Farrah Abraham claims that reality television involves a form of bullying because the editing process misrepresents participants for the sake of entertainment.

“I think there's a kind of bullying it's a I love production I love everything of it I think it's like a true form of bullying though when you edit and put together reality testily it's funny it makes for funny television it's just not always good for everyone”

Dr. Drew argues that reality television producers often exploit participants' personal lives and children for content.

“The producer's Instinct was always to do something with my kids and I did a nighttime job when I was on HLN same thing they're swing your kids out on Father's Day and they would kind of dutifully do it and they were sort of towards the end of high school then and towards the end they were like do yo”

She quit Selling Sunset because the production was toxic and fabricated, and she felt the show lacked integrity.

“I said I'm done I said I'm done I don't I don't need the show anymore why why was it what I don't know it was just about stupid stuff that didn't even make sense because it was all just a bunch of fabricated anyway and I'm like you know what I'd rather be at home with my actual family”

Reality TV producers manipulate the cast and the edit to create specific narratives, often casting individuals for their perceived personal issues.

“they find people who are messed up like that's the point you see they try to find yeah like there's something crazy about this person or they're broken in this way or we can exploit their life for one reason or another for sure it's like they're trying to do yeah for sure”

Reality TV shows are generally fake and constructed, but they can still break participants down even if they have a planned persona.

“Even when you're doing that, when you're locked in a house for like two or three weeks and you have other people image crafting and so even if you're being fake, like real like if you're a bad person, real stuff comes out.”

Cast members on reality shows owe the audience a degree of transparency given that they have invited cameras into their private lives.

“I think that's what people like about about all of you guys really is just like the authenticity because a lot of people will do reality shows and then be like we need privacy and it's like WELL WE NEED [laughter] SOME ANSWERS. You're like you have bathroom cameras, you have cameras in y”

The speaker argues that being open and honest on reality television is valuable because it helps viewers who are going through similar personal experiences.

“But I've had so many girls come forward and be like, "Listen, like we've learned so much. Like we've all been there." And like I said on like >> on Beyond the Villa, like I perceive my friendships and relationships differently than other people.”

Casey expresses his preference for honest and authentic behavior on reality television as opposed to faking reactions.

“do you know what I I think it was just go in and just be honest and don't fake anything and just be like you have been the other times and I think that's obviously why the producers wanted be to come back is because I was very oh God I'm getting a cool country can you see that yeah back ”

He suggests the show's popularity was rooted in the cast's ability to remain themselves and stay in character, which the audience perceived as an authentic portrayal.

“So we were like oh I have to walk around as Corey so I have to it has to represent who I am. So that first season there was a lot of kind of fighting through, okay, what pieces of this is storytelling and is is pushing the story along and what pieces of it are us and who we are.”

She believes the show was successful because it was authentic and allowed them to present their actual family dynamics while avoiding the toxic tropes common in other reality TV shows.

“So there was a part of it that was playful, but then a part of it that was also us kind of saying, "No, this is who we are. This is what our family's about, and it's going to look different than maybe what you expected or what's out there on television right now."”

Reality television is not entirely real and involves producers creating scenarios for the cast.

“Reality Reality TV and people still believe this [ __ ] It's not real. Exactly. That's the problem. They know it and they still believe it's real.”

The drama on Real Housewives is essentially a scripted, professional form of entertainment similar to wrestling.

“It's literally wrestling. Why is it hardly wrestling? It's Kate, babe.”

Reality television shows should be understood as a hybridized medium that blends scripted elements with unscripted situations and social media presence.

“basically like i mean this is what i guess reality tv is it's like this hybridized like social media plus like contemporary media mashup yeah probably hybridized scripted plus unscripted yeah exactly but like it doesn't only exist on like tv like it has to exist in the real world which is social med”

Modern reality television has become more intoxicating and entertaining to the public than traditional soap operas due to its raw, real-life drama.

“it's like reality TV has gotten so real that it's actually more entertaining than the the craziest story line in any soap opera our parents or grandparents would watch”

He thinks watching reality television shows like Love is Blind is an enjoyable experience.

“it's fantastic and then they get out they have six weeks together and then it's it's fantastic”