My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

I always found reality television to be quite troubling. The nature of these shows always seem to have negative influences on the people that frequent this type of filmmaking. One criticism I have towards reality television, is that many people don't understand how much of these shows are staged and scripted, creating this illusion of validation for spectator. My question regarding shows like My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, is what are these types of series trying to promote? After some research, its easy to deduce the inaccurate representation of Roma culture in this show, yet many watchers will accept these representations as authentic. One issue I have with shows like these is that even though people take pleasure in criticizing the subjects of these so-called "documentaries", the act of engaging with these texts is enough to keep these shows running. Studios behind reality television market these dysfunctional families to profit from them, not fix them. I have to admit that the illusion behind reality television is genius, and I think there can be ways to subvert the current standard of reality television and create something more appealing than just something we can mock. In My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding, I couldn't move on from the story about the father who takes his daughter to child beauty pageants. There's something very disturbing about the father's goals for his daughter, and just child beauty pageants in general. If anything, it makes me ask myself, what's the point of including all of this?