to having our privacy invaded. Perhaps the first step in getting people used to something appalling is to portray it as entertainment. It makes me think of the Joel Gray character in Cabaret, making anti-semititism amusing. Perhaps that kind of beer-hall shtick prepared the German people for what was to come.
Posted on May 04, 2007
