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kaile
since 2000-02-06
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A whole new genre has gained immense popularity over recent years and reality TV shows are now a part of the staple diet of most households' TV viewing habits. Curiously, a huge factor that accounts for the success in these reality TV shows is that viewers get to witness conflicts between ordinary people in their uncensored mind-arresting entirety. This feeds on the mentality of both the couch potato and the peeking tom in us: that we can sit comfortably in our armchairs with popcorn in one hand and a can of beer in the other and watch how people cope when arguments crop up. More credit when 2 "bitches" scream and pull their way out of one dispute into another. Our parents were raised with the mindset that "Silence is Golden" and "Children should be seen and not heard". Yet, it seems that with one generation, their children have valued more the need to be honest with themselves and an importance of acknowledging their needs. They may have also learnt to be more assertive when communicating to others about such needs. In fact, our parents were the ones who started to send us to speech and drama classes, in hopes that we would turn out to be extroverted chatty individuals Hence, my theory about how keeping peace nowdays is deemed Herculean. Between the options of shutting up in consideration of other people's feelings and stating firmly our opinions in consideration of our personal needs, we have been already programmed to pick the latter. We can no longer shut up, because our conscience forbids us to And so, conflict isn't as taboo as before. Why bother about the collective "we" when I can advance an individualistic "I" instead, the stubborn modern man mentality preaches. And sometimes, I suspect, we even rejoice in the intellectual sparring Now I do know the value of keeping silence (hence facilitating peacekeeping efforts should you find my views ill-formed). I will now keep my mouth shut. So if you will kindly excuse me, I have a date to keep with Survivor 6. This season has been particularly mind-blowing, with most engaging politics! [This message has been edited by kaile (05-19-2003 02:56 PM).] |
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Larry C
since 2001-09-10
Posts 10286United States |
kaile, Well it is a theory too commonly right. But there are still those of us who know the value of restraint. Sometimes when truth hurts it isn't necessary to repeat. Excellent write!  If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane, I'd walk right up to heaven and bring you home again. |
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