I’m a reality TV junkie. I’ll admit it. Sometimes those shows present subjects that resemble a train wreck from which you just cannot look away. The main goal of the shows is the entertainment factor to draw in viewers for excellent ratings. Some do an excellent job, while others can’t seem to draw a faithful audience. But what happens when it goes too far? Such is the case with a California beauty school, according to its students.

Alameda Beauty School is currently under fire for attempting to turn their everyday learning into a reality television show. But what’s most disturbing to these beauty school students is the wording of the proposal. According to an article on KTVU.com, the proposal put together by the beauty school owners included the following: “The students are mostly inner-city, unwed mothers taking advantage of government subsidies for a better life. The instructors can’t find any other job that offers ‘bennies’ [benefits]. The new owners are white, naive suburbanites bleeding cash and trying to keep it all under control.”

The proposal also suggested episodes with scenarios that named specific students and instructors and did not necessarily present them in the most positive of lights.

Of course, there are two sides to every story and owner Tracy Becker now says that the entire proposal has been taken out of context and was exaggerated for the purposes of getting picked up by a production company.

Students have been protesting and faculty are certainly less than thrilled about this incident.

Personally, I think that if a reality TV show were to be done about a beauty school, it should showcase the trials and tribulations of attending a school that helps make a difference in many lives (both the student and the client). In fact, I believe that a well-done reality TV show about beauty school could help those who are considering a career in the industry see what it’s really like. Something like that would certainly be of value. But what was written in the proposal by Alameda seems rather petty and as if the ’suburbanites bleeding cash’ are continuing to plant seeds for their tree of money. What do you think about the Alameda Beauty School reality television proposal?

-Amanda Fornecker

Tags: Beauty, beauty school, beauty tv, reality tv

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