I dunno, by choice I don't watch much TV, but most of what I've caught on my parents' tv seems to consist of "let's laugh at these people going through the carceral system (who are most likely suffering from a mental illness and clearly not getting the help they need)" and "let's laugh at these people embarrassing themselves in public (who are most likely suffering from a mental illness and clearly not getting the help they need)"
It's the network television version of r/PublicFreakout
One of the formats I really hate is "let's laugh of people in debt" where the actors have fucked up personal finances due to irresponsible spending but then, when the grown up experts intervenes, scolds them for being stupid, makes a budget for them and forces them to sell their motorcycle/caravan/other expensive luxury item things are going to be fine. None of the actors are poor, they are just really bad with money but that format has completely muddled the public perception of what poverty is. It is right wing propaganda spreading the lie that "financial trouble" is a question of individual responsibility and morals.
My dad has been wrongfully detained before, yet he still can't comprehend that maybe the cop shows where loitering drunks are being baited into acting aggressive so the police have an excuse to play basketball with their skull might be wrong.
I dunno, by choice I don't watch much TV, but most of what I've caught on my parents' tv seems to consist of "let's laugh at these people going through the carceral system (who are most likely suffering from a mental illness and clearly not getting the help they need)" and "let's laugh at these people embarrassing themselves in public (who are most likely suffering from a mental illness and clearly not getting the help they need)"
It's the network television version of r/PublicFreakout
One of the formats I really hate is "let's laugh of people in debt" where the actors have fucked up personal finances due to irresponsible spending but then, when the grown up experts intervenes, scolds them for being stupid, makes a budget for them and forces them to sell their motorcycle/caravan/other expensive luxury item things are going to be fine. None of the actors are poor, they are just really bad with money but that format has completely muddled the public perception of what poverty is. It is right wing propaganda spreading the lie that "financial trouble" is a question of individual responsibility and morals.
My dad has been wrongfully detained before, yet he still can't comprehend that maybe the cop shows where loitering drunks are being baited into acting aggressive so the police have an excuse to play basketball with their skull might be wrong.