B.Y.U. Student Gets Booted
Could you imagine being twenty years old , trying to discover yourself, and then being punished for it? Weather you saw it happen on MTV or you heard about it in the news most of us have heard about ex-Real World cast member Julie Stoffer, and the controversy surrounding her appearance on the popular MTV reality show.
Julie Stoffer was born on July 11th 1979 in Provo, Utah. The daughter of devote members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Julie followed in her parents footsteps and decided to attend Brigham Young University. A business major and straight A student Julies responded to an advertisement to audition for MTV’s The Real World printed in the university newspaper during her junior year. Julie told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that she never really thought she would be picked for the show and the free trip to Los Angeles for the audition finals was what she was really after. “ When I went to L.A. it was just life-changing. I got out there and I saw a whole new world I’ve never seen before. I met some really cool people, and I realized, if this experience could be this cool in a couple of days, imagine four months in a new place with new people. I just wanted to see new things, see what I wasn’t seeing in Provo. Julie also admitted that she hadn’t had that much exposure to MTV. “ I’d seen a couple of episodes of “The Real World” at a friends house, but that was it” she told the Deseret News.
Upon entering Belfort Mansion, in New Orleans Julie was immediately faced with the change she had been looking for. Among her roommates Julie found two minorities, and an openly gay male. Most of whom had a set of moral values that were considerably different than hers. From the moment she stepped into the Real World house Julie began dispelling stereotypes associated with Mormonism. During the first hour she is asked if she is married and about weather or not she can drink caffeine. Although it seemed she was uncomfortable answering these questions she did anyway. Julie has said that “ I went into this saying that I was not going to be a representative for Mormonism” however she later recognizes that “ ..in being my religion I am a representative of it.
Jenni endured a lot of struggles growing up in Long Beach. Jenni grew up in poverty even with both parents working one to three jobs at a time. She would help sell cassette tapes at flea markets with her parents to make money. She was a normal girl in Long Beach until she turned 15. At age 15 after dating for 2 months she became pregnant with her first kid. Traditionally she was kicked out of her house which caused even ...
Since the beginning of time itself, Television has been one the most influential pieces of media that the world has ever encountered. The beginning days of television depicted stereotypical mothers cooking and cleaning their homes for their husbands and children. Yet, as the decades passed, television took a dramatic turn, leaving the days of drama free entertainment as a vast memory. Now a day, however, when one hits the power on button to Bravo, the screen lights expand to ritzy socialites dealing with their everyday lives as “housewives”. Bravo TV’s hit number one reality television show, The Real Housewives of Atlanta, deals with the everyday lives of modern-day housewives. When speaking of these women and their family life, the reality series shows its viewers that family life in modern times is dramatic, full of misrepresentations of how people are perceived, and that fame comes at the cost of family.
But there is underlying tension in Lancaster's argument and make-overs on talk shows. Instead of made-over guests choosing their type of dress and performance, they are usually shuffled into these roles by a team of television producers, make-up artists, stylists, family and friends, and audience members. Often, talk show make-overs reinforce our rigidly constructed ideas of what is "masculine" and "feminine" by highlighting the taboo of stepping out of these roles and re-constructing a person's performance to fit the correct social mold.
...et-Weiser, Sarah, and Laura Portwood-Stacer. “'I just want to be me again!': Beauty pageants, reality television and post-feminism.” Feminist Theory 7 (2006): 255-272. Print.
First of all, Helen is obviously a high achiever. She is the manager of a bank, so she is quite successful in her career. She also has a fairly large house, which also shows that she is quite successful. She also wants to children to be successful, which is shown with Julie. Helen wants Julie to focus on school, and also do well on her SAT so that she will go to university.
It is no secret that reality television shows often present contrived situations as reality. Many producers claim that there are no scripts used in the production of reality shows. They maintain that nothing in the lives of the participants is planned purely for viewers’ entertainment, and that what is presented in the show is their actual reality. However, most people know this to be untrue to a certain degree. The events and situations in reality shows are often staged, re-enacted, or cleverly edited to make them appear more dramatic, thereby more interesting, than they are. Elizabeth Larkin writes, “After so many “reality” programs, we can discern a pattern of “characters” that isn’t very far different from the stock characters found in fictional programming. There’s the sweet and naive person from a small town looking to make it big while still retaining small town values. There’s the party girl/guy who’s always looking for a good time and who shocks those around them—and the list goes on” (Larkin 290). Participants in reality television shows are often looking to gain wealth and fame, and they are willing to do anything necessary to achieve that.
Millions of people are familiar with the television series, Full House. If you didn't grow up when Full House originally aired, you watched every single episode on Nick at Nite (over and over again). Everyone couldn't help but love Full House and each character in this sitcom. Young girls and young women looked toward fictional characters, Donna Jo "D.J." Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure), and Rebecca "Becky" Donaldson-Katsopolis (Lori Loughlin), for inspiration. D.J. was a great role model for young girls and women struggling with body image and self-confidence. She also motivated young girls and women who had dreams of becoming writers, as she was editor of her school newspaper. If D.J. can do it, so can we! Becky showed young women that they can be successful news anchors. Although these were fictional characters, the acting talents of both Bure and Loughlin inspired many females. Now, Bure and Loughlin's daughters are taking their place, and encouraging young girls and women everywhere.
In today's society there are many stereotypes of women in the media and what they are supposed to represent. This movie effectively portrays what women have to go through to be remembered for their story rather than their face. As a young reporter, Tally Atwater walks into the Miami station ready to do whatever is asked of her. Because her dream is to become a news ancho...
First of all, Julie is an insecure individual. When Julie meets with her boyfriend, he says that her real name Jewel “sounds like one of those names from the soap opera my mom likes to watch. My dad says they are garbage.” This results in Julie yelling at her mom when mom calls her Jewel. Julie states that a jewel is “something you buy in a gem shop.” By questioning her own name, Julie is showing the reader how she is
Her first dates with Richard Franklin are perfect. She enjoys his company and is interested in him. Richard often comes to visit Julie at her work as a hairdresser in a small town called Swansboro. At first, Julie wants to continue dating him because he is simply "charming". Then things start to get weird he constantly comes to visit her and he buys her an extremely expensive necklace with her initials engraved on it. Julie feels like it is too soon for him to be getting her expensive gifts like that.
If one to were to take a look at an image of Miley Cyrus ten years ago, one in the present, and one in the future they would not believe she is the same person. On March 26th, 2006, the live-action comedy show, Hannah Montana was launched on Disney Channel with Miley Cyrus playing her first major role as the show’s protagonist, conveniently named Hannah Montana. The television show showcased a 13 year old teenager’s everyday misadventures as living a double life as Miley Stewart and Hannah Montana. The show instantly became a fan favorite, permanently staining Miley Cyrus’ public image as Hannah Montana. At this point, Miley was young, she was innocent, had meaning, and was living the life of an interesting
Carolyn is prime example of appearing to be something she is not. Driven real estate agent, mother and wife (well, technically), who is completely consumed by the importance of projecting and maintaining the perfect image. Living by the words of the "Real Estate King" who stated "to be successful one must always put forward an image of success." As Lester states in a make-fun sort of way, it was not an accident that "the handles on her pruning sheers match her gardening gloves.
Reality television has changed the world today by encouraging violent behavior, elevate imprudent personalities, and depict woman of their values. Many reality TV shows are driving young kids to be driven by money and fame. Our reality television make us seem ignorant to other countries. Young viewers of these reality TV shows do not realize that most of the shows are often scripted and are not “real”. Although the programming of reality TV can be highly entertaining, it is important to be aware of the messages, and values that these shows often portray. Since reality TV has such a strong foothold in American pop culture, it is likely not going anywhere or changing its content any time
Reality TV. Ed. Karen F. Balkin, Ph.D. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 2008, 58-60. Print. The. McCormick, Patrick.
“Girl fights” became an expectation on reality television (Isaac). Much like a child, adults learn from what they see. Television shows show successful, skinny, beautiful women fighting over unnecessary subjects. The women on television trigger drama and unfortunately, that is what keeps viewers entertained. Most women complain about having too much drama, but they religiously tune into their favorite reality television shows to keep up with their drama. Somewhere along the years "successful" turned from happy and healthy to skinny, popular, and rich, and "beauty" turned from genuine and kind to thin and fashionable. Ironically, these perspectives changed as the entertainment industry evolved to portray these norms.