I had seen the previews for Juno about a million times on TV before I finally got around to seeing the movie with my friends over break. I've been a pretty big fan of Michael Cera and Jason Bateman ever since I was introduced to the series Arrested Development by a friend last semester. I wasn't sure what the premise of the movie was exactly but was fairly certain that it was going to be pretty much hilarious. I was right. The creative one-liners, completely random soundtrack, and numerous awkward scenes came together to make a pretty awesome comedy. The only problem I saw here was the message the film was sending to the young girls who watched it.
I hadn't really thought much more about it until I was watching Inside Edition's coverage of a breaking news item later that week. Jamie Lynn Spears was pregnant. Wow, stupidity must run in the family. I have to say that I wasn't completely shocked, but I had to think of the millions of young girls around the nation who watch her every day on Nickelodeon. Mom? Is Zoe 101 pregnant? She's not much older than me. What a great example for the fans, Jaime Lynn.
Teenage pregnancy is definitely a hot topic in the media today. The way it is presented kind of bothers me. Is it some kind of laughing matter? Is it okay to become pregnant like the teenage stars on TV? With all of the current hype surrounding this topic, I hope that young girls don't get the wrong message. I'm glad at least that in both of these instances the babies were not aborted. The media did something right in that respect.
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