Monks on MTV

On the current season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge (I think it's another Inferno, technically), they recently had a challenge that was predictably weird and gross with the typical gratuitous semi-nudity thrown in. In this one, each team had to carry a crapload of grapes to a big stomping thing (I'm sure that there's an actual name for those things, but you know what I mean - it's made out of wood and has a spigot for the juice to come out after you stomp it) then jump in and crush the grapes. As the grape juice ran out of the spigot, team members had to put the juice in their mouth, and then run over to a jar and spit out the juice. The team with the most juice in jars at the end would win. This all took place while contestants wore a "uniform" of spandex boy shorts bathing suits for the men and bikinis for the girls (well, you wouldn't want their clothes getting in the way of the grape crushing, right?) The whole thing was disgusting - people of questionable cleanliness using their entire bodies to crush grapes into juice that mixed with dirt and the hay from the floor that was then held in the mouths of teammates. Yuck, but without stunts like that, what would these challenge shows be?

The surprising part of the episode was when three members of the "Good Guys" team refused to participate because they refused to wear the uniform. Timmy, Alton, and Ace all sat back and caused their team to lose because they wouldn't be subjected to that sort of objectification. Puh-leeze! Was it a ridiculous requirement for the challenge? Of course it was, but let's consider for a moment what we're talking about and what these boys signed up for. You're on an MTV reality show, kids - give me a break! Don't whine about what's asked of you when you make a career of performing your shenanigans for the 18-24 demographic.