“Our ability to take any pleasure, or even interest, in shows like this- in which participants are depicted as energetic but essentially aimlessm oblivious of their own deficits, and delusional about their attractiveness and their importance in the world- hinges not on our ability to identify them but on our ability to distinguish ourselves from them.”
Are there any ways in which
- There are teenagers that live like this but generally only for a short amount of time at a time, eg Spring Break. Teenagers know it is not possible to live like that for a long period of time because it is not practical.
In what ways are their lives distorted from the truth?
- The people on the show are living a false life, due to the fact that they are now famous for the way they have been living. In a sense, they are living the real life as they have to work to be able to live in the house. But there is no way that a person can live off income from a t-shirt store and be able to party like they do.
Does this show mirror the way you live? Or is it more like you’re an anthropologist looking in on this society?
Based on what you’ve learnt so far about MTV’s relationship with its audience I want you to write a response to this question:
Analyse the relationship between a media product and its target audience.
Use the following points to focus your answer:
Techniques used to target the audience.
How/why the technique appeals to the audience.
- Specific examples and/or evidence
- Implications for the media product, target audience, and/or wider society.
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