Realing with Reality

I have never been a fan of Reality T.V . I find the shows exploitative and often mean spirited. The only thing they are good for is showing the "reality" that we are sinners.But having come across the rant of a trainer on the Biggest Loser , it brings them to a new low.The show features over weight contestants and their quest to win by losing the most pounds. The trainers use aggressive techniques and at times almost boot camp jargon , entering into the realm of obnoxious and offensive. Anyway this trainer goes off the deep end , swearing and calling out a female contestant. He is obnoxious, foul mouthed and comes across as the jerk jock you remember from high school.

Granted this contestant willing joined up for this , and lets face it, since we don't have the Roman Coliseum , feed the Christians to the lions , these shows feed that mindset.But it is still unwarranted and if I had my way all these shows would be gone from the T.V. I guess what creative juices used to flow from writers in Hollywood or weird would be better lately, have dried up .

So now back to a lost art form , reading a good book !!