Reality Crime Television (WeJit still doesn't work for me)
1. The purpose of "Stranger Danger; My Kid Would Never Do That" is not even really for informational purposes but instead it's just meant for money. It's obvious that strangers abducting random children is very rare but the show doesn't tell you that. Instead, the show tells you "it could happen to your child" which is the perfect thing to say to get the audience interested. The audience itself is mainly middle aged, white suburban moms. The show with an idea that it could happen to them strikes them with interest. With that being the case the producers realize they need to make the scenario less realistic but still to the point where gullible people still believe it. The beliefs of the creators that we get from this is that stranger abduction is a very serious threat that all parents and kids should be taught to prepare for. It's understandable to tell your kids not to share personal info with strangers or even talk to them because kids tend to be very trusting otherwise. But the show stresses this a little too much because they say its a very real possibility when it is super unlikely.
2. On this episode I believe that typical parenting is actually shown in a negative light. You could argue if that is the case or it is children's intelligence that is shown negatively. Either way, when the kids get tricked by the stranger and give him their information, the show say "none of these parents could've prevented it". Its not directly being negative but it suggests that either none of those parents spent the right amount of attention on teaching their kids about stranger danger or that it is just not possible to prevent young kids from trusting a stranger. The audience watching can make the assumption that it is a serious possibility that their kids get abducted because they will be unable to teach them how to say no to strangers. The situation that occurs in the show is so incredibly unrealistic that I am surprised that any audience members would even believe it could happen to them.
3. After looking at the websites, you realize how incredibly unlikely it would be for this situation to happen to your own child. Never the less, the show still gathers attention from the audience with small things they do. They have more than one kid at a time doing the test so it was more variety for the viewers. Also a big part is the fact that the host said that she would get her own kid to do the test so that the audience thinks she is just like them and that if she's worried then so should they. The show uses many different kinds of parents such as dads as well as moms, also from different walks of life. Like having a younger mom in early 30's and then another mom that is in her mid 40's. They use this concept to attract even more viewers by opening to a bigger audience.
1. Media really twists how the audience views who commits crime and who are usually the victims. These shows that we have viewed have used the middle class folk as examples of victims while in reality the majority of kids and youth that get in "stranger danger" are lower class people that comes from families that are in a rough situation. For example, the families in Dateline are not very realistic victims because they live in an area that is a higher class neighborhood. The actual victims of a stranger abduction (knowing the unlikeliness of this) are people that have low financial status and less of protective parents. So therefor, no these shows do not show the reality of crime in North America. They make everything more extreme because they need to attract viewers who watch those because they like to be "aware" of what is going on in the world around them.
2. On this episode I believe that typical parenting is actually shown in a negative light. You could argue if that is the case or it is children's intelligence that is shown negatively. Either way, when the kids get tricked by the stranger and give him their information, the show say "none of these parents could've prevented it". Its not directly being negative but it suggests that either none of those parents spent the right amount of attention on teaching their kids about stranger danger or that it is just not possible to prevent young kids from trusting a stranger. The audience watching can make the assumption that it is a serious possibility that their kids get abducted because they will be unable to teach them how to say no to strangers. The situation that occurs in the show is so incredibly unrealistic that I am surprised that any audience members would even believe it could happen to them.
3. After looking at the websites, you realize how incredibly unlikely it would be for this situation to happen to your own child. Never the less, the show still gathers attention from the audience with small things they do. They have more than one kid at a time doing the test so it was more variety for the viewers. Also a big part is the fact that the host said that she would get her own kid to do the test so that the audience thinks she is just like them and that if she's worried then so should they. The show uses many different kinds of parents such as dads as well as moms, also from different walks of life. Like having a younger mom in early 30's and then another mom that is in her mid 40's. They use this concept to attract even more viewers by opening to a bigger audience.
1. Media really twists how the audience views who commits crime and who are usually the victims. These shows that we have viewed have used the middle class folk as examples of victims while in reality the majority of kids and youth that get in "stranger danger" are lower class people that comes from families that are in a rough situation. For example, the families in Dateline are not very realistic victims because they live in an area that is a higher class neighborhood. The actual victims of a stranger abduction (knowing the unlikeliness of this) are people that have low financial status and less of protective parents. So therefor, no these shows do not show the reality of crime in North America. They make everything more extreme because they need to attract viewers who watch those because they like to be "aware" of what is going on in the world around them.
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