A couple of years ago a show called 16 and Pregnant aired on MTV. When I first heard it was a show on real 16 year old girls that are pregnant, I thought that would be a nice way to show the world the struggles of being a teen mom. I believe the show provides good and bad messages to viewers. The good message out of the show is that it shows teens the risks of having unprotected sex with someone. All the girls on the show fell "in love" with a guy and decided to start having sex, unknowingly that they were just opening up themselves to get pregnant. Only a small percent of the girls actually stayed with the fathers of the children after having them. The girls on the show really display the struggles of having to care for a baby, going to school, having a social life, and dealing with their family and friends. i believe the only bad message from the show is that it gives some teen females the idea that it is okay to get pregnant at a young age.
After seeing the show I began to think , "How does other girls feel about the show? Do they think it's okay to get pregnant between the ages of 14- 17? Do they think these girls on the show are positive role models?" To me I believe SOME of the girls are positive role models. As the show progressed they started showing ladies from different backgrounds with different issues. Some of the girls gave positive messages to viewers but some did not take care of their children or put boyfriends before the child. After a while I started hearing stories that young ladies in the states were beginning to get pregnant just to be on the show. People don't think about the hardships you have to go through to be a mother, or a father. You have to stop just caring about yourself and worry about your baby, and in some cases you would have more than one child at once (twins). So do you think that 16 and Pregnant is a show that sends you a message? If so, what kind?
The show 16 and Pregnant actually scares me! It send me a message of purity! (lol) Seeing all the drama that the mothers and the fathers go through, makes me think about how my life would change if I had a child at a young age! I am definitely sure I wont getting anyone pregnant before I am ready, and can financially support the child.
ReplyDeleteI do see the original purpose and message behind the creation the show but it does have major negative on our generation. Some highschool girls even join pregnance packs in which a group get preganant at the time. This show is part of this growing problem in our generation. I do not even watch this show because I am determined to not be a teen mom.
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