In demonstrating these narrow-minded views of the world, in some ways the reality genre mirrors the worst of ourselves. We sustain inequalities through the stories we tell, and we pass on these beliefs and practices to our kids. We manipulate others and allow ourselves to be manipulated by them. We buy lots of stuff, and we focus on those material possessions as the pathway to bliss. We overindulge. We sexualize children, laugh at poor and fat people, and render some segments of the population invisible. These programs demonstrate how centuries-old stereotypes still thrum within our culture
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