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Though the idea of teen pregnancy has been splashed all over media outlets, statistics say that teen pregnancy rates have actually dropped - and that MTV can be thanked for that. In Janice Armstrong's article "Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops" for Philly.com, she compares the effects "16 & Pregnant" as well as "Teen Mom" to those of a "cold shower". Further in her piece, and interviewee suggests that the fear of glamorizing teen pregnancy through the media, may be a generational issue. While the older generation sees shows like "Teen Mom" and "16 & Pregnant" as a way to idolize teen mothers and reckless intercourse, the younger generation sees this as a wake up call and "probably the best teen-pregnancy PSAs that have ever been produced."
If Kim Kardashian feels that watching your peers go through agonizing pregnancies/labors and countless fights with families and/or significant others is glamorizing the notion of teen pregnancy rather than discouraging it, she must have a very obtuse definition of "glamorizing".
-Andrea W.