No, this is not in reference to the Matchbox Twenty song or the broader term, ‘the real world.’ No, this is in reference to the show on MTV. I have not watched this show in many years. But, when I heard this present-season would be centered in Washington, D.C., I decided to set the ole DVR. Having spent a year only eight miles from D.C. had me excited to check-out this show and see if our mutual adventures crossed paths. So far this season I’ve been disappointed. The people are interesting enough, although the cross-section of Americana does not adhere to what statisticians would call true sample data.
Given that they are in the nation’s capitol, I figured there would be more of an emphasis on serving others. While I imagine getting seven strangers focused on one political party or politician would prove to be super-challenging, this group seems to be listless. One guy worked a few hours a week at the Human Rights Campaign and another interned at the now defunct Washington Blade, D.C.’s premiere paper focused on the LGBT community. Other than that, the rest of the crew seems compelled to create in-house drama via lack of social awareness, hooking-up, and being messy.
Given my student affairs experiences, I have come up with a solution. Cast mates on The Real World need a hall director/resident assistant. The in-house drama could be relieved with some mediation, stronger conversations, and a purpose for being there. They could give me or someone with higher ed. experience free room and board to go in and regulate. Those are just my thoughts. Thanks for reading.
Two songs of the day:
-‘Fly’ by Sanctus Real
-They Say’ by Common, John Legend, and Kanye West.
I think that is just how kids are today. They get on a show like that in an attempt to make a name for themselves and the way to do that today is to be raunchy or outrageous.
Excellent call, excellent call.
Ah, Real World. If it weren’t for you there would be dozens of people who would be forced to forsake their speaking tours, bar appearances, and infinite casts of Real World Road Rules Gauntlet Inferno Circle of Ookie Cookie Competitions for what they truly deserve based on their abilities… a squeegee mop and a paper hat, where sure, they’re washing lettuce now, but pretty soon they’ll be on fries, then the grill. And then they’ll make assistant manager. And that’s when the big bucks start rolling in.
Glad to have you back in the blogosphere, brother.
Thanks Ruck! Seriously, thanks for reading.
You make some good points.