Wednesday, November 20, 2013

On "13 and Pregnant"

In the unit that we discussed how shows such as 13 and Pregnant are dangerous for young girls to watch I commented that my step-sister watches shows like that for fun, even though my step-mom is a sociology professor and discusses the show in her classes. She allows her daughter to engage in the princess culture while watching her to see what she will do. It is interesting actually. My step-sister watches those shows not because she idolizes them, but for the reason many people watch the Jersey Shore, the pure entertainment value. I say this because it is easy to just demonize these shows, but the real thing that people should focus on is how the messages are received. If an individual knows what they are seeing is unrealistic, the damage is not that bad. Media literacy, its what's the word.

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