I like the idea of reality TV as a new kind of evangelical endeavor. And I say "I like" in the sense "Good catch, this is horrifying".
Their angers at one participant and not the other is understandable. The astrology business don’t undermine the ideology they’re trying to evangelize, but the guy’s behavior cast a spotlight on the show’s fakeness and that’s a real threat for them.
I recently wrote an article about our relationship to reality and fiction in reality TV
Maybe they’re auditioning for the Joel and Victoria Osteen “Experiment”. It would be a nice bump in pay.
I like the idea of reality TV as a new kind of evangelical endeavor. And I say "I like" in the sense "Good catch, this is horrifying".
Their angers at one participant and not the other is understandable. The astrology business don’t undermine the ideology they’re trying to evangelize, but the guy’s behavior cast a spotlight on the show’s fakeness and that’s a real threat for them.
I recently wrote an article about our relationship to reality and fiction in reality TV
https://open.substack.com/pub/prosopon/p/i-will-suspend-my-disbelief-but-only?r=3hwnr4&utm_medium=ios