“reality tv is inherently fascist” is my most consistently vindicated hot take of all time
Reposted from
The Daily Beast
Kristi Noem has been working with the producer of “Duck Dynasty” to pitch a reality TV show—titled “The American”—where immigrants will compete in a string of challenges across the country “for the honor of fast-tracking their way to U.S. citizenship,” according to a new report.
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God, she is so fucking stupid!!!
ISTR reading that most "reality TV" is scripted. It's *definitely* edited, often deceptively so.
This feels like both, somehow
True crime is fascist because it actively cultivates paranoia around violent crime and sows mistrust, alienation and fear of an imagined violent Other
Noem is working on a reality show script,
Where migrants compete for US citizenship.
A pathetic, ugly new level of derangement.
She’ll crush people’s lives for entertainment.
ITS THE RUNNING MAN
while my poor geeky heart shrivels up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X04-bpHCCCU
Yes this is me finding a way to carve out an exception for panel-style game shows.
Oh, he slipped and crushed his balls on the stair rail! hahahaha, oh, is she unconscious? whatever, it's funny!
also the likely first instances of what became "do it for the Vine"
Upon further review, wow, the foresight Stephen King had 43 years ago is kind of uncanny.
Abject fascist depravity incarnate.
Not for all, but, for enough, it is empathy distorting.
It makes me think of gladiators where the less fortunate had to fight for the amusement of others.
The people who gave the current Regime enough cover for Russia to cheat them into office ACTUALLY BELIEVED THE APPRENTICE WAS REAL
https://bsky.app/profile/chriswarcraft.bsky.social/post/3lpaql2dtrc2c