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There are many ways for the world to access and view the contention and drama of the world.
TV shows, magazines, movies and Internet sites yearn to be read or viewed in order to stay in business. If no one participated, it would not be there.
TV stations thrive off of the viewers who are addicted to these unrealistic sitcoms.
The first season finale of MTV's Jersey Shore averaged 4.8 million viewers, according to "TV by the Numbers, Jerseys Shore's First Season," by Robert Seidman published 22 January 2010 by tvbythenumbers.com
Now, being in the second season, the program averages 5.5 million total viewers, making it the No. 1 show of 2010 for people aged 12 to 34.
The "Jersey Shore" cast portrays the way media is leading us to become a more liberal society. The actors are constantly clubbing, drinking and hooking up without portraying the major consequences that eventually follow such activities.
We have more access to celebrity gossip than ever before, which causes teenagers and young adults to act in way not fit for society.
Celebrities all over live a life of parties, short-term relationships, and drug and alcohol abuse.
With superstars like Kate Moss taking insane amounts of drugs, Amy Winehouse checking into rehab again, and movie stars lighting up their cigarettes on screen, there has to be some effect on their admirers.
According to "Body image and gender identity, media effect on girls" published on Sept. 6, 2002 by The National Institute on Media and the Family, Celebrities "create impossible standards of beauty, more young adults are feeling less confident, angrier and more dissatisfied with their looks."
With celebrities looking thinner self confidence can be lost, causing depression which could ultimately lead to harmful measures. The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that eating disorders affect more than five million Americans a year, usually beginning in the teens or as early as eight, according to "Facts About Eating Disorders." by the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Eating Disorders released on 22 Jan. 2009.
Television programs these days show sexual content, violence, and use racy language. Ads, movies and television have glamorized smoking and drug use and sending the message to the public that It is OK to do these things. They do it without being harmed, so why can't we?
The program "Above the Influence," run by the Office of National Drug Protection, uses the media to show the effects drugs and alcohol can have on the human body and answer questions that can arise while living in a drug infested environment.
When looking at an ad, viewers do not recognize the harmful side of the product the ad portrays. It is being overshadowed by the satisfaction stars seem to have while living a life full of drugs, alcohol and intercourse.
When our parents and grandparents were growing up what happened in the bedroom stayed in the bedroom. Seeing drugs and alcohol in schools was rare. These days, it is very common. Actors have influenced that change in society.
Today's generation is filled with crises that go against traditional values; sex, violence, and addictions are too common in our everyday lives. Changes need to happen if we want future generations to live in a healthy society. This is not something that will be fixed overnight.
It is up to us to change how future generations think, and the first step is deciding to live your life how you see fit. Not fashioned after a celebrity.
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