In Defense of Talk Shows

I loved this article. I dont really like to watch talk shows but this gave me a whole new perspective on them. I love the way that Barbara explained the bad side of them. Because that all I thought of them. The whole girl claiming that she was raped talk show, was classic. "What kinda of people would let themselves be humiliated like this?" is often asked, sniffily, by the shows' detractors. And the answer, for most part, is people who are so needy- of social support, of education, of material resources and self-esteem- that they mistake being the center of attention for being actually loved and respected." (P360) This takes the place of my favorite quote in this class. It explains the whole paper and makes it all makes sense. Basically this whole paper made me look at talk sows in a different light. I think I might sit down and watch one one day, maybe.........