Is it normal, that i hate american media?

I'm from america and I have grown to hate the country's media. I hate how everything is so sappy and shallow. The entertainment industry seems to have a thing against people aging naturally. They promote the use of chemicals and botox which barely do anything. True botox will tighten a face, but it won't make someone beautiful. I find that true beauty lies in aging naturally.

Another thing is that the media tears down people's self-esteem. Promoting ideals like you must lose weight or get a makeover to be beautiful and make it big. Why can't they let people be themselves?! I'm tired of reality shows. Competition shows like "America's got talent" follow the same pattern. Potential contestants often come on there with a sob story like: "My father walked out on us and my mother was left to take care of us" or " I have a disease",etc. Why don't they ever say that their mothers walked out on them and they were raised by their fathers? Why are there so many deadbeat dads? Why can't people keep their diseases to themselves instead of telling the whole world? Do the producers make them say these things or are they trying to guilt trip people into voting for them and keeping them on the show? Why can't they believe in the contestants talent? I'm baffled.

Most cartoons now are pathetic. Cartoons in the 90's and early 2000's were good. There was nicktoons and toonami. Even disney had some pretty good shows. Then, cartoons started to get phased out and channels started to bring in more live-action shows. Disney had shows like That's so Raven and Even Stevens, but now there's nothing but crap on there. Tv used to care about real problems and so did the cinema, but that's polluted now too.

Films in america are made mostly by big corporations that only care about making money and are willing to churn out crap films just to reach that goal. Most of the films are the same. Cliché and a fake. I also hate when americans remake classic films especially from foreign countries. They almost always get ruined with the same sappy cliche crap! It's sickening. Why can't people get together and prevent these atrocities? I really miss indie films. I've been told that it's very hard for indie films to be made in this country and that it's easier to make them in other countries. I've noticed this to be true and it's a shame.

Is it normal for me to feel this way about the media in this country? Does any else get mad over this? I hope that things would change, but they probably won't.

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  • hamwich

    90% of everything is crap. Moving right along...

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  • Aleks85

    The media is controlled by the government and corporations, it's all tied together.

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  • Lynxikat

    Ah, the media... the media is evil. Sometimes I'm amused of how shallow it is- other times, it annoys me.

    I will say one thing- the movie industry, at least the American film industry, has always solely cared about making money, even during the Golden Age of Hollywood. The major difference is that there are crappier movies and less talent in the film industry.

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  • Immune2BS&way2Illuminated

    Capital creation stating astoundingly sensible statements. This is exactly how I feel about the society, which is sick, and runs on a monetary based motive. It's not about your well-being in this capitalist environment. Money, money, money...and I am afraid for upcoming generations if people don't open their eyes to what you have graciously uncovered.

    By god there are too many things gone wrong in this country.

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    • Avant-Garde

      Have you seen the horrors they have done to the food industries? Everything is fucked up and nonsensical. People protest on things, but I feel like they should protest about the inner workings in this country: Education, Food Industry, Politics, You name it. This country talk about freedom and speech and the right to peaceful protests, but when people try to do that they call the "special cops" on them. They gas them, pepper spray them, shoot them,etc. That's NOT right and goes against this country's "precious" country. I wish the whole world would get together and protest this country.

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  • anti-hero

    American with an A, Ugh, another product of the American education system. They are the ones you should hate.

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  • It's so bad that they now are taking British TV shows and making American versions, like Being Human...

    Some of their media is good, though.

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    • Avant-Garde

      I think they have tried to redo other british sitcoms and most of them thankfully failed.
      I have seen some of Being Human and it's a good show. Bringing it over here will drain every good quality from it>_<

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  • NeuroNeptunian

    It seems that at least one of my fellow Americans has finally noticed the main goal of media corporations in our country and that is to MAKE MONEY and they are willing to use psychological means to do so. Considering distrust and cynicism created our country I am seriously inclined to wonder where the hell it all went?

    I really wish that more of my fellow Americans were as enlightened as you are.

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    • Avant-Garde

      True this country was founded on fucked up "morels", but who knew that it would sink even lower? I'm fearful for the future for this pathetic excuse for a "country".

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  • PalestinianGuy

    Not just American media, any successful one will do the same, they promote sexuality because "Sex Sells" so they want the younger crowd to feel older, and the older crowd to feel younger, I hope that makes sense.
    My advice, be like Don Draper and don't watch TV ;)

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    • Avant-Garde

      The only TV I watch is Adventure Time and foreign cinemas:) I'm sick of all the bullshit.

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