Unfortunately, MAFS is back on Australian TV. Though I’ve personally never watched it, a certain groom has been permeating my TikTok fyp. In this episode we talk about the sheer volume of relationship-based reality TV shows and the impact they can have on real life relationships. I’ve also noticed a trend of reality shows profiting off of women’s suffering and the negative effects these shows can have on the women consuming them. I hope you learn something new!
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References ~
ACMA Report: Viewer response to reality television in Australia (2021)
Birdsall N & Keay S, (2018) “Love Island and other reality TV shows are helping to normalise domestic abuse” The Conversation
Boateng J, (2023) “The Perception of Intimacy: Are Dating Reality TV Shows Affecting Relationships?” Canadian Journal of Family and Youth
Campbell TC, (2024) “Why Are Reality Dating Shows Pushing Marriage as the Prize?” Medium
Cholakova M, (2023) “Dating Shows Have Killed My Perception of Love” The Link Newspaper
Hall R, (2021) “Women on reality TV shows get far more abuse online than men – study” The Guardian
Razavi A, (2023) “Let’s talk about it: Women’s portrayal in reality TV” Redwood Bark
Thomas J, (2021) “Reality TV’s Obsession with Female Suffering” FEM Magazine
