This summer there was a TV show called "The Secret life of the American Teenager" in which a girl who is 15 gets pregnant. She was at band camp, ironic, and she had a one night stand with the "cool" guy from school. When everyone finds out everything gets turned upside down. Her parents divorce, her friends cant see her because thier parents believe shes a bad influence. Her sister becomes her confidant and closest alli, and then theres Ben. Ben is a guy who has fallen for her and doesnt seem to mind that she is pregnant, he offers to marry her and help her raise the baby.
Now the first thing i would like to say about this show, is i applaud the topic of this show. Touching on such a real issue is important, and giving adults a look at what can happen when sex isnt talked about and that things arnt always as they seem.
The second thing that i think is interesting is that the boys are made to seem more needy. In the episode i watched tonight there were two boys. The one who got her pregnant, Ricky, and then Ben who is her boyfriend. They both were calling there respective girls and saying they need to see them. They were begging and they were calling incessently.
The third thing i applaud about this show is the relationship between Adrian and Ricky. They are not a couple, they just have casual sex. And while this is a taboo subject because they are only 15 it shows real things that are happening. Kids have casual sexual relationships everyday, and bringing this to light is an important subject. We need to talk to our kids about sex, and relationships.
I guess i would just like to say that i truly enjoy this show. I think it is innovative and very well done. Not everything on the show is what it seems and they deal with real issues teens have on a daily basis. It also gives an open forum to the parents and kids to talk about the show together, and discuss these situations.
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I believe that it is about time TV had a show that showed what is really going on with most teenagers, which is sex at early ages. However, I do not like the concept that the pregnant girl is shunned. Although I personally do not find it acceptable for a 15 year to have a baby, if everyone else her age is having casual sex, what makes them any better than her. The parents of those kids should look at what their own children are doing before they cast judgement on someone elses kids.
I love this show, I first started watching it because I couldn't beleive fox family was actaully having a show about teen pregancy. But than again its about time because parents need to pay more attention to their kids. Kids are having sex younger and younger these days and I think this show was a good influence because parents may think they know what's going on but in reality they don't.
I think that the issue of teen pregnancy should be brought up more. Most girls who get pregnant at an early age are thought of as slut and shunned. Which is seen going on in the show, but what about the kids who have sex, but just don't get pregnant? Teen pregnancy is becoming an epidemic, and parents need to realize this. Though they may feel uncomfortable about the issue, the kids need to know that they have someone to talk to.
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