Persuasive Essay
Glamorizing Teen Pregnancy
Assignment # 8
Tiffany D. Bolden
National American University

Glamorizing Teen Pregnancy
It’s a beautiful thing to bring a child into the world. The ability to produce life comes with more responsibility then “parents” have acknowledged initially prior to their parenting experience. Being a parent is accompanied with lifelong ties. Not only does bearing a child into this world mean lifelong ties, it also commences the genesis of future generations. However, the media takes the time-honored meaning out of the word “family” and the sentimental beauty out of pregnancy by making it seem attractive and desirable. MTV’s reality TV show ‘Teen Mom’ is supposed to exhibit the struggle of young teenage girls being pregnant and displaying the attempt of young parenthood. However, the personal burden of parenthood seems to be surpassed. Instead, the focal point appears to be the climatic drama between the mother of the child and the baby’s father. “These girls are ignoring the fact that this decision must be followed by a lifetime of responsibility,” says Rabbi Shmuley.
Perhaps the young teenagers are more intrigued by the front page tabloid covers and big endorsement deals. Rather than understanding the encumbrance of caring for another human life. “The show is a ratings boom for the network and the young women have become stars, earning six figure incomes and gracing the cover of tabloids,” says Juju Chang in the article “Pregnancy Pressure: Is MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ Encouraging Pregnancy for Fame?.” “It’s not glitz and glamour, it is hard work,” said by Keeley Sanders, who is a teen mom to be, in the Chang article. Nevertheless, how hard is it to raise a child with a six-figure income and ubiquitous recognition by viewers of the show?
Also MTV’s ‘Teen Mom’ is intended to prevent teen pregnancy. “Can we really take MTV