June 30th, 2005
Reality TV (Finally) Hits Bottom
The Associated Press reported today that ABC has decided to cancel its newest reality TV series, “Welcome to the Neighborhood.” Who knew there were boundaries to televised interpersonal torture and humiliation? Apparently, it’s fine to plasticize and carve women into living Barbies; it’s fine to exhaust and starve fat people and put them in rooms with bacon; and it’s fantastically fine to reward cheating, backstabbing, manipulative liars with $1 million. But thank the goddess we’re spared watching righteous smug white bible thumpers obsess about living next door to “faggots” or “spics.”
The best line from the AP article? “Before ABC announced its decision, the Family Research Council said it was worried evangelicals would be made to appear judgmental and foolish.” Made to appear? Dudes, I don’t think ABC could do a better job of that than y’all have done for yourselves already.
