Katherine Repasky | assistant editor “Big Brother is watching you.” It is junior year of high school, and my Political Ideologies of the 21st Century teacher just read these words to me for the first time. Suddenly, the feeling that someone is watching me makes my skin crawl. Readers of George Orwell’s “1984” know this quote refers to something much deeper than someone looking at … Continue reading We are the Biggest Brother
Zoe Stratos | opinions editor Aug. 26 2021 There’s been a lot of buzz in the reality TV world surrounding season 23 of “Big Brother” as an all Black alliance, dubbed the Cookout, is controlling the game for the first time in the show’s history. Twenty-one years ago, CBS launched the summer hit reality TV show where 16 houseguests are put into a house and … Continue reading “Big Brother” 23: the Cookout doesn’t deserve the hate
09/17/2020 Zoe Stratos | Staff Columnist In American culture, a long history of racism and underrepresentation in all aspects of life is there to be uncovered and talked about — and reality TV is no exception. In shows such as CBS’s Big Brother and MTV’s The Challenge, reality TV is rightfully facing a racial reckoning amid the Black Lives Matter movement. In 1992, MTV aired … Continue reading Reality TV has failed to represent ethnic minorities
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