As humans we naturally have emotions and although everyone has a different way of expressing them, there is a right way. When an unacceptable reaction is promoted by adults on TV, it becomes difficult to teach the right way to handle emotional situations. Fights between cast members happen so often that they're not even new, plus cast members fight and they're still in the next episode and every episode after that. There are no consequences for jumping over a table to strangle someone, throwing a glass of wine, or even dragging another person by their hair while punching them. By having no repercussions and calling it "Reality TV", it normalizes this behavior and since a large population of viewers are young adults, it has conditioned many to believe that violent acts are ok and that they solve your problems. Also many cast members become more famous and are praised for fighting, for example Joseline Hernandez of Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta is not famous for her music and videos but for randomly starting fights with cast members. As reality stars are rewarded with more fans, fame and money for fighting, it is advertised that fighting is
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