Teen pregnancy is a very touchy subject to a lot of people. Especially those women who are teen mothers themselves. They receive much scrutiny for having children when they are still children themselves. Most teen mothers would argue that nobody is born to be a mother everyone has to learn for themselves, even if they are older or married women. It doesn’t make any one mother better than another. But I think they are missing the point.
Hollywood glamorizes casual sex and promiscuous lifestyles of today’s American. Although the original intent of MTV might of been to show the consequences of adolescent sexuality and foolishness, it became more about the glamor. These teenagers are now getting featured in magazines, and just about everywhere else. Some young child, foolishly hoping to make it big in Hollywood may attempt to get pregnant just to make it onto the television series. It is quite ridiculous. And if MTV wasn’t trying to glamorize sex and pregnancy then what on earth was their intention with the airing of the show “Skins”? Someone please explain why there is a show with high school age children having sex all the time and doing drugs.
In conclusion, the main issue that needs to be addressed isn’t pregnancy itself but the actions that lead up to pregnancy. Hollywood needs to stop promoting the idea of casual sex and how you can fall in love with someone by being their “friend with benefits” like in the film “No Strings Attached”. They should definitely stop portraying sex as something that is happening in high school. Cause if you can’t handle the consequences of being a parent, if you can’t even support yourself monetarily to be living on your own, if you can’t use the proper former of protection, you shouldn’t be having sexual relations with anyone. And Hollywood should stop glamorizing it.
a. sampson
Mar 31, 2011 @ 23:42:29
I loved what you said about mothers having to learn how to be mothers and that no one is born with that knowledge. It’s something I’ve heard before and it makes teen pregnancy understandable in a way. Especially if the teenagers are good parents and understand what it is that they are getting themselves into.
I think MTV has promoted a lot of the whole mindset that sex isn’t serious. And it really shouldn’t because I think the same teens who run around getting drunk on TV and promoting teens to do the same are promoting a slew of health issues. I think in one episode of Skins that I caught, someone had sex with a person they really didn’t know, heck, this could be the theme of the show, but all I know is that sex in this day shouldn’t be taking place without some form of protection and dun dun dun some major intensive testing.
shavaralynn
Apr 01, 2011 @ 14:07:30
I completely agree esp on the topic of MTV’s new show Skins which is almost a contradiction of the “supposed” message that they are trying to show with the show Sixteen and Pregnant and Teen Mom. Although their intent may have been genuine it has turned into something negative.
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