It's ok I'm doing it for 16 and preggers

Teen Mom Pregnant Auditions
When I first heard about the show 16 and pregnant, which was some years ago, I thought "Oh god, this could be pretty bad". Not just thinking about the show itself, but more about how this is going to affect teen girls. From my experience, being a teenager, bored girls can be pretty impressionable. Especially being from a small town and not having an abundance of healthy activities to participate in.

So when the show debuted I was worried about the potential boom in teen pregnancies; because how hard can it be if Farrah can do it, right? Well my fear has been realized, not because kids want to be like the girls on 16 and pregnant, but because they want to be on 16 and pregnant. Reality tv has given people the idea that they too can be the next upcoming star with no talent, just a predicament. So what is stopping these girls from having babies to try to reach an end goal of money and fame. Maybe we can teach them the reality of unprotected sex in their sex ed classes they are taking in school.... wait, do we even have those anymore? Either way, kids need to learn safe sex and the repercussions of having a child. Hey we should toss in some math education too... teach them the probability of getting knocked up and casted for a reality show.

Where is the passive viewing? Glee Season 2 Spoof ep 2

This is a great example of how to participate in culture and social life by using remixes/creation to take current pop culture media and put a spin on it. In this spoof all the characters are the same and so is the storyline; the change comes from emphasizing the details of the episode by poking fun at them. To be able to create this type of video, one must watch the show attentively. This type of short video shows how a person may look or seem to be a passive viewer, but is truly active/creative in their media viewing. So let's engage by watching the video below :) (Ito, 2008)