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RZM

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24. Sorry. But that's a complete load of you-know-what

Fri May 25, 2012, 01:37 AM

May 2012

At least in regards to talent shows. Competitive entertainment has been with us from the very beginning. It's not a coincidence that the Olympic Games are, you know, over 2,000 years old

You probably know that there were major riots in Constantinople in the 6th century over . . . chariot races. People love this shit. You can bemoan it all you like, but people love it anyway. It's in our nature. You might as well argue that it's sad that people engage in violence or like having sex. We're apes. It's what we do.

BTW, the devotion to the Super Bowl here is NOTHING compared to the lengths people go to over soccer in the rest of the world. People die because of it.

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Americas Dumbing Down Via Talent Shows... [View all] rsmith6621 May 2012 OP

Calling all proofreaders.... Systematic Chaos May 2012 #1

lol! a perfect irony, isn't it? pnwest May 2012 #8

Ow! My balls! is now a reality. MrSlayer May 2012 #2

It is getting harder to connect in society as a whole exboyfil May 2012 #3

Same exact thing here. Populist_Prole May 2012 #5

"reality" Go Vols May 2012 #4

I've never been able to sit through one aint_no_life_nowhere May 2012 #7

I hope to god you aren't making that up RZM May 2012 #17

Talent shows are massively popular all over the world. So singling out America makes no sense here RZM May 2012 #6

They're cheap... Ron Obvious May 2012 #12

Part of it is of course their production value. But I think the shows are genuinely popular RZM May 2012 #14

Well, I confess to speculating... Ron Obvious May 2012 #30

He probably isn't typical in that regard RZM May 2012 #31

They have some pretty stu-u-u-u-u-u-pid shows here in Japan Art_from_Ark May 2012 #28

K&R DeSwiss May 2012 #9

Wow. Baegeant. cilla4progress May 2012 #10

De nada. DeSwiss May 2012 #11

Gads, I miss Joe. His was the clearest, most insightful hifiguy May 2012 #13

The good ones always go first. n/t DeSwiss May 2012 #20

Did you see my post above? These shows are very popular worldwide. RZM May 2012 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author DeSwiss May 2012 #19

That these inanities are a worldwide phenomenon.... DeSwiss May 2012 #22

Sorry. But that's a complete load of you-know-what RZM May 2012 #24

To each his own. n/t DeSwiss May 2012 #27

That was a fast delete RZM May 2012 #21

Nothing I wouldn't repeat.... DeSwiss May 2012 #23

Ah. Ok. Makes sense n/t RZM May 2012 #25

seems people like cotton candy spanone May 2012 #16

Talent shows are fine. But. madamesilverspurs May 2012 #18

"Reality TV' is an Oxymoron Amster Dan May 2012 #26

These shows are nothing but a half to hour long commercial flobee1 May 2012 #29