Carpooling Loonies
'Cheaters,' a must-have (Part I)
Television is flooded with reality shows whipped up by masochistic producers, directors and beelzebub schemers who come in different names. But to me, they only come out bad because they earn a lot of money and these gullible wannabes who pop up from the continents we know (modern day geographers say the 'seven continents' is a snuffed out theory because there are more of those amazing acreage and other geographers may have slept on it for a while) either make it big or hit the couch after a few months of emotional and psychological torture - live on TV.
In this day and age, people from 14 to 50 (did I say 50? Okay then, 49) would do anything to have a part in showbiz even if it means artlessly covering only the girl's nips for the camera. For fame and money, or even money alone, some would bare it all. Oh, let's slide a bit. What's the deal about these kindergarten porno princesses who cover their breasts with one arm then call it an artistic pose? Shouldn't that be called 'The Timid Mammary Gland' or 'Thorax the Tease' or 'Boob in the Hood' or 'Partial Eclipse of the Bosom'?
The nipple may be the most sensitive part of the whole 'package' but covering it does not necessarily make the picture look sexy. Mind games spring from those like, say, guessing the nip color and the ariola size. But doing that is like covering an M&M on top of the donut when what matters to the gaper is the size of what's being offered.
Or does that have anything to do with censoring? I might have missed the part when they said that covering the nipples is not as immoral as showing it all off. Jeez, I must have been gorging on a quarter pounder again when the band of the unfathomable minds went marching by.
Why do I ever slide?
There's a reality show on almost every channel, and the little devil in all of us get hooked while watching hundreds of participants mercilessly put to shame by judges who are sometimes just as patsy as these young people who sincerely cry like babies in front of the camera. And as for shows where the subjects are followed around by the camera even inside the bathroom, some audience may never lift their butt from the seat while the show is on. Perhaps, they don't realize it's what is called as the "Peeping Tom"syndrome. A professor at National Taiwan University's College of Health named Andrew Cheng said that it is humanity's basic drive for sex, curiosity and thirst for excitement that is capitalized by the media although "through the programs, people can see fantasies enacted that are not practicable under the moral code of society." Well, who needs gossip if you can just watch exactly what people do when nobody's watching?
Shows like The Island, Elimidate, American Idol, Survivor, Wives Swap, Cheaters, Star Search (hosted by Arsenio Hall) and Big Brother (created by John de Mol of the Netherlands), are only a few of the sprouting reality shows. Needless to say, the Philippines has a harrowing version of the last two mentioned. The parody of a reality show - The Pinoy Big Brother. Barf.