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A Rhetorical Analysis Of Beyond Scared Straight

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Beyond Scared Straight (Arnold Shapiro, 2011) was one of the many reality shows that formed my childhood. Between episodes of Maury’s You ARE the Father and glammed-up toddlers in tiaras, Beyond Scared Straight was a casual Saturday viewing in my home and the homes of 3.7 million viewers (Hollywood reporter). There is no question that this show has had a profound impact on American public opinion about the carceral state and the punishment and detention of minors across generations. Beyond Scared Straight is the offspring of Arnold Shapiro’s original documentary Scared Straight (Arnold Shapiro, 1978). The premise, of course, was to bring juvenile delinquents to prison, so the environment, guards, and inmates could scare them straight, or in …show more content…

Additionally, the Beyond Scared Straight parody genre is alive and popular. From SNL to raunchier Adult Swim skits and down to homemade videos featuring popular YouTubers and Twitch streamers (AMP), it’s evident that many viewers don’t struggle to find humor in Beyond Scared Straight. Many of my secondary sources like “I Hate These Little Turds!”: Science, Entertainment, and the Enduring Popularity of Scared Straight Programs; Incomplete Sentences: Exploitation and Empowerment in American Incarceration Media; and Guilty Pleasures and Cultural Legitimation: Exploring High-Status Reality TV in the Postnetwork Era helped me comprehend the effects of watching these types of programs. Thompson and Wayne’s work points to how these shows rely on a hyper-independent, neoliberal framework that purposely ignores the racial and class structures that lead participants to be featured on the show in the first place. Though the show never brings up race, it is prominently evident in every episode (as the Black inmates and participants make up the majority), and the parodies reflect this – always casting the inmates as Black

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