Is Reality TV Giving Teens the Wrong Idea

Not to long ago I was at home and there wasn’t anything on the television, so I decided to watch “Teen Mom.” A reality television show that is on MTV that follows teen moms and their struggles of being a teen parent while trying to be a normal teen as well. The show was a spin off of the show “16 and Pregnant” which still airs on television today. The concept of the first season was good because I felt it was genuine and really gave young girls and guys a reality of what life is like after you have a baby. None of these people had money, a job, or family support for their decisions that they made. As the show started getting more popular it seemed like the girls got trashier and didn’t really have any morals or values. I believe when the media started making these girls out to be stars it gave young girls the idea that if this were to happen to them then their life won’t be as bad.

            The first four girls Maci, Amber, Caitlyn, and Farah all made pour decisions in life and are trying to better their life even with the situation that they are in. All of them at least have a GED and some have an Associates degree as well. Sure their goals and dreams were put on hold for awhile, but they are now trying to pursue them again. The girls now however that I watched are nothing but white trash. They depend on other people around them to get them out of messy situations that they don’t want to deal with. The one girl that frusterates me the most is Jenelle, who cares about 3 things in life smoking pot, her dead beat boyfriend, and herself. The number one reason why they somewhat make it in society is because they receive a nice check from MTV per episode. Which in my mind is another way someone congratulating for being a screw up. I think there still needs to limits to shows and what they do because what they are telling audiences and young teens are that if you screw up there will always be someone there to clean up your mess if you don’t want to deal with it.