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Like some gay men who enjoy watching college boys wrestle and walk around naked on TV, I tuned in to watch “Tila Tequila” on MTV. At first I could only sit through the first 15 minutes thinking it was too annoying to continue watching it. Although, when the final episode aired I watched the whole thing to see if this Asian bisexual would pick either the film student from a redneck family or the firefighter from a poor neighborhood. Tila picks the student, which I think wouldn’t have made any difference. Any reality show that deals with love in gives the audience the impression the winner will form a long-lasting relationship with the object of his affection. It turns out he never gets to see her because she’s too busy with her career. The contestants on any dating game show want to become famous or need money. Would anybody really go on a reality show to find love? No! If they did they would have to have relationship problems. Their ability to cope with gridlock is usually the reason why they go on the show. They hope to find happiness without having to deal with the problems that may arise. However, when they come back to the real world they are faced with a pile of six months worth of bills that accumulated in their absence. Selling the apartment and the car would help pay for most of them. The rest they will have to get a loan or dip into their savings account.
If you look at most reality dating shows every contestant has a persona he/she creates or is given by the producers. The purpose is to keep the audience interested and the crazier the sketches get the more excited people are. Who knew watching a “lesbian” make out with a “straight” guy would actually be entertaining for the male audience? If a person wins a reality dating show it is not because he deserved to but because the creators felt he would be good for promotion.
The reality show is a not a conspiracy but a dishonest enterprise. They never tell the public their secrets because then they would stop viewing their programs. It is rare for the winner to be seen in public let alone with anybody from the show (including the host) till it airs. The host signs a contract that her presence on the show is just for fun. She can’t develop feelings for her contestants and has to pretend she likes them. When was the last time a host formed a relationship with the winner? William Drayton (Flavor Flav) didn’t keep a relationship with any of the past winners of his show, “Flavor of Love”. Brett Michaels didn’t keep a relationship with the winner of his show, “Rock of Love” and is doing a second season. Tiffany Pollard (New York) didn’t keep a relationship with the first winner and did a second season. Do you see what’s going on? The shows are not real! They’re meant for entertainment purposes. People who view them as real quests for love are not using their logic. It should click in their minds no one would with common sense would on TV and compete for a woman without compensation. Does the audience really think the contestants are happy when they go home? Yes, and that aggravates me.
