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I’m not sure these reality shows are really reality shows. You have a group of people, confine them within a limited space for a long, long period of time and watch them go to pieces, what’s real about that?

                          Is that how the real world is?

                          In fact if you’re that keen on behavior when closed in together go to the Byculla Zoo or Rani Baug as it’s locally called:

“Look at that lion walking up and down, he looks angry!”

“Ask him why he’s angry!”

“Why are you angry Mr Lion?”

“That racist monkey called me an African!”

“But you are from Africa!”

“You’re also a racist!” roars the lion.

                          Now that’s frustration! Not too different from a reality show is it, where humans in cages, strung nerves, pushed, stretched, and pummeled scream at each other embittered, vexed and irritated, discriminating against each other till we scream with joy; “Racist!”

                          Of course she’s a racist, so are most of us and under intense duress and stress that which we hide so well, comes to the surface doesn’t it? Which is what the show is all about; to show gleeful spectators, frontal view of nasty, foul, hateful, low down qualities. 

                          What intrigues me is why politicians are suddenly interested in taking part. It’s certainly not the money I’m sure, what’s it then that’s got them convinced it’s a good place to be in?

“Why do you want to be part of this show sir?”

“To show we are already big bosses!”

“How’s that?”

“You just said reality shows bring out the basic, meaner parts in people, didn’t you?”

“Yes I did!”

“Politics has already done that to us. We are mean, low and pretty basic and so will have a head start over the others. Ha, ha, ha! It won’t take a month to say what that Goody woman said to our Shilpa, I’ll do it on first day itself! Just imagine a show with me in it:” I did.

“Hello sir,” says one of the female contestants as she walks in with the cameras on, “Did you sleep well?”

“How I sleep well when you not sleep with me, tomorrow night we sleep together I will pay you for every minute, or if you want to join politics, I will get you party ticket! Any party!”

                             I left the politician quickly, but found him following behind, “You like my reality?”

“It was scandalous!” I whispered.

“Like I said,” said the politician thumping his chest like Usain Bolt, “we are the true Big Bosses, politics trains us for any reality show..!”

 

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