16 And Pregnant/ Teen Mom Doing More Harm Than Good?

           Nevermind sex tapes, plastic surgery, and fist pumping. The new way to get your face on television and spread all over a magazine is to get pregnant when your a teenager and have a baby on Mtv. Young girls are anxious to be featured on Mtv's big hits, "16 and Pregnant," and "Teen Mom" and they are willing to get pregnant on purpose to do it. Don't believe me? Just surf the internet on this topic and you will quickly learn that these girls are actually visiting public forums and asking how they can score an audition. In the world  or reality tv networks pay big money auditioning all over the county to ensure they get the right combination. The casting process for  "Teen Mom" and "16 and Pregnant" is quite difficult so it is good news that the talent aspect of rising stars who are pregnant and teenagers is very small.  Anyone who is already raising a child knows first hand that it is the most difficult and important commitment one can make. So when young girls are thinking pregnant=fame it gives a bold reminder of the decaying morals are American society. They are too self centered to realize their choice to become teenage mothers. When the cameras are turned off for good and their 15 minutes of fame are up they now have a lifetime of responsiblity that they can not handle.

         Mtv's creation of showcasing teen pregnancy actually came about in light of Britney Spear's little sister , Jamie Lynn, who revealed she herself was  pregnant at just 16 years old....on the cover of Ok! Magazine of all places.  Mtv's intentions did not include glamorizing the issue or making it seem like the show was an easy ride to fame. "16 and Pregnant" deals with hard problems such as high tension relationships, graduating from high school, and finanal woes. Even after the babies are born the cameras are still rolling for the purpose of showcasing the struggles with caring for babies while still trying to be teenagers. Despire the rise in teen pregnancy on Mtv, the numbers show that the number of teen pregnancies in the United States from 435, 427 in 2006 to 445,045 in 2007. They only decreased by 2% in 2008.