The Politics of Big Brother
I don’t know if you’ve been following the “Big Brother” flap across the pond, so here’s a quick recap:
“Big Brother” is a wildly popular reality show in the UK (and damn near everywhere else) in which several strangers live in a house together under constant surveillance. What separates it from the other 800 shows that fit that description? Nothing worth mentioning, which means it’s built on a precarious balance of the following:
- Profitable (good-looking) idiots
- Competitions designed to help the audience pick favorites
- The hatred that everyone has for his fellow man
- Voting to eliminate certain participants
- Boobs (which separate reality television from politics, except in California)