Are reality type crime shows such as cops educational or just crimesploitation. Crimesploitation is the act of exploiting crime through media. Crime type reality shows claim to educate middle class consumers about the dangers of crime, however there seems to be a hidden agenda. Crime is attractive but dangerous and
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What happens when a crime show only portrays small scenes of criminals being caught? Shows like “Cops” and “America’s Most Wanted” are advertised as a direct method to see the criminal system, but with “Heathrow: Britain’s Busiest Airport” there is a minor crimes televised in the show. The show itself
Amazon recently released a new docuseries on rapper Meek Mill and his struggle going through the American justice system. At age 19, Robert Rihmeek Williams, aka Meek Mill, was arrest for intent to distribute and possession of weapons. After serving 8 months in jail, Meek Mill had 7 years of
In 1974, Dennis Rader began killing innocent individuals, with majority of his victims being women. Rader as known his motto – “Bind ’em, torture ’em, kill ’em”. In Wichita, Kansas the “BTK Killer” murdered member of the Otero family. It was here that the BTK Killer developed a
Euphoria is a groundbreaking, new series produced by HBO that sheds light on a variety of issues that plague adolescents. Most notably, the show follows protagonist, Rue, who finds herself struggling with a drug addiction even after having been to rehab. The graphic, raw portrayal of her experience with hard
Recently a TV series called Euphoria aired on HBO about a group of high schoolers who are struggling with everything from child pornography blackmail to terrifying rapist drug dealers, and the psychopathic toxic masculinity character has to be mentioned as well. The focus of the series is a 17 year
Last summer, Netflix released a new docuseries titled ππ’π³π¬ ππ°πΆπ³πͺπ΄π΅ in which journalist David Farrier seeks out odd and macabre tourist destinations all around the globe. The show explores the culture and tourist trade surrounding sites that have been historically linked to tragedy, crime, and death. The series is only
The American Dream has originated and continued to be focused on making a life for yourself where you could not have done in your home country. I believe that life and our current society has altered this image. The rich, or the top 10%, has committed so many crimes but
The TV show YOU, by Lifetime was picked up by Netflix and had great success. In the first four weeks of being released the viewers ratings were at about forty-million. It is an extremely popular TV series that only has one season out, but very binge-worthy. This isnβt your typical
Whether you believe it or not, the drama that goes down on reality television is nothing short of a properly framed, and well-dressed spectacle, seemingly never ending and always replaced by a new scandal once resolved. The contestants or subjects of various reality shows are given the opportunity to show