<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@PodcastGaze/videos" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to watch this episode on YouTube</a></p><br><p>In this episode of&nbsp;<strong>The Problematic Gaze</strong>, we dive headfirst into a&nbsp;<strong>2011 episode of&nbsp;<em>Geordie Shore</em></strong>&nbsp;to unpack everything early-2010s&nbsp;<strong>MTV reality TV</strong>&nbsp;thought was normal. From&nbsp;<strong>lad culture and binge drinking</strong>&nbsp;to&nbsp;<strong>sexual politics, gender performance, and working-class stereotypes</strong>, this episode is a perfect snapshot of a pre-Instagram, pre-cancel-culture media landscape.</p><p>We break down how&nbsp;<em>Geordie Shore</em>&nbsp;helped shape&nbsp;<strong>British reality TV</strong>, launched accidental influencers, and normalized behavior that now reads as wildly&nbsp;<strong>problematic, sexist, and chaotic</strong>. Is this show a guilty pleasure, a cultural artifact, or a cautionary tale? Probably all three.</p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoKRR65u-kg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click Here to watch the episode of Geordie Shore from 2011 discussed in this episode</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to follow us on all our socials</a></p><br><p>Don't forget to hit that FOLLOW button to get every episode of The Problematic Gaze downloaded and ready to listen!</p><br><p>Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">And if our fellow Gazers want to comment on what they've heard in our episodes, or to suggest future topics, please email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you!</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>