Weekly Written Analysis 4

The pop culture topic I chose for this week is the television show Jon and Kate plus 8. This is a reality television show where the couple has a set of twins and a set of sextuplets. The entire show is based on the family live of this couple and their eight children. Obviously, it is very difficult dealing with this many children and their different wants and needs. This show has become very popular is the last few years.
This show has gained a great deal of publicity over the last few months as people are making accusations about scandal within the family. There have been allegations of affairs from the husband and the wife. Pictures have surfaced which implicate infidelity on both sides. The media is creating frenzy with all of this drama. Interviews with the husband and wife have implied that the lifestyle is part of the problem. They both agree that being in the spotlight changes everything.
Many people looked at this family as their heroes because of the adversity that they have gone through. Now, everything is changing because of the rumors of divorce. This was an ordinary family that was given extraordinary circumstances and was dealing with it the best way that they could. Sometimes I feel that all the attention that celebrities receive can cause a lot of unnecessary stress in their lives. I cannot imagine having cameras around me and my family all of the time.
This family went from being an ordinary family to celebrities overnight. When this family agreed to do this television show it changed their lives forever. I wonder if they had to do it again if they would make a different choice. Unfortunately, we cannot change the past and thus this family is going through some real tragedy right now. I personally do not understand why people are drawn to other people’s struggles. I feel sorry for this family and I wish that people would give them their space but since they started the show people feel that they have the right to know what is going on.
Here is a picture of Jon and Kate plus 8 prior to the divorce rumors.






References
Holiday at the Sea. (2009, June 4). The Temptation of the Public Eye. Retrieved June 14, 2009, from Holiday at the Sea: http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.holidayatthesea.com/wp-content/uploads/jon_and_kate_plus8.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.holidayatthesea.com/&h=475&w=475&sz=24&tbnid=GrDOGNQgm4maAM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=129&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dimages%2Bof%2Bjohn%2Band%2B