Teen Mom

"Live Dr Jays." Is MTV's Hit Show Teen Mom Encouraging Teen Pregnancy?. DrJays.com Inc., 12/27/2010. Web. 1 Aug 2011. <http://live.drjays.com/index.php/2010/12/27/is-mtvs-hit-show-teen-mom-encouraging-teen-pregnancy/>.

o   This website claims that girls are willing to get pregnant in trade for an audition for “16 & Pregnant” and “Teen Mom”. They relate this to the crazy things people will be will to do on national tv to be on “Jersey Shore”, “Real World”, or “American Idol”.  I plan to use this point because that it a completely awful reason to get pregnant. This could lead to regrets from the mother if they do not get the role. The baby would then be scared because they were only born to make their mother money.

Cassidy, Bailey. "MTV's reality shows glamorize aspects of teenage pregnancies." The Paly Voice. The Voice, 03/17/2011. Web. 1 Aug 2011. <http://voice.paly.net/node/26681>.

o   The author of this article clearly states an issue I have been concerned about since the start of “Teen Mom”. They explain how putting these teen mothers on tv makes them up to be stars and role models. Viewers of the show finding themselves wanting to be like them. They think how maybe they could become richer and popular if they too had a baby. This website backs this claim up by the fact that three of the one mom’s friends are now pregnant since she has been on the show.

Swertlow, Meg. "'Teen Mom' Recap: Amber & Gary Fight." Insider. CBS Studios Inc., 07/13/2011. Web. 1 Aug 2011. <http://www.theinsider.com/screen/42646_Recap_Tensions_Flare_and_Insults_Hurled_with_Amber_Gary_on_Teen_Mom/>.

o   Teen Mom is full of relationships gone wrong. Whether it is between parent of the teen mom and the teen mom or between the two new teen parents, there is always something.  This website talks about just one of the many harmful relationships in “Teen Mom”. I plan on using this website and a few others to prove my point.