Is current reality television in our country a good portrayal of women in society today?

Do you think that shows such as (Basketball Wives,The Housewives Franchise,Mob Wives,Jersey Shore,Bad Girls Club,Love and Hip Hop,and etc.) portray women in our country today in a positive way? I ask this because Shaunie O'Neal did an interview some months ago on CNN News about the Basketball Wives show and had to defend the negative portrayal of African American women that the cast current are assumed to be.The other shows listed have either boycotts,ratings falling,sponsors that are dropping from supporting their shows because of their behaviors, or people making false assumptions about women of that same social/race/geographical type.Is it really right for people to assume that women in our country are the same as these people on these television shows?Should these behaviors be judged by people outside of our country and inside just from the negativity that is shown on television?Or should other people that are not in those types listed above take offense to these women along with everyone else who sees their behavior as negative?Honestly what is a fair judgement to say about these shows?Can one say this is just for entertainment and people will know how to separate the difference from false and real?

I feel like the shows do come off in a negative way if you do not watch each show and follow the story line each time.Someone watching the show briefly or flipping through channels may make initial assumptions about them initially because of the arguing and fighting that does go on with them I have to admit. I do not think it is fair to assume stereotypes about the women in them based off a preview. But it is up to the women in the shows to present themselves in a way that they have no issue with people passing a judgement about either. I am not saying it is alright to judge people in every case, but with a snapshot of negativity it can go a long way with some people.I think this is the possible reason why people are making negative remarks about the show is because they assume negative behaving and portrayed women are being glamorized in a good way.

What do you think?