Reality TV is *hermeneutic labor*, OK?
Reconsidering the gendered aspects of my most enduring guilty pleasure.
Before meeting me, my husband Christopher had never watched reality TV. I’ve since given him a wide-ranging tour of the genre—everything from Alone to Bachelor in Paradise. I’ve explained the conventions when it comes to things like roses and reunion episodes, but also the social eng…
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