When people turn on the television at home or watch it somewhere else, they will probably find a reality show somewhere. Reality shows have been on television for many years and are changing. Although reality TV is extremely entertaining and popular, many young teens and adults admire their favorite reality show actors, their lavish lifestyles, and over-the-top antics. People who regularly watch reality TV have different expectations and views about how the world really works, and they feel differently about themselves. People follow the stars of their favorite reality shows and it makes them want to change, leaving the rest of us wondering what reality really is. Reality TV isn't real and should be banned because it makes people think differently about themselves. Reality shows are television programs in which real people have their lives continuously filmed in their own homes or while placed in various group situations. For entertainment… A well-known example of this would be The Real world, which has aired on MTV since the early 1990s, where a select group of adult twenty-somethings move into a house together for a short period of time. Others oppose the reality TV ban because they believe it gives them exactly what they want, an escape from the worries and boredom of everyday life. Just because something is popular doesn't mean it's good. Reality television is mostly about vain or people exploiting themselves in a competition for money. No one can disagree that reality television has influenced the way people see themselves. People want to be like actors. Our society will wear makeup, go on crash diets and even go plastic... middle of paper... w York Times, 2013. Network. April 8, 2014. Crockett, Richard J., M.D., Thomas Pruzinsky, Ph.D ., and John A. Persing, MD “The Influence of Plastic Surgery “Reality TV” on Cosmetic Surgery Patients' Expectations and Decision Making.” Reality TV show about plastic surgery. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, July 2007. Web. April 8, 2014. Gonchar, Michael. “Do reality shows promote dangerous stereotypes? Every time. The New York Times, January 3, 2014. Network. April 8, 2014. Jagodzinski, January. “The perversity of (Real)ity TV: a symptom of our times”. Project Muse. The John Hopkins University Press, 2013. Web. 8 April 2014. O'Mara, Kelly. “The ugly reality of creating reality television.” Pacific Standard Magazine, October 18, 2013. Web. April 8, 2014. Schulten, Katherine. “Why do we like watching rich people on TV and in movies?” Every time. The New York Times, 2014. Web. 8 April. 2014.