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By Courtney Young

MTV’s New Post-modern Voyeurism

[6.Jul.06] :. Known for its televisual lows over the years, MTV seems to have struck a nerve with its latest scandalous offerings: a showcase for insufferable materialism, and a competition where racist slurs are rewarded as a winning strategy.
 

I Know How You Feel, I Really Do!

[10.May.06] :. Call it 'trading races' or 'playing princess and the pauper', it is the latest trend in the world of reality television. But oppression swapping has a disingenuous side; one that makes this format more problematic than empowering.
 

The New ‘Face’ of Contemporary Television

[14.Feb.06] :. More confusing than Caucasians playing Asians, more disturbing than whites emulating blacks, Young uncovers a disturbing trend in the modern media: straight actors playing it 'gay'.