Reality television star Keira Maguire was booted off I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out Of Here! last week and we’re gutted.
Maguire, who you may recall was labelled the ‘villain’ of 2016’s The Bachelor season, once again didn’t hold back while cameras rolled in the South African jungle.
Laura Brodnik and Tiffany Dunk explain why Keira Maguire why nobody realized Keira Maguire was the best part of the show.
The 31-year-old stood her ground throughout the show and spoke up when she was made to feel uncomfortable by challenges and other contestants.
Tiffany Dunk explained how Maguire’s strong will threatened the authority previously established by radio shock jock Steve Price.
“Her polar opposite in the camp is Steve Price – he is a very grumpy man. He’s really quite cutting and he does not like Keira. He shuts her down at any kind of chance that he can,” she said.
“He’s been this way with quite a few people in the camp and no-one’s really bitten back at him until Keira. And I think you know what, good on you. Why should his opinion be the law in the camp?”
Dunk went on to explain how this display of self-assured behaviour became a lesson in independence for viewers.
“I just think, she’s teaching a really good lesson for girls out there: don’t back down just because somebody out there has a louder voice than you; or more authority than you; or more friends than you, don’t allow them to shut you down,” she said.
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“I just think, she’s teaching a really good lesson for girls out there: don’t back down just because somebody out there has a louder voice than you; or more authority than you; or more friends than you, don’t allow them to shut you down”
This is not a recommendation that should be given without qualification. There's a difference between being self-assured and assertive, and a pain in the backside. There is a place for respecting authority and experience, and we shouldn't be encouraging kids to think their opinions are worth as much as someone with vastly more knowledge or experience. It's the Millennial conundrum: young people have an over-inflated idea of their own importance and place in the pecking order, with no appreciation of the work that it takes to get somewhere in life.
So yeah, teach kids confidence. But also teach them that wisdom and respect isn't something you get by shouting and stamping your foot. And maybe look somewhere else other than reality TV to teach them this!