Here's the thing about reality TV: It's all completely and totally real. Obviously.
Did you know that aside from buggies and churning butter, Amish people also have to deal with the mafia?! Or, at least that seems to be the case on Discovery Channel's reality show, Amish Mafia.
Poor Amish Mafioso. So brave. Such wide hat-brims. So many mechanical bulls and guns and...Hold on, this show might actually be super fake. Let's take a look!
Exhibit A: The Opening Credits
Source: dsc.discovery.com
OK, so, just to clarify: Amish people say this isn't a thing and the scenes you're about to show us are actually re-enactments...OK.
Source: dsc.discovery.com
Exhibit B: Amish Capoeira
In episode three of Amish Mafia, Jolin competes in a Mixed Martial Arts fight…in a barn…surrounded by hay...Cool!
Except that when York Blog asked Discovery Channel if the scene was choreographed, a spokeswoman replied with, “The fight is a recreate since the actual barn fights are sporting events that would need to be sanctioned.”
So...
Source: yorkblog.com
