I Wish I Could 'Exile' People Too!
Saturday, August 23, 2008 by Wendy
While I was supposed to be studying for organic chemistry, I stumbled upon a very entertaining show called 'Exiled' on MTV. Yes, I watch MTV sometimes, and I am ashamed. Usually it is just to laugh at the stupid people that go on their reality shows. Especially the show, 'My Super Sweet Sixteen'. It has always annoyed me to watch these teens get whatever they want, whenever they want, and treat people like shit on the way. The show never actually criticizes the girls and their attitudes, giving a lot of the impressionable teen audience the idea that their actions are normal and acceptable. This has always bugged me to no end.
And that is why the show, 'Exiled' is so freaking great. They take the most spoiled of the spoiled on 'Sweet Sixteen' and send them to a Third World country to show how the world really works. I love that these kids are finally being represented the way they should: as brats. Some of the things the kids say are actually kind of funny, though rather pathetic. One girl, when told she was going to the mountains of Peru, responded, "I thought Peru was an island." A. Peru is not an island. B. There can't be mountains on islands?
I wish I could send some people I know to Third World countries! Can I? Pleeeease?
Anyways, MTV does do a lot of damage to the younger generation, what with their lack of actual music programming, and their trashy reality shows. But maybe they are taking a step forward with 'Exiled'? Just a tiny one.
