3 June 2013
2 June 2013
This House Believes That Reality TV Should Be Banned!
Michael presides: Hi everyone and welcome to the last debate of the school
year! Today we’ll talk about reality TV: unscripted situations, apparently real
events featuring unknown people instead of professional actors. Frequent
interviews with the participants serve as the show's narration, and there is
often an emphasis on drama and personal conflict. Competition-based reality
shows, a notable subset, often have additional common elements such as one
participant being eliminated per episode, a panel of judges, and the concept of
immunity from elimination… So now please welcome James and Hadrien who are genuine
reality TV actors! And now also welcome Julie who is a total fan of reality shows!
We are also delighted to welcome Roch, a journalist who campaigns against trash
TV, Agathe who is someone who intensely dislikes the genre, and our special
guest, the famous actress Madeleine, who will voice her professional opinion…
Beware James!
James is AGAINST: Thanks, fans! Let’s face it: reality TV is just the
best way for young people to escape from their "reality"! They
need to have a laugh, see the world differently... The settings make them
dream: Miami, Ibiza, Los Angeles, Mykonos, etc. There are always beautiful
girls and handsome guys, and life is more fun there: parties, nightclubs, alcohol,
drugs, sex, fun, fun, and fun!
Hadrien is AGAINST: For me,
reality TV is really amazing; everybody watches it! If you’ve seen a reality show
in the last 24 hours, shout “Nabila!” There you go! And why are these shows so
popular? Because they make us dream! Girls are gorgeous and boys are brawny in
TV reality-land, I mean for real, not just when the cameras are on; just look
at James! There is lots of sex of course, love sometimes, the girls often throw
tantrums, but then that way we get less bored… And we go to incredible parties
all the time! It is life as it should be, as you in this room would all like it
to be, admit it!
Julie is AGAINST: “Let the sun shine, let the sunshine in!" Life at school is so boring, teachers are so boring, parents are so boring, and
life is so boring! I would prefer to live with Hadrien or even James, wear
beautiful clothes and sexy swim suits on my perfect body, and go to the beach
with all my friends! I would have lots of money and just forget my boring
existence. Living in a reality show is living your dream! I could become a body
guard, a singer or a top model. Hopes and dreams give meaning to our lives. When I wear those shoes, and
watch her talk, I feel like I am Nabila, my heroine! “Les Anges (de la téléréalité)” is my all-time favorite TV show!
Roch is FOR: Good morning people, I'm Roch Le Cornec. I’m an investigative journalist.
One of the things I have looked into real close is so-called “reality” TV shows… Fact: people watch television, too much TV. The government controls society
through TV and people are no longer able to think for themselves! Reality TV is
a drug: people become hooked on e trivial lives of these second-rate actors and
copy their habits and values. It’s pathetic! This trash TV is destroying
society! Moreover with SMS votes, the viewer thinks he can control the scene he
is watching! But TV reality is not reality… We no longer have any control in the
real world!
Agathe is FOR: Yes, it’s
Big Brother watching… I am against reality TV shows because they do not reflect
reality and everything in them is so false. As far as I’m concerned, watching
reality TV allows people not to think about their daily lives. It is entertainment,
but it is ridiculous. The candidates are stereotypes, like the “blond girl” or
the “nice boy”. Some people follow the episodes religiously and get caught up in
the histrionics. The TV channels make their money from the sensationalism.
Madeleine is FOR: Reality TV is like a very bad movie, I mean, it is really
the dumbest form of entertainment. You see, the actors pretend to be normal
people in “real life” situations? It’s the opposite of what a movie should be! Plus,
the “normality” that is depicted is really immoral or amoral; most of the
characters are stupid too. The actors are obviously making a lot of money, but
is it honestly earned? They have no professional integrity! Their roles are not
even funny. But to make people laugh you need talent…
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