I think that Alex makes a valid point in his comment. The fans do have an advantage over the favorites in the sense that the fans have watched the favorites and are aware of their habits and abilities. However, for this to be an advantage the fans would have needed to possess the natural ability of crystalline intelligence while watching the favorites on the show. The fans would need to remember the details about the favorites and understand their habits and abilities.
Alex makes the point that the favorites have an advantage of experience over the fans. Because of this assumption, I believe Alex shows she has media literacy because she has not mistaken the favorites’ real-life experience as her own from watching the show. However, she has not taken into consideration that what she and the other fans have seen on the show is not the whole picture.
The show is only an hour long episode; therefore it does not truly represent all of the favorites’ personalities and abilities. This brings up an issue of media literacy that we have discussed in class, traps of media. Alex and the fans may have a false perception of being informed about the favorites. What they think they saw or interpreted from watching the television may not be the complete truth. Producers and television execs can edit and alter the reality of the show to make it more entertaining or dramatic, leaving the audience with a false perception of the truth.
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Leah, I totally agree with what you wrote about traps dealing with media literacy. I too wrote about traps in my entry and one thing that is important to note is that the media can make the show look as real or fake as they want, and Alexis is going to either be right or wrong.
I agree with you about the viewers not being able to see the complete truth. Reality TV can sometimes be staged or scripted without the audience knowing.
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