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Are you proud to be a fan of reality tv?

Results so far:

Proud
41% 122 votes Total: 298 votes
Ashamed
59% 176 votes
  • 1 of 15

    by Rajiv Wadhwa

    Yes I am proud to be a fan of reality tv. Why? It is entertaining, better than most other fake programs and some even have valuable life lessons. Here are some of the many reaso...read more

  • 2 of 15

    by Melinda Stark

    There is no reason to be ashamed of being a fan of reality tv; I'm proud to be a fan! Besides, reality television makes for great conversation starters. It's fun talking about h...read more

  • 3 of 15

    by Erica Smothers-Franklin

    Gone are the days when people believed they were watching real families on television. When sitcoms were first introduced to the world it was easy to forget that you were watch...read more

  • 4 of 15

    by Kate Leaver

    My pride in Reality TV fandom is just a candid, plumped up version of shame. I am perfectly aware that programs of this genre can be trivial, superficial, even immoral. But I ...read more

  • 5 of 15

    by John Devera

    I hate it when people say that reality tv is a guilty pleasure. First of all, be a little more spiritually mature and understand that if something makes you guilty, then it sho...read more

  • 6 of 15

    by Melissa Balderas

    Do I really dare say that I am a fan of "reality" TV? I do dare so. You're probably asking why so this way, right? The reason being is because I don't watch that many. Well,...read more

  • 7 of 15

    by Marilyn Dunn

    Being a fan of human nature would qualify anyone as being a fan of reality TV. Proud may not be the right word but I don't deny it to my friends and then go home that night and...read more

  • 8 of 15

    by Kerri Foley

    "Did you see what happened on The Bachelor' last night?" "Did you want David Cook to win American Idol'?" "Can you believe what Tyra said on America's Next Top Model'?" These...read more

  • 9 of 15

    by Sarah Williams

    Being a fan of reality television is simply admitting to being a fan of people and the situations that make them truly human, which is to say entertaining and unique. Reality t...read more

  • 10 of 15

    by Kim Kunaniec

    I grew up as a fan of the Real World, probably spurned on by my father's dislike for the show and his decision to forbid me from watching MTV. Unfortunately, telling a young te...read more

  • 11 of 15

    by Janet Harris

    I'll say it loud and I'll say it proud I am a fan of reality TV' , there I've said it, but I don't feel a lot better for it. The main reason for this is the snobbery that now s...read more

  • 12 of 15

    by Susan Huizinga

    Shakespeare wrote "All the world's a stage" and I believe this to be true. Reality is a million times more interesting than any work of fiction. Real people, real stories, rea...read more

  • 13 of 15

    by Kenneth Hofmann

    I would be lying if I said that I was not a fan, because I am a constant viewer of reality TV. I understand that there are some bad shows but there are also many more good than...read more

  • 14 of 15

    by Michele Mathews

    Over the past few years reality TV seems to have taken over the airwaves of the television world. While I wouldn't consider myself a "proud" fan of reality TV, I do enjoy watchi...read more

  • 15 of 15

    by Alicia Holman

    Whatever happen to the days of Lassie, Mash, Leave It To Beaver and The Flintstones? Well they grew up and moved away leaving our neighborhood TVs filled with crazy neighbors, i...read more

  • 1 of 14

    by Amanda Fox

    Reality tv to me has always been something like the bowels of the entertainment industry and feeling that is true is why I'm ashamed to admit I am such a fan of it. There is som...read more

  • 2 of 14

    by Laura Leigh Fields

    I am not a proud fan of reality television. I have, on occasion, indulged in a few reality shows and I have always walked away feeling ashamed. I could find a higher quality ent...read more

  • 3 of 14

    by Stephen Bate

    I have to say, no I'm not. I'm ashamed to the point of cringeing, but I'm an addict and I can't miss these shows once I'm hooked. I gain no pride whatsoever in acknowledging the...read more

  • 4 of 14

    by Ann E. Smith

    My reality TV habit is embarrassing, so much so that I often keep it hidden from others. As someone who appreciates well written scripts and fine acting, it's hard to for me to...read more

  • 5 of 14

    by Marcus Brooks

    How could you be a fan of someone else's distorted life? Are our lives as convuled enough as we make them ourselves? I have trials and tribulations from my own soap operas. I...read more

  • 6 of 14

    by Marie J Kelley

    Each Sunday night my family and friends know where to find me and it's not out at my favorite restaurant, out on a date with my husband or even at church. No, they all know to ...read more

  • 7 of 14

    by Shawna Blake

    Now a staple of the entertainment industry, reality shows are considered the 'red-headed step-child' of any channel they are aired upon. Have we really come to such a dead-end w...read more

  • 8 of 14

    by cody18

    I wish I could say I am a proud watcher of reality TV. But that is not the case. I realized how ashamed I am one afternoon. I was watching a rerun of some reality show while wai...read more

  • 9 of 14

    by Michael Frissore

    You would have to be an idiot to be proud of being a fan of reality television. Not that I don't think these people exist, but they would certainly be a bit dimmer than the rest...read more

  • 10 of 14

    by Randy Scott

    No one can truly be proud of being a fan of that trash called Reality TV. Reality TV is a complete embarrassment and it's an insult to anyone with an IQ over 70. The bane tha...read more

  • 11 of 14

    by April Storme

    Everyone has their guilty pleasures; those things that they do to "treat themselves" even though they may prefer not to admit to them when asked outright. For some, this may inv...read more

  • 12 of 14

    by Francesca Dent

    Why are people these days so obsessed by reality TV? I will confess now that I do watch "I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here" but that is the only reality show I watch. The reaso...read more

  • 13 of 14

    by Sergio Vega

    I for one must say that I am ashamed. I do not watch that many shows though. Only a few here and there whenever I get a chance. There are other times when I will see my family w...read more

  • 14 of 14

    by Cicely Richard

    I can answer this question with an emphatic "No." Whatever happened to well-written sitcoms and dramas? Have the writers and Hollywood executives become so lazy that this is the...read more

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