American Society and Television

American Society and Television

American television is one of the most popular forms of entertainment in the world. People from not only America, but from around the world, tune in to their favorite comedies and dramas. American society is portrayed very evidently in all of these television shows showing the good and bad of our society. However, it seems that many of the shows incorrectly or unintentionally make American society look shocking and unpleasant.

In an American comedy “sitcom” Americans are always up for a good laugh. They are able to diverge from the stress and chaos in their lives by watching comedies. Americans enjoy comedies so much because they are equipped with the opportunity to laugh at another person’s failures or stress in life while the viewers are protected through their TV screens. America’s most popular cartoons such as “Family Guy”, “South Park”, and “The Simpsons” poke fun at about everything in American society and jam-pack American satire as much as they can. In all of these shows, the main characters are dysfunctional and usually out of control trying to live the “American Dream,” obviously not succeeding too well. There are also many stereotypes and racist remarks routinely thrown around. Another comedy “Weeds” revolves around a single mother who can’t make enough money to raise her kids begins selling marijuana to local neighborhood. In the show “Jackass” teenagers do ridiculous and sometimes disgusting stunts and that no sane person would ever consider doing. They get paid very well in the midst of the many injuries they obtain, showing that it is ok to be a “jackass” in America. Comedy shows such as the ones listed, show that American society is arrogant and have no “class”.

Drama could be renamed in the category of escapism. People across the country sit down and are able to escape their life and be transported to another time, place, and event. The life of the average American is very straightforward with many duplicates of working, weekend, working,...

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