Are Reality Television Shows Good For Black America?
Most television aficionados will tell you that reality television shows started around 2000. The fact is that reality television shows have been around in some form since the invention of the media. It is television programming that is based on the lives of people who live out their real-life dramas, emotional issues and humorous circumstances in front of a television viewing audience. Many of the situations occur naturally; however, there are some circumstances that are scripted. Come on, admit it. How many times have you gone channel surfing only to end up watching one of these programs? If only to satisfy your curiosity, and see what all the fuss is about, you settle in to watch, all the while you’re kicking yourself as you partake in the latest such classless rubbish. In the eyes of many critics, Black and White, most of the present day reality television shows follow the same formula as many Black televisions shows beginning with Amos and Andy in the early 1950s. In the overwhelmi
