Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Moment of Truth, or Moment of Shame?

Moment Of Truth TV show
For some reason, I'm watching this "game" show, "The Moment of Truth", in which Mark Wahlberg asks contestants extremely personal and revealing questions. If the contestant answers truthfully, they win money, and if not, they lose. This episode I'm watching now has me baffled. Why would anyone in their right mind go on this show. This particular episode isn't even embarrassing the contestant, but rather, her boyfriend. In the first 30 minutes of the show, she revealed that 1) she's embarrassed by the clothes her boyfriend wears, 2) she wishes her boyfriend was more well-endowed, 3) she thinks she deserves someone more attractive than her boyfriend....what the fuck? Isn't this show supposed to make the contestant feel like shit, not her damn boyfriend? The poor sap is sitting there, on national television, being completely humiliated. This show...I don't even know what to say. Alas, yet another example of how our society is completely going to shit.

1 comment:

Jason said...

THIS is why I don't watch television. American TV is so pathetic. I wish saying (or writing) statements like that meant I was a snobby elitist--because then I'd be the one who was messed up.

But no, it's not me (or you) it's THEM. When I was a kid, TV was okay. Today, TV sucks. Me and Leah have enough money (finally) to get cable and yet...I don't even want it.

Totally useless.