Because I have nothing better to do with myself

I kinda decided to make a more serious post to share my feelings about some stuff.

So I saw a thing on the FOX News site about a big dilemma with a new MTV show called 'Skins' and it has child pornography, illegal drug use and what not. All I'm thinking is this: What is wrong with you MTV? I wish it could've gone back to having music instead of this 16 and Pregnant and Jersey Shore stuff. I can't believe people watch that. In my opinion, to be blunt, it's crap. All of it. Okay, it was fine back in the early 2000's with Ozzy Osbourne. That was actually cool and funny to watch. Now MTV is full of horrible shows. Where's the music? Oh that's right. It's on VH1. MTV just shows a bunch of over dramatic and whiny teenagers.

This is from foxnews.com: MTV defended its show in a statement released Thursday: "'Skins' is a show that addresses real-world issues confronting teens in a frank way.

Okay. Not every person I know is getting high, drunk, or having sex. I think we're old enough to know not to take illegal drugs and not to drink. Schools everywhere are trying to tell kids to stay drug free, abstain from sex, and all that stuff. Even T.V advertisements and billboards have the Above the Influence, A Message from a Foundation for a Better Life and even Over the Limit, Under Arrest. People are trying to keep us in school and to stay smart so we can have good lives later on. So what message is MTV sending to children and teenagers? It's okay to do drugs, alcohol and get yourself pregnant 'cause everyone's doing it? Sounding like that to me. Not everyone's life is like that. Me and my friends never fight and if it is it's over food 'cause there are some people who don't bring lunch. Ever heard the phrase that the future's in the hands of our children? Then what kind of hands are you putting the future into if their heads are filled with the wrong choices?

Oh, and another note on most of MTV shows. It's all fake. I don't know if people know this, but the camera men are right there telling people what to do, say and how to act so they can have something good to put on T.V. I know this because I was right there. Back in Indiana, my sister's friend, who I'll call M to keep identities safe, was gonna be on an MTV show called Made. It didn't get aired because their lives weren't dramatic enough to put on T.V. That's what they want. They want people to argue among their friends and do stupid choices so they can be on T.V. A couple months after MTV was gone M turned into, well let's just say she got a bit cranky and keep it at that.

MTV also argued that their show Skins was rated TV-MA. How many kids in America do you think pay attention to those ratings? I can't watch a TV-MA show or an R rated film without my parents' consent or if they're in the same room. Most people I know have seen an R rated film of the 21st century. So of course there are going to be teenagers watching that because they like MTV and see what new show they got.

To summarize all that was written, MTV isn't a good influence on children and teenagers of today. And they really should think about what they put on T.V and who's going to watch it.

XOXO,
Liz