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Are youths today presented in an unfair way in the media?
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Name : James T., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Agnostic, Age : 16, City : Birmingham, State : NA, Country : United Kingdom, Occupation : student, Education level : 2 Years of College,Yes and No. I think it depends on what kind of media you’re referring to. Several films come to mind that depict adolescents in a true, at times dismal, yet thought-provoking manner (Kids, Rumblefish, The River’s Edge). On the other hand, if you’re referring to anything with the Olsen Twins (for example the sitcome Full House) and other such television shows, I think in general the media fails to present a realistic portrayal of what children are actually thinking, or rather, the media writes from an adult standpoint on childhood. (Keep in mind, these adults writing for the shows are writing in such a way to not offend any corporate sponsorship and are there to make their money). The media has a tendency to twist things around, and thus unrealistiic attitudes confront children from all angles – role models for children are not necessarily positive in today’s society, or rather, children reflect the images presented to them. This would explain 7 to 17-year-old children on Sally Jessie Raphael and Jenny Jones dressing like adult prostitutes and claiming they are ‘hot to trot’ and ‘can’t wait to be a strippers when they grow up.’ Unfortunately, in this format, the children are being portrayed realistically.
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Name : Amy31593, Gender : F, City : Chicago, State : IL, Country : United States,Yes, youths are misrepresented in TV. But then again, everything is misrepresented in the media. What is unfortunate is that childless adults, in all their theoretical parenting wisdom, believe that it is the parents who are to blame. Teenagers are being clustered together as disrespectful and dangerous. The facts are overlooked for popular misconceptions. I believe it’s just some teenagers are being looked at as representatives of a whole generation. And I believe anyone who formulates their opinions on anything based on TV is not seeing even half of the picture.
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Name : Me, Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 18, City : Vancouver, British Columbia, State : NA, Country : Canada, Education level : Less than High School Diploma,Yes. In general, there is only one type of teen featured in the media — the mildly rebelious but nonthreatening good-looking middle-to-upper class socially popular kids with good grades (but not good enough to be nerds). These are featured most prominantly in shows like ‘The OC,’ ‘Everwood,’ and the older ‘Dawson’s Creek.’ In reality, there are as many different types of kids as there are adults. My own demographic is made up of kids who get good grades, good SAT scores, are involved in many ‘volunteer’ activities, whose lives are ruled by what college admissions officers will like, and are trying to work in a social life also. ‘Happy Days’ it’s not. We are not portrayed, and neither are hundreds of other groups.
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Name : Matt, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 17, City : Parsippany, State : NJ, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : Less than High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,
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