svnnh:

14th-street:

feministblackboard:

When aspiring to be on MTV’s The Real World you have to sign a contract that states that you understand you may get raped.

Other issues that get covered include:

-If you undergo any medical procedures while involved in the show, they carry the risk of infection, disfigurement, death. (4)

• You may be humiliated and explicitly portrayed “in a false light.” (12)

• Producers are under no obligation to conduct background checks on your fellow cast members. (7)

• You grant the Producer blanket rights to your life story. (49)
             • The Producer can do pretty much anything they want with your life story, including misrepresent it. (49)

• You authorize the Producer to have total access to your school records, government forms, your credit history. (19)

• The production crew can show up at your personal house at any time to film and/or to take anything they want, as long as they return the objects once production has ended. (20a)

• Under ordinary circumstances, all of this would be considered a “serious” invasion of privacy. (11)

- you may die, lose limbs, or suffer a mental breakdown

It’s amazing that there are people out there willing to sign over all of their rights just like that.

Full List [HERE]

what the hell????? why would anyone agree to this??

“what the hell????? why would anyone agree to this??”

Because people can be extremely selfish, vapid, and vain.

I know the question is rhetorical, seeing as how anyone in their right mind would NOT sign this shit, but, consider:

1. Who is signing this contract (go back to the casts)

2. How much they get paid to sign

Also… did you hear how much The Situation fucking makes?! Jesus.

this makes me giggle bc it was pretty much 18yr old jeanettes dream to be on the real world…then she grew up