’Geordie Shore’ from 2011 Reality TV, Sexism, and the Birth of Influencer Culture

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In this episode of The Problematic Gaze, we dive headfirst into a 2011 episode of Geordie Shore to unpack everything early-2010s MTV reality TV thought was normal. From lad culture and binge drinking to sexual politics, gender performance, and working-class stereotypes, this episode is a perfect snapshot of a pre-Instagram, pre-cancel-culture media landscape.

We break down how Geordie Shore helped shape British reality TV, launched accidental influencers, and normalized behavior that now reads as wildly problematic, sexist, and chaotic. Is this show a guilty pleasure, a cultural artifact, or a cautionary tale? Probably all three.

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