Let's talk about teen pregnancy. More specifically, MTV's attempt at glamorizing it. This is a subject that is very near and dear to my heart because I was a teen mom once upon a time. It's not an easy journey and no choice is easy. I go through so many mixed emotions watching this show and it's pretty exhausting. Cry, get angry, cry, get angry, laugh, get shocked, cry again. Oye vey. Macy and Caitlin make me proud, Farrah makes me want to throw things at the TV and Amber makes me speechless. Yeah, let's talk about Amber. And the Class D felony charge she's facing after slapping and punching her on-again, off-again boyfriend. This has to be the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Gary is one big mofo, I highly doubt she could hurt him with her bare hands. He just takes it like a champ! And look at that face! Ugh, don't you just want to slap it off of her?!? Good job, Gary, for resisting that urge because I sure as hell couldn't.
God this girl needs to grow up. Granted, this is a show produced by MTV, so you never know what they could just be throwing out there for ratings. As of right now, law enforcement has subpoenaed MTV for the unedited tapes of this show so they can decide if they are going to charge her. I'm wondering what kind of publicity this is going to bring the show, and I'm sorta hoping it gets pulled. Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant makes teenage pregnancy look all fine and dandy but from someone who's been there before, I can tell you, it's not.
Another aspect of this show is the fact that the fame has most likely damaged the small chance these girls had to be good moms. I've known plenty of girls who got pregnant young, kept and raised their babies on their own and it's been a struggle but they (and their children) have survived! Look what has happened so far with these poor girls- Amber has struggled with prescription abuse and done lost her marbles by turning into a Class A bitch. Farrah's mom beat her ass, although I'm not so sure I could blame her for that one. I'd have a hard time resisting that one too. Would these events have taken place if these kids weren't under the public eye, followed by camera 90% of their day? No one knows but I choose to believe that the lives of all parties involved would have been SO much better if they had lived this very sensitive, very intimate part of their lives off camera.
Cable television is the decivilization of mankind; moreso the programming that's driven by marketing. I love watching TV to unwind, but you can't let the networks decide what you want to watch for you. Thanks to DVR and websites streaming movies and shows, you don't have to suffer through anything that you don't want to see. You can watch episodes of House on hulu.com for free. He may not be a REAL doctor, but the way he responds to sitations is NEVER sugar-coated; its a good show. Then again, maybe you just wanted to get heated. Any time I need to bitch about hypocrisy I just turn on Fox News.
ReplyDeleteI think you've missed my point. Of course I don't watch this show, because I hate it. It's the girls that are in having sex in high school that I worry about. It's not my place to raise other people's children and I'm not trying to, but I was one of those girls. This show makes it look like a piece of cake. It's not. I resent that they glamorize being a teen mom big time.
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