Reality television is a huge part of today’s society and has impacted teens in a negative way that has social and cultural ramifications. With reality TV being so popular, teens are getting exposed to things like partying, bullying, gossiping and sex appeal at a very young age these days. Today 's reality stars are appearing to be wilder and living on the edge more than older generations. Many big name stars in reality television are out there, from Keeping Up With the Kardashians to really popular shows like Teen Mom and Jersey Shore, and the list goes on and on. Shows like these suggest to teens that random hook-ups are okay, or that trying drugs just once won 't hurt you. Teens are idolizing being famous and having a lot of money and striving
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The show includes graduating from high school, relationships, getting a job, beginning college, moving out on their own, and of course raising their first child. In the later episodes, they focus on “baby momma drama” and the struggles of being a single parent. In the show Teen Mom, Star Amber Portwood is seen hitting, her then boyfriend, Gary Shirley, repeatedly. Not only does she physically abuse him but emotionally too. Amber calls Gary “fat” and “stupid”. A couple of stars from Teen Mom 2, Nathan and Adam, are also caught on camera verbally abusing their partners, Jenelle and Chelsea, and are the latest to fall into controversy for …show more content…
That is the type of behavior TV has taught them to be acceptable. Family values are disappearing in our society, slowly, and a lot of that blame can be placed on reality TV. Now, children can easily learn morals from TV, even if they aren 't always the best ones. TV can so easily take the place of a parent, teaching kids the "acceptable" ways of society. As a society, we need to take a step back and look at what we 're doing to our youth. It 's going to take a lot of work to repair the reality TV wave, but we owe it to our youth to do
The show includes graduating from high school, relationships, getting a job, beginning college, moving out on their own, and of course raising their first child. In the later episodes, they focus on “baby momma drama” and the struggles of being a single parent. In the show Teen Mom, Star Amber Portwood is seen hitting, her then boyfriend, Gary Shirley, repeatedly. Not only does she physically abuse him but emotionally too. Amber calls Gary “fat” and “stupid”. A couple of stars from Teen Mom 2, Nathan and Adam, are also caught on camera verbally abusing their partners, Jenelle and Chelsea, and are the latest to fall into controversy for …show more content…
That is the type of behavior TV has taught them to be acceptable. Family values are disappearing in our society, slowly, and a lot of that blame can be placed on reality TV. Now, children can easily learn morals from TV, even if they aren 't always the best ones. TV can so easily take the place of a parent, teaching kids the "acceptable" ways of society. As a society, we need to take a step back and look at what we 're doing to our youth. It 's going to take a lot of work to repair the reality TV wave, but we owe it to our youth to do