When people turn on their TV at home or watch TV elsewhere, they might find a reality TV show somewhere. Reality TV shows have been on television for many years and are evolving. Although reality TV is extremely entertaining and popular, many young teens and adults admire their favorite reality TV actors, their lavish lifestyles, and their overly dramatic antics. People who watch reality TV regularly have different expectations and views on how the world actually works and feel differently about themselves. People follow their favorite reality TV stars and it makes them want to change and leaves us wondering what reality really is. Reality TV is not real and should be banned because it makes people think differently. Reality TV shows are television programs in which real people have their lives constantly filmed, either in their own homes or while they are placed in various group situations. For entertainment... A well-known example would be The Real World, broadcast on MTV since the early 90s, where a select group of twenty-something adults move into a house together for a short period of time. Others oppose the ban on reality TV because they feel 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 TV is mostly pointless and people exploit each other in a competition for money. No one can deny that reality TV has had an impact on the way people view themselves. People want to be like actors. Our society will wear makeup, follow drastic diets and even go as far as plastic... middle of paper... w York Times, 2013. Internet. April 8, 2014. Crockett, Richard J., MD, Thomas Pruzinsky, PhD, and John A. Persing, MD “The Influence of Plastic Surgery “Reality TV” on Patient Expectations and Decision Making in cosmetic surgery. Reality TV about plastic surgery. American Society of Plastic Surgeons, July 2007. Web. April 8, 2014. Gonchar, Michael. “Does reality TV promote dangerous stereotypes? Sometimes. The New York Times, January 3, 2014. Internet. April 8, 2014. Jagodzinski, Jan. “The perversity of (reality) television: a symptom of our times.” » Muse Project. The John Hopkins University Press, 2013. Web. April 8, 2014. O'Mara, Kelly. “The ugly reality of creating reality TV.” Pacific Standard Magazine, October 18, 2013. Web. April 8, 2014. Schulten, Katherine. “Why do we like to watch rich people on TV and in movies? » Nytimes. The New York Times, 2014. web. April 8. 2014.