[Rhiannon]

I teach at a university, and my students love the Jerry Springer show. Why do young people like this show so much?

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Name : Rhiannon, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Jewish, Age : 28, City : Minneapolis, State : MN, Country : United States, Occupation : Media studies graduate student, 

[SR28488]

Have you ever watched The Jerry Springer Show? It’s like a cartoon or a satire, except it’s real. It’s so bad and trashy that it keeps me captivated – and it’s really funny, too. My friend has the Jerry Springer: Too Hot for TV video (with all the censored outtakes) and we love it. We don’t get to see such outrageous people in real life.

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Name : SR28488, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 21, City : Austin, State : TX, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, 

[Seema]

I think many young people watch Jerry Springer and like it because it has the same qualities soap operas have: The characters are (or seem to be) fake. Most young people will never really go through problems like those on the show; if they do go through something similar, it will probably be to a smaller degree. Basically, it’s just a form of entertainment where you can laugh at somebody else because they have a problem. Although that isn’t commendable for real life, I think most viewers know this is only entertainment, and I hope they would have enough discretion to act differently in a real situation.

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Name : Seema, Gender : F, City : New York, State : NY, Country : United States, 

[Mary]

It’s one show that I try never to miss, although I don’t have a definite idea why, either. I was raised to be non-violent and non-confrontational, so it amazes me when I see how some of these people behave, and speak to each other. I find the studio audience more disturbing than the folks on stage. The audience hoots and hollers for more, while they sit back and laugh as people’s lives are being trashed.

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Name : Mary, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Christian, Age : 42, City : Derry, State : NH, Country : United States, Occupation : Consultant, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Lower middle class, 

[Bruce19296]

It shows the potential of people more their own age.

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Name : Bruce19296, City : Temple, State : TX, Country : United States, 

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