Reality TV started with people trying to get rich – at least on Network TV. Now the trend is portraying rich people – as long as they’re young and beautiful (and stupid). Hey, that standard isn’t much different than the rest of TV. Paris Hilton (in video that can be shown on network TV) and Nicole Richie get to spend some time down on the farm in Arkansas while we get to yuk it up at their expense (and if we stay tuned to ogle, Fox won’t mind a bit). MTV will showcase their poor little (yet somehow gorgeous) rich girls on the creatively titled “Rich Girls”, while HBO will add boys to the mix in their “documentary”, Born Rich. So if you’re rich, beautiful, and stupid you can get your own TV show. If you’re just stupid, you’ll have to settle for a brief “Jaywalking” bit with Leno.

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