Reality TV
Reality TV, Gender, and Gender Policing
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check
November 22, 2010 - 2:06pm (Print)
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Too Realistic for Reality TV?
reader diary by Next Door Solutions, Next Door Solutions
November 17, 2010 - 4:28pm (Print)
What happens when sensationalism becomes real life? At what point does the statistic that 1 in 4 young women are victims of abuse become too real to air on television?
Jessica Simpson Skimming the Surface of "Inner Beauty"
by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
March 25, 2010 - 6:00am (Print)
Jessica Simpson's new show The Price of Beauty suffers from an identity crisis. Is it meant to be a lesson in appreciating inner beauty or a silly look at bizarre grooming rituals worldwide?
Kourtney's Choice
by Sarah Seltzer, RH Reality Check
August 28, 2009 - 7:00am (Print)
MTV: Teen Pregnancy Meets Reality Television
by Elisabeth Garber-Paul, RH Reality Check
May 20, 2009 - 1:47pm (Print)
It’s a far cry from the days when pregnant teens were packed up and sent away. Just a few decades ago, early pregnancy was seen as a stain on a family that was often elaborately hidden. But when reality television meets teen pregnancy, have we gone too far?
True Reality Television: Where's Abortion?
by Lynda Waddington, New Journalist Fellow
April 23, 2008 - 8:48am (Print)
Through our television sets, it seems, we get nearly every possible opinion and viewpoint on nearly every possible topic. Just not abortion.

