Real Talk for You

The question is "do we see ourselves in reality tv show characters?" The answer to that question in my opinion is it depends. Actually now that I think about it I think the more appropriate answer to the previous question is that we as people watching reality tv ca relate to the character, not necessarily that we see ourselves in them. Every adult with children can relate to the extra 20 miles they are willing to go for their kids because they love their kids. That is why Jon and Kate plus 8 is a  very popular show. It has humorous situations that every parent has gone through, from changing diapers to gathering the kids to go to a destination to the struggle of making kids want to take a bath when they are filthy. Jon and Kate obviously love their kids hence why it is a very relatable/likable show to people, it focuses on family and most people hold that subject in high regard. Now on the other hand there are shows like Pimp My Ride that are just pure entertainment. I can honestly say I can only relate with X to the Z (Xzibit) on only one subject, we both rap. But the show isn't about it's host as much as the people who need their whips to be pimped and the people who insure that said whip is pimped. The pimpers and the pimped. I think the only thing the show has going for it is the pimpin' of the ride itself. Let's be honest, the show has terrible one liners that are so bad that it isn't funny, and it doesn't seem like they do it on purpose either. But anywho, that show is just pure entertainment and eye candy, not a show that you watch and to say to yourself "Boy...I can really relate to Xzibit on this issue; to put 24's or 26's on the ride, to put a fish tank in the dash or put a PS3 in the car...that is question?"