Love Fashion?
Do you love fashion? Maybe you’re a huge fan of Material Girl?
And it raises an interesting point–Should we just take it as a bit of fun? Or should we be worried that a TV show concerning the fashion industry is forcing us away from the real issues of the world?
Now, I love a bit of light-hearted entertainment just as much as the next person, but what do people have against thinking all of a sudden? And deep-thinking–well–according to some that’s the social equivalent of walking about without zipping up your flies–
What troubles me is this: people watch ‘light entertainment’, get used to the easy-going nature of it, and are then shocked when they watch anything TV based that makes them actually question their beliefs; something which can only be a good thing, if sometimes a little uncomfortable. What makes it even worse is that scientists have discovered that TV actually numbs a portion of the brain: so if you’re going to numb your brain, do you really want to do so while also numbing your perception of the outside world as well?
But maybe I’m thinking too much–And after all, TV can be fun. It makes us laugh, gives us an escape when we’re down and brings us together with something to do (if you’re English it’s practically illegal not to watch the soaps on TV).
One thing that I can’t argue against is this next point: we need to entertain ourselves in a light-hearted way. So if that means numbing our brains too—and immersing ourselves in an activity which isn’t mulling over the depressing news of the outside world—then maybe that’s not such a bad thing after all.
