Growing Up Too Fast Analysis

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Although teen pregnancy is not a new matter, the cultural response and aspect in being a teenage mother outlines a discriminative idea of “social acceptance.” I argue that celebrity glamorization of unplanned teen pregnancy has persuaded some average teenagers that adolescent pregnancy is socially acceptable. In three articles, not only is the examination and comparison of average teenage mothers and celebrities made but the idea that pregnancy is seen as a “disaster” is also prominent. Adolescent pregnancies are not always unwanted nor unplanned. Hollywood stars such as Jamie Lynn Spears have been associated with the rise of both intended and unintended pregnancy situations among teenage girls. Various responses to the take on teen pregnancy …show more content…
Teen pregnancy does not affect those who are deemed “bad girls.” Teen pregnancy is a matter that can happen to anybody. In “Growing Up Too Fast,” People Magazine Writer Molly Lopez, studies and relates the lives of six average teen moms to celebrity teen moms like Jamie Lynn Spears. In Spear’s hometown, Kentwood, Los Angeles, it has been speculated that Jamie is only one teen of several who are pregnant in this town. “For girls her age, getting pregnant is the in thing to do. There’s no shame,” states her high school principal, laments Ginger Francois. Through the stories of six teenage girls, common problems such as adoption, abortion, pregnancy complications, money, and finishing school are heavily exhibited. For teenage mothers the ideal question is always “what is next for me?” Dreams are often put on hold for those who go through adolescent pregnancy. Comparing these harsh realities to the experience of celebrities tends to depict that teenage pregnancy is glamorous. It seen to give the attention and recognition that every teenager girl wants. All six of these young women experienced neglect at one point. Indianapolis teen Ashley Wilkens felt alone, like it was only her against the world. Being pregnant at 16 with little support led Wilkens to drop out of high school. Several girls see the need to do so because they immediately assume that they cannot have both a future and a child. This article dwells on the idea that although stars may not receive the same neglect as average teenage mothers, they can still experience an unplanned pregnancy at a young

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