If You Really Knew Me

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Does anybody else watch this show on MTV? It's this documentary show that takes place in high schools with tons of problems like cliques, bullying, etc. Then, this program called Challenge Day comes to their schools and the students (and Challenge Day leaders, too) play games, share their personal problems with the student body, and even make new friends. The show is so emotional, I highly recommend it.

I've seen it - I don't get it - it all seems so fake - why would you pour out your deepest secrets on TV like that and all of a sudden start getting along with people who you don't like? Plus everyone hugging and crying for no good reason... it just all seems weird to me.

I certainly would get it if it were not on MTV, a channel that tells teenagers how they should dress, behave, what music they should listen to, and what they should own in order to just be relevant... and then they are going to throw in one reality show in which they say "Sorry we helped to make outcasts of most of you, but it's okay to be different and we'll all hug"?

Why doesn't MTV stop running shows like The Hills, Jersey Shore, and even the MTV Video Music awards? If they did, then I would believe that they had some sincere interest in teens' emotional welfare.

I had Challenge Day at my school last year, but as far as I know MTV wasn't there.

It is weird. And people act like Aspies have no emotions, but how much worse is it to torment a kid until she cries and then make a big show of asking her why she's crying as if you're actually concerned? That's one of the things I experienced, and the description of this show reminds me of it. I still don't know why they acted so worried and puzzled when I cried in class. Were they bloody deaf? I suppose it could all be that the teacher was looking, I don't know. I don't think she was even in the classroom.

I love this show! I wish Challenge Day would have come to my high school about 10 years ago.