Reality Bites Back (Comedy Central)
common sense media says
Clever reality show spoof is too crude for kids.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that even though this reality show spoof is aimed at adults (albeit young ones), teens will probably want to watch. But it's a pretty iffy choice. The sexual content, in particular, is quite crude. In one challenge, for example, contestants are sent into a blackened room to seduce an unknown person ... who turns out to be one of their parents. Before they find out who they're actually talking to, the contestants say things like "I just want to kiss you between the legs … you're so sexy." Talk about awkward! Strong language flies freely, too, although words like "f--k" and "s--t" are bleeped.
Violence:
In some challenges, contestants are pitted against one another in physical combat, but it's funny, not bloody.
Sex:
Lots of innuendo and frank talk about sex, all played up for comic effect, plus challenges that involve seduction. Heavy use of terms like "balls," "boobs," and "boner."
Language:
Regular usage of words like "bitch" and "ass," as well as "s--t" and "f--k," which are bleeped.
Consumerism:
Blatant advertisements actually interrupt the broadcast. In one episode, a Mike's Hard Lemonade bottle slides across the screen, and an announcer says, "This tender moment ruined by Mike's Lemondade. In a world gone soft, someone's gotta be hard."
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Marijuana and alcohol are mentioned during a game in which parents have to guess their child's substance of choice. In another challenge, contestants drive around in a van hawking cigarettes.
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