Shhh, I have a bunch of irresponsible journalism to watch

Average viewing age for this list? 93.

My senior year in college, I watched a lot of Law & Order.  So much that the formidable opening sound became a Pavlovian symbol meaning "study-break time." Except that I didn't really study, so maybe it was more like "regular time." 

The point is that the Asylum communal DVR is 97% full, and Law & Order accounts for the only excusable 9%. If you showed the contents of this DVR to someone from another country, another century or another planet, they would come to three conclusions about the reality of our society:

1. Men hate women.

2. All food is bad for you. 

3. When in doubt, the Black man did it.

OK, four:

4. YOU ARE SO BORING.

I'll admit, I have been lured in by teasers to The Doctors. But it's always disappointing and ends with "don't eat sugar." These shows represent the apex of irresponsible journalism. They prey on the insecurities and ignorances of the American public to feed a greater, White-powered consumerism. 

In short, these shows make people scared of everything in a recklessly racist way. The only show worse than these in that regard is Jerry Springer, and my roommates catch that one live, so there's no need to DVR it. 

If you know better, if you are informed from other shows and sources and life, if you are an educated and absorbent human...well, then these shows are just boring. 

Seriously. Twenty-one episodes of 60 Minutes? 

Holy permanent Vicodin. If I'm going to watch something irresponsible and racist, I'd rather watch Gossip Girl.