I just read the article “MTV, Jersey Shore, and Teen Mom are rotting your brain,” and while I agree about the comments made about Jersey Shore, I disagree about the parts about Teen Mom.
Have you actually sat down and watched an episode of this show?
Because it seems like you are taking what is said about the show and adding in your own negative comments. I watch the show periodically, and you said that the show “subliminally tells kids that being pregnant so young is totally okay and natural.”
False.
After watching this show the LAST thing I want to do is have a baby. The show does highlight the positive aspects of these girls’ lives, but such events are vastly overshadowed by the pain and hardships in their lives.
None of the girls are well off financially, and only a few are still with the boys that fathered their children. One girl is dealing with her baby having multiple MRI’s done because of problems with her baby’s brain, while others are faced with having to apply for child support alone.
The only reason this show is on the air is because unplanned pregnancy of underage girls is one of the biggest issues in America. We have to realize that this is what our society is like these days and accept the fact that the things on TV change vastly just like our own culture.
Maybe you should see what kind of struggles these girls go through before passing off your judgement.
Emily Clements