16 and Pregnant? Feminists Say Abort. On TV.

16 and Pregnant? Feminists Say Abort. On TV.

For those of you who don’t subject yourselves to the horror known as reality television, there is a show on Viacom’s MTv station, called “16 and Pregnant.” I have issues with the show, not the least of which is that it is a form of exploitation of teen girls– pregnant teen girls, to boot. Pregsploitation, if you will. The show also almost glamorizes teen pregnancy. While it is meant, supposedly, to show the hardships that result from a teen pregnancy, the greatest hardship usually shown is that the girls have to quit the cheer leading squad or not attend prom.