Have We Gone Too Far?

I'll be the first to admit that I'm obsessed with celebrity culture. When it comes to the cult of celebrity, I drink the Kool-Aid every day. However, even I can recognize that we're taking it too far at this point. There is an entire series on ABC that centers around celebrities jumping off of a high-dive into a pool. For real. It's worth noting that Drake from Drake and Josh and Chelsea Handler's right hand man, Chuy, are on the show, but I digress. The frightening point is that I don't, nor do many people, see an end in sight. As long as people are fame-hungry and willing to make fools of themselves on TV and people are still watching (they will be), producers will shell out the $6.40 it costs to make a reality show about them. This doesn't necessarily have to be a bad thing, but as viewers we have to stop complaining about these people getting rich and not going away because we're the ones watching them and supporting them inadvertently. It's also kind of cruel and unusual because audiences aren't ever laughing with these "stars" as much as they are laughing at them.