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Shes not amused by the junk, or by the people responsible for it.
She never looks overwhelmed or shocked.
She is capable, and she is joyful.
Theyve coalesced into their own genre that of the Joyful Expert.
In other words, they are shows about finding joy.
The goal of each show is that people participants and viewers alike find joy in their own lives.
Meanwhile, the hosts model it themselves by ceaselessly performing their own joy.
They are ecstatic, in the same way that a 17th-century evangelical account of finding God is ecstatic.
In this cohort of reality shows, the outward is a reflection of your inner life.
It is good that positions of expertise are held by people who arent typically recognized in those roles.
Its especially nice when the host and participants represent a broadly envisioned, inclusive image of the world.
Kondos show andQueer Eyeboth feature queer participants and nonwhite families.
The food guides inSalt Fat Acid Heatare almost exclusively women.
But the real world is not an episode ofQueer Eye.
She also negotiates it by placing herself in the position of both teacher and learner.)
NeitherTidying UpnorQueer Eyeare deliberately recreating these tropes.
How can you blame them?
The world looks so manageable from that vantage point.
Its not perfect if it were, what would be left to tidy?
And then we terminate the drawer.
But I still enjoy them.
I made a very good roast chicken.
Joy takes effort, the experts tell us.
you’ve got the option to always give it another spin.
