Session 10

I thought the video Sex, Drugs, and Gore was very interesting. I thought it was funny how one mother said she thought it was not appropriate for her daughter to buy Prince’s Purple Rain album. Then why let your kid buy it?? Whose fault is that? I get that some music can be pretty graphic, but you can control what children listen to. I know my parents did not let me listen to certain songs when I was younger, and once I listened to those songs later, I realized why they did not let me hear them. How about instead of criticizing everything, you talk to your kids about the songs and why they’re inappropriate.You can only control so much of what they listen to, but you can talk to them as much as you want.

As for the sexualization of girls, I thought this website was wonderful. Not only does it provide the evidence for the sexualization of women, but it also provides tips for parents and girls. The most important tip I saw was just talking with them. I am not a parent, but I have a younger sister who just started high school. I always talk to her about appearance, boys, and fitting in. I always tell it like it is because I want her to see that this world is not all pink and pretty, but there are bigger issues going on in society like the sexualization of girls. I also loved the provided websites.

Sternheimer brings up the whole Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant issues, and how these shows idolized the teens pregnancies. I had a public speaking class once, and one time sometime gave a speech about those tv shows. I remember she said that the girls in the show got paid an outrageous amount for each episode, so this can be seen as idolization in a way. I always thought the show was dumb and not exactly a great model for teens. Also, I think there is a movie on Netflix about the whole 17 teens getting pregnant at the same time. I have never seen it, but I did not know that it was a true story from Massachusetts.