Pop culture is manipulative. For example, we currently have a taste for reality TV, yet the majority of shows are manipulated by the producers, so what we see may not be reality at all. A particular segment may make a participant lazy or pushy because of editing.
In "Queer guy: searching for a straight guy" Hemal Jhaveri explains the many shows on TV that support or show gay relationships. Some of these shows include Will and Grace, The amazing race, and queer as folk. These are just some of the examples there are many more that have gay people or relationships in the show but aren't focused around them. In amazing race there was a gay couple which won the race, and showed everyone that gay relationships aren't just about fashion tips and girls nights out but more than that. They were considered married and had a flawless relationship. It was perfect; they never fought or had any conflicts. Almost too perfect, what if the producers of the shows changed or edited the film, to show people what would interest them the most and keep them entertained. So do we ever really know what were watching?
I would say no, TV is edited so much that you never really know what’s real or fake. Even what we read in magazines how do you know if it's true or not? In "Britney Spears: the pop tart of winter" Adam Sternbergh explains how Britney Spears is not like at all what her image portrays her to be. Her producers and managers want her to portray herself as a sex icon and make her act a certain way in the videos and shows that she does to make people be entertained. She however feels like she can't be sold and says she won't come out to an audience naked or uncovered in her private areas. Yet we have all seen it many times and far worse than just uncovered. People produce what they think we as the audience want to see and what will keep us entertained, not what’s truthful.
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