Editing The Real World (section)

===Prejudice===
As their experiences on ''The Real World'' were often the first time that cast members encountered people of different races or sexual orientations,<ref>{{cite episode|title=No More Practical Jokes|series=The Real World: Los Angeles|network=MTV|season=2|number=12|airdate=September 9, 1993|url=http://www.hulu.com/watch/228231/the-real-world-no-more-practical-jokes#x-0,vepisode,1,0}}</ref><ref>Two examples are [[The Real World: Los Angeles|Los Angeles]]' Jon Brennan and [[The Real World: New Orleans|2000 New Orleans]]' Julie Stoffer, who indicated that they never interacted with [[African American|black]] people prior to their experiences with the show.</ref> many episodes documented conflict over these issues. [[The Real World: New York|First season]] housemate [[Kevin Powell]] had such arguments with [[Eric Nies]], Julie Gentry, and [[Rebecca Blasband]]. The premiere episode of the [[The Real World: Los Angeles|Los Angeles]] season depicted regional epithets exchanged between Jon Brennan, Dominic Griffin, and Tami Roman. [[The Real World: San Francisco|1994 San Francisco]] housemate [[David "Puck" Rainey]]'s treatment of [[Pedro Zamora]]'s homosexuality was an issue for Zamora.<ref>{{cite episode|series=The Real World: San Francisco|title=Trouble in Paradise|season=3|number=6|network=MTV|airdate=August 4, 1994}}</ref> Flora Alekseyeun, during an argument with her [[The Real World: Miami|Miami]] roommate Cynthia Roberts, dismissed what she referred to as Roberts' "black attitude", and their roommate Melissa Padrón, during a heated exchange with openly gay Dan Renzi, called him a "flamer".<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[The Real World: Miami]]|title=Act Out|season=5|number=12|network=MTV}}</ref> Racism and religious intolerance was a point of contention among [[The Real World: New Orleans|2000 New Orleans]] housemates [[Julie Stoffer]], [[Melissa Howard]] and Jamie Murray on more than one occasion.<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[The Real World: New Orleans]]|title=Race Matters|season=9|number=9|network=MTV|airdate=July 13, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|series=The Real World: New Orleans|title=Matt Explores His Options|season=9|number=11|network=MTV|airdate=July 27, 2000}}</ref>

The stereotypical views about black people imparted to ''[[The Real World: Back to New York|Back to New York]]''{{'s}} [[Mike Mizanin]] by his uncle offended [[Coral Smith]] and Nicole Mitsch when he related them, and they tried to educate him on African American culture.<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[The Real World: Back to New York]]|title=Conveniently Single|season=10|number=2|network=MTV|airdate=May 25, 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|series=The Real World: Back to New York|title=Coral vs. Mike|season=10|number=3|network=MTV|airdate=June 1, 2001}}</ref> They were also offended by the fact that [[biracial]] roommate Malik Cooper wore a T-shirt with the image of [[Marcus Garvey]], who was against [[miscegenation]], despite the fact that Cooper was of mixed heritage and by his own admission had never dated a black woman.<ref>{{cite episode|series=The Real World: Back to New York|title=Nicole vs. Malik|season=10|number=7|network=MTV|airdate=June 29, 2001}}</ref>

[[The Real World: Philadelphia|Philadelphia]]'s Karamo Brown expressed being "borderline racist" towards White people,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110224122922/http://www.mtv.com/shows/realworld-season15/cast_member.jhtml?personalityId=1128 Biography page for Karamo Brown]. Conversely, Brown was harassed by police in one episode, growing upset when his White roommates failed to understand why his experience as a Black man was particularly traumatic. MTV. 2004. Retrieved November 7, 2011.</ref> though he had softened in these feelings by the end of the season.<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[The Real World: Philadelphia]]|title=Losing You|season=15|number=26|network=MTV|airdate=March 1, 2005}}</ref> In the [[The Real World: Denver|Denver]] season, Davis Mallory and Stephen Nichols confronted each other over Mallory's homosexuality and Nichols' race,<ref>{{cite episode|series=[[The Real World: Denver]]|title=Heating Things Up|season=18|number=2|airdate=November 29, 2006|url=http://www.mtv.com/shows/realworld-season18/episode.jhtml?episodeID=104487#moreinfo|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111145821/http://www.mtv.com/shows/realworld-season18/episode.jhtml?episodeID=104487#moreinfo|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 11, 2012}}</ref> and Mallory later used a racial epithet during a drunken argument with black housemate Tyrie Ballard.<ref name=DenverEpisode4/><ref name=40Greatest>''40 Greatest Reality TV Moments 2''. [[VH1]]. August 10, 2007</ref>

During the [[The Real World: Sydney|Sydney]] season, [[Persian people|Persian]] housemate Parisa Montazaran was offended at an anecdote related by housemate Trisha Cummings, in which Cummings described an Asian [[McDonald's]] employee whose command of English was not perfect, though Cummings later insisted that she misworded her anecdote.<ref>{{cite web|date=January 16, 2008|url=http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1579401&vid=203750|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080118192309/http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1579401&vid=203750|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 18, 2008|title=Video of ''Escape from Oz: The Real World Sydney Reunion''|work=MTV|access-date=December 19, 2010}}</ref> A similar confrontation occurred during the [[The Real World: Brooklyn|Brooklyn]] season between J.D. Ordoñez and Chet Cannon, after a drunk Ordoñez made offensive statements about [[Immigration|immigrants]], following an incident at a drugstore.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090115183103/http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-brooklyn-ep-2-the-outs-and-ins-of-brooklyn/1602334/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=25736&channelId=1 "The Outs And Ins of Brooklyn"]. ''[[The Real World: Brooklyn]]''. Episode 2. MTV. January 14, 2009</ref>

[[The Real World: Hollywood|Hollywood]]'s Kimberly Alexander got into an argument with [[Brianna Taylor]], who is African American, and said, "Let's not get [[ghetto]]." When roommate William Gilbert saw this as racist, Alexander explained that Taylor had previously described herself as sometimes behaving "ghetto", and was merely referencing that.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091121123327/http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-hollywood-ep-2-lets-not-get-ghetto/1585753/playlist.jhtml#series=2211&seriesId=24776&channelId=1 "Let's Not Get Ghetto"]. ''The Real World: Hollywood''. Episode 2. MTV; April 23, 2008</ref>

During the [[The Real World: Back to New Orleans|2010 New Orleans]] season, tensions escalated between Ryan Leslie and openly gay Preston Roberson-Charles, amid questions about Leslie's own sexuality, and their mutual use of [[homophobic slurs]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100724115754/http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-new-orleans-ep-4-superbrawl-2010/1643800/playlist.jhtml "Superbrawl 2010"]; ''[[The Real World: New Orleans (2010)]]''; Episode 4; MTV; July 21, 2010</ref> In addition, Roberson-Charles also drew some homophobic remarks from housemate Ryan Knight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-new-orleans-ep-7-buliding-breaking/1645162/playlist.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814131647/http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-new-orleans-ep-7-buliding-breaking/1645162/playlist.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 14, 2010|title=Video of Episode 7 at MTV.com|website=[[MTV]]|access-date=March 15, 2019}}</ref> During the [[The Real World: San Diego (2011)|2011 San Diego]] season, tensions arose between Frank Sweeney and his male housemates Zach Nichols and Nate Stodghill over Sweeney's [[bisexuality]],<ref>{{cite episode|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-san-diego-ep-3-a-pig-walks-into-a-gay-bar/1672417/playlist.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014095126/http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-san-diego-ep-3-a-pig-walks-into-a-gay-bar/1672417/playlist.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 14, 2011|title=A Pig Walks Into A Gay Bar...|series=The Real World: San Diego|network=MTV|airdate=October 12, 2011|season=26|number=3}}</ref> and Nichols later made what he said he intended to be a humorous remark to [[lesbian]] roommate Sam McGinn that alluded to [[gay bashing]], to which McGinn took exception.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/series/all-content?xrs=PPM-18-10caf1c|title=MTV Original TV Shows, Reality TV Shows|website=MTV|access-date=March 15, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|url=http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-san-diego-ep-5-over-the-rainbow/1673251/playlist.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028213633/http://www.mtv.com/videos/real-world-san-diego-ep-5-over-the-rainbow/1673251/playlist.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 28, 2011|title=Over the Rainbow|series=The Real World: San Diego|network=MTV|airdate=October 19, 2011|season=26|number=5}}</ref> In the ''[[Real World: Go Big or Go Home|Go Big or Go Home]]'' season, Jenna Thomason made homophobic and racist comments toward her roommates, causing tension between her and the rest of the cast.<ref name="GoBigOrGoHomeFinale"/>