I started watching The Real World back in 2008, and if you give it a chance you can see that it's an amazing reality show. The show is almost like a social experiment. Cameras document the lives of 7-8 total strangers who are forced to deal with one another over the course of 3 months. The show chooses a different cast and a different city to visit every season, keeping it fresh and interesting. As you can imagine, the castmates do go out to party, there is excessive drinking, and some do end up getting drunk. It is not uncommon to see the housemates conduct themselves poorly and behave immaturely. Swearing and fighting happen often. In certain seasons of The Real World people were kicked out of the house and off the show due to inappropriate behavior and physical violence. There are many references to sex, the castmates discuss their sexual experiences/encounters, there is plenty of making out, kissing, relationships, infidelity, intercourse and nudity (sensitive parts are blurred out). There is also discussion of mature content and topics such as homosexuality, abuse, alcoholism, drug addiction, etc. The restaurant Subway is blatantly promoted. Despite all these things, The Real World remains a great show with positive messages. Some of the cast members have inspirational stories that they share. The housemates sometimes do charity work during their stay as well. Not only that, but the show casts people from a variety of minority groups and seeks to break stereotypes and judgements. It's no wonder The Real World has been around since 1992 and is going onto its 27th season. So don't listen to the bad reviews and those who say the show is extremely inappropriate. The Real World is one of the best reality shows out there.