Judge away, but reality TV is my poison. Nothing is more delightfully numbing than watching my teenage heroes grapple for what’s left of their 15 minutes of fame. If I was interested in intellectualizing the pastime, I would say it makes the untouchables seem human and in today’s celebrity-worshiping culture, that means something. Or, I could just admit I like smut.
All that aside, fresh from a television hiatus, I flopped on the couch and got ready for my version of tuning in and dropping out when I came upon some reality programming that made my stomach lurch. No, it wasn’t the sight of D-list stars praying in the jungle, or pimping out their kids as a way to make them look more family friendly and bankable — it was a 34-second ad proclaiming that Michael Ignatieff has a disinterest in Canada. In fact, he’s “just visiting.”

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