With talk shows ruling day-time television, people are left with little choice but to watch this humiliating form of
             entertainment. Turn the television on in the afternoon and you will find a large variety of talk shows to choose from.
             "Maybe we have become a nation addicted to hearing our neighbors' seamy personal problems".Personally, I feel it
             is both the lack of choice and the attraction to other peoples problems.
             Many of the topics on talk shows are degrading to our society. If person came to
             America for the first time and watched television, they would probably see a talk show. The model a talk show
             would give of American society is horrifying. For example, a common talk show topic is teens having multiple sex
             partners at young ages. However, not all teens are sexually active at such a young age. For this reason talk shows
             are misleading not only to foreigners but to children and young adults who are learning about morals and our
             society. In a letter to the corporate CEO's distributing these programs, William Bennett and Senator Joseph
             Lieberman asked: "Would you want your young children to view a program showcasing the sexual adventures of a
             14-year-old girl who married her 71-year-old foster father"(Flint and Wharton). To those who do not tune into
             these shows this discription may sound like an exaggeration; however, it is not. This is exactly the type of topics on
             some shows. Not only are half the shows ridiculous with topics of deceit, revenge and "extreme behavior", but some
             of them are false(Flint and Wharton). On the Jerry springer Show a Canadian comedy troupe went on the show and
             created a story. The story was that one of the men had an affair with his baby-sitter. After the show appeared on
             television, the troupe members went to the press saying how they
             deceived the program and its audience(You 52). Some people will do anything to be
             on television. Some shows trick peop...