Cheat To Win

“I don’t wrestle. I fucking beat bitches up!” - Coral Smith, TV Icon.

Posted on November 13th, 2012 at 6:36PM

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#Coral Smith #Real World #The Inferno #Inferno #MTV #MTV's Challenge #Real World/Road Rules Challenge

At some point in watching the show I realized that I’d out-aged the maximums set for participants (18-25, also assumed to be the key viewing demographic), and, slowly, I stopped watching as well. But for all the time that’s passed between the first season and now—Eric Nies is about to be 41—I haven’t forgotten the very first episode of that new, bizarre program, one that my parents weren’t quite sure that I was old enough for or what it even was, but let me watch anyway.

The most recent San Diego iteration was the first time I’ve watched a full season in years - since the first Las Vegas, actually, back in my freshman year of college. But I’ll never be one to undermine the massive influence this show has had on television and pop culture. Congratulations, roomies, and happy anniversary.

At some point in watching the show I realized that I’d out-aged the maximums set for participants (18-25, also assumed to be the key viewing demographic), and, slowly, I stopped watching as well. But for all the time that’s passed between the first season and now—Eric Nies is about to be 41—I haven’t forgotten the very first episode of that new, bizarre program, one that my parents weren’t quite sure that I was old enough for or what it even was, but let me watch anyway.

The most recent San Diego iteration was the first time I’ve watched a full season in years - since the first Las Vegas, actually, back in my freshman year of college. But I’ll never be one to undermine the massive influence this show has had on television and pop culture. Congratulations, roomies, and happy anniversary.

Posted on May 22nd, 2012 at 2:31PM

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#Real World #The Real World #MTV #The Atlantic #Reality TV

Racism remains the greatest cancer of American society, and has been since the founding of this nation – by men who owned slaves. You cannot slaughter and push from the land Native Americans, enslave black people, harass and marginalize Asians, Latinos and Jews, and scapegoat immigrant white ethnics and Arabs through your long and tumultuous history, then wonder how the killing of Trayvon Martin could happen in the first place? The former is the context for the latter.

Y’all, remember when the Real World produced people worthy of the fame? Like Kevin Powell?

Racism remains the greatest cancer of American society, and has been since the founding of this nation – by men who owned slaves. You cannot slaughter and push from the land Native Americans, enslave black people, harass and marginalize Asians, Latinos and Jews, and scapegoat immigrant white ethnics and Arabs through your long and tumultuous history, then wonder how the killing of Trayvon Martin could happen in the first place? The former is the context for the latter.

Y’all, remember when the Real World produced people worthy of the fame? Like Kevin Powell?

Posted on March 22nd, 2012 at 3:25PM

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#Kevin Powell #Trayvon Martin #Racism #Real World #Real World: New York #The Real World #White Privilege