Reality Television: Is Reality TV Real Or Real?

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Were you aware that “reality TV episodes have increased to 57% of all television shows that can be found on your screens”? Television is undoubtedly a medium of telecommunication used by countless number of people. Most of the world’s population uses a great deal of electronic devices and upgrade when new models appear. However, according to a TNS consultancy report, people are continuing to stay loyal to their television every single day. This would obviously mean that a majority of those people watch daily television shows that include ‘Reality TV’. The controversy of reality shows actually being “real” or not is widely debated around the world. To this date, people’s lives are getting influenced by these shows every time they watch them. Probably because the shows are known as “reality” shows and this convinces the viewers that they are indeed, real! This is an important issue as the new generation watching reality television will believe that everything they see on their TV screens, is real life. A diverse range of arguments have been offered on this issue. I too will offer opinions and my overall stand on this issue as to why I strongly believe that reality is not what you see on television. Firstly, stating the obvious, reality is “the state of things as they actually exist”. Like me, a large number of people believe that reality television is scripted, fake and shouldn’t exist as they sustain mad morals, exploit celebrities and at times, destroy relationships after