"American Idol" Media Critique- Teen Mom

My media critique is of Teen Mom because I feel as though it glorifies the irresponsibility of teenagers getting pregnant. What MTV has done is take a serious situation- a current epidemic in our nation- and turn these "teen moms" into celebrities because they accidentally got pregnant. When girls watch these shows they aren't getting the real deal about what happens when you get pregnant before you are ready. Yes, it shows tears and other "hardships" but it turns babies into the latest "accessories" for teenage girls and that is shameful. Things like this ruin lives and families and MTV is making it "cool" by showing this program. These teen moms are all over the covers of magazines and talking about having more kids with their boyfriends and they aren't even old enough to be drinking! Call me crazy but if you aren't considered responsible enough to buy liquor, why would we encourage you through media attention to be in charge of a helpless human life??? You hear of things like the "Pregnancy Pact" that happened a few years ago by the teenage girls after Jamie Lynn Spears got pregnant and it brakes my heart to hear how teens can do a thing like that because of how it is portrayed on television. This issue is close to home for me because my younger sister accidentally got pregnant at 19 and being a mom is a life-long responsibility that should not be taken as lightly as it is portrayed on this show. If a show is going to be made about teen parenting, it needs to show the truth about it and how important it is to wait until you are mature enough to know the real responsibility it is to be a good mother. "Teen Mom" should be a show completely devoted to preventing teens from becoming mothers!