Have you ever watched Teen Mom on MTV?
No, of course you haven’t, because you’re cooler than me, but if you had, you would share my frustration. Last night, I watched the finale, and two teenagers who gave their baby up for adoption got engaged with their parents’ blessing. The parents, btw, are married, so technically the two kids are step-siblings. The boy looks like he’s about 14, and the girl is still in braces (and as one of those people who had to wear braces until they were 17, I know that sometimes all that metal ruins what little maturity the rest of your appearance gives off, but she’s TOO YOUNG).
This kind of programming makes me sick. These two aren’t going to last five seconds on their own, and the fact that MTV glorifies it is detrimental to teenage viewers. Another enemy of feminism? Taylor Swift. Romeo isn’t going to save you. He just isn’t.
When I have a daughter, she’s going to read Jill Dolan and watch Maude.
Teen Mom sounds disgusting. I am kind of glad we don’t get much American programming. MTV here actually plays videos!