From reality competition series to shows focusing on children, these shows are now considered problematic.
The Big Picture COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Our art and media are always shaped by our social environment. This also applies to reality TV series. Many shows that felt revolutionary during their times can later turn sour. Even the ones we all unanimously agreed paved the way for the genre. Let's find out what reality TV shows did not stand the test of time.
5 RELATED: 10 Most Iconic TLC Reality Shows, Ranked'Dance Moms' is Not the Same After Abby Lee Miller's Scandal Dance Moms used to be a wholesome show that promoted love of dancing beyond age groups and gave us several talents including, Jojo Siwa and Maddie Ziegler. However, for the avid fans the nostalgia is now tainted with a bitter feeling.
The show glamorized toxic environment for child beauty pageants and promoted unhealthy beauty standards for teen girls. The worst thing was that they didn’t just glamorize the unhealthy standards but went as far as to encourage young girls to adopt them. These standards included wearing loads of makeup for all the wrong reasons. Unfortunately the show aired for 7 seasons, until people woke up to its problematic aspects.
2 'Physical: 100' Went From Wholesome to Questionably Sexist Real Quick Netflix's Physical: 100 was promoted as a safe and wholesome alternative to Squid Game. The show put its contestants through various physical challenges to find the last one standing. The show received international success right after airing and turned several of its contestants including Jang Eun-sil, Choo Sung-hoon, and Yung Sung-bin into major names in the entertainment industry.
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