For viewers too young to remember, moments of common historical importance are increasingly being inflected with the flippant attitude of sick humor.
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Mediating the Past: Sacred History and Sacrilegious Television Comedy
Dancing with Democracy
While controversy is nothing new for reality TV, the political overtones of Bristol Palin's run on Dancing with the Stars illuminate the genre's tenuous relationship with the principles of democracy.
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