Moonrise 13Moon Digital Magazine Volume 1, Number 6 - July 15, 2015 | Page 14

what you can learn from

realityTV

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What can I say? Sometimes, it’s nice being the spectator on the side of the road waiting
for the inevitable train wreck. How did this happen?
To tell the truth, I put the TV on for some background “noise”. I didn’t even bother to
check what was on and found myself face-to-face with “Gypsy Sisters”. Life will never be
the same. Suffice to say, my overdue assignment took a back seat. I couldn’t help myself,
the more I wanted to turn away; the more captivating the program became. Lacking the
sudden willpower to reverse course and steer clear, I decided I would watch the program
from a research perspective. I wanted to see if this program was entirely a faux reality,
or if there was something here that others could actually learn from these brash women.
So what did I ultimately discover? I watched a total of three episodes (I couldn’t handle
the repetitive nature of their antics). Three hours turned out to be plenty of time for me