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Drama In the dark years of the 1930s, dance marathons became popular as a way for desperate people to compete for prize money. Sometimes the events would drag on for weeks as contestants pushed themselves far beyond the point of physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion, the dancers shambling around the floor in a half-dead stupor. People would then pay to sit in the bleachers, watch the event, and cheer on their favorites. They Shoot Horses ... [+]
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December 3, 2023
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El germen profundo de los "realities". La maldad humana viendo el sufrimiento humano, la lucha entre iguales hasta la extenuación (ya se hacía en Roma no obstante).
El gozo, el espectáculo circense y la decadente sociedad de masas capitalista que corea y ensalza a los gladiadores modernos. Hoy en día, programas como "Gran Hermano", "Supervivientes", "Fama, a bailar", "Operación. Triunfo" y otros cientos de "realities" se construyen siguiendo las pautas de estos dantescos e ignominiosos concursos americanos.
Obra maestra poco valorada a reivindicar.
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