Not meaning to have a rant, but...

Sometimes I'm glad I don't have a TV at home - in the UK, and I limit all of that to watching the news and a few documentaries online. Lately however, I realized that my UK TV culture is far too poor. Not because I am hoping to have more conversational back ups with my future colleagues, aiming to be able to know everything about the X Factor or Big Brother or Eastenders. Just in case conversations about the weather bore me. Please no. I just need to catch up with it, it's nothing different than reading the paper or watching films or "doing some research" on the internet.

When I get to my parents' house, the TV almost turns into some mysterious source of social observation to me. I try and watch as much as "nationally cultural" content as I can, which is why my Italian TV culture ends up being somehow wider.
I'm probably biased by the local situation, in which TV and politics have a bizarre connection, but I really struggle to keep a balance between observing and getting genuinely annoyed about most of its content and the aim of showing it. Maybe that's why I decided not to watch the TV. Hmm.

I just can't help feeling a little bit frustrated about the way the TV (here but not only) deals with lots of things that are a relevant factor in my life, such as being a woman / female / girl etc. I'm clearly used to it, and no I'm not a feminist and no, so far it hasn't been too bad but it's still irritating. Just the way I don't necessarily agree with the pre packed life styles that people should just stick to without having any thoughts about it.
It just shows me a universe of people I might really not have a lot in common with. Well, maybe we'd like the same kind of food or something like that, but that would be about it really.

This is for you Big Brother lovers, have a boogie, read 1984 and good night!