Are teen shows destructive to teenagers or harmless?

I'm writing something for school and i need to write about this so give all the opinions you think of :)Are teen shows destructive to teenagers or harmless?
Judging by all the questions posted around here by 12 and 13-year-old kids desperate for acceptance and approval, asking how to lose weight, and if they're ';hot';, I'd say TV has a lot of negative influence on teens.


I wouldn't lay all the blame on TV, though. Parents, peers, and the kids themselves need to wise up and learn to separate fantasy from reality.


Reality isn't all that bad.Are teen shows destructive to teenagers or harmless?
I think it depends.


Honestly, something most people aren't really aware of, is the relationship issues. It seems like most teen shows I've come across (although they're mostly aimed at preteens) are about kids dating and OBSESSING over finding a boyfriend/girlfriend. I mean, there's nothing wrong with that, but what happened to loving yourself first? I really don't see any shows with the message ';It's okay to be single and develop your own interests and character';; more along the lines of ';you need a boyfriend or girlfriend to be happy, even though they'll most likely break your hearts in the end.';
In some ways it gives the viewer an impression of how teenagers ';should'; act. Like in Skins with the drinking, smoking and drugs etc. We need to remember that such shows are made for entertainment, however they are very effective in influencing culture.





E.g. my friend takes drugs and I ask her why, she says...


';Well, they did it in Skins and its what teenagers are supposed to do. They would be boring if this did not happen to them';.





:-(
I personally think they can be of really bad influence. I honestly enjoyed watching Gossip Girl because of all the endless drama (laughs) but there are bad messages that should be pointed out. (Having sex too early and too easily, ';gossip';ing, drinking %26amp; smoking underage, drug abuse, and more). It may cause more teenagers to think that doing those things are Okay.. but in the end they'll most likely regret it very much! Hope I helped.
I think that some people are influenced by TV more than others. Teenagers are more impressionable than Adults therefore more likely to be influenced but what they perceive as real.I do not think Teen Shows are that bad I would be more worried about Violent shows.
Not too sure. Alot of the shows i see in actual highschool. But in adults they are not apparent. So i suppose it is just a harmless phase some teenagers go through
like south park and family guy things like that may cause a bit ov a laugh round school and stuff but no their harmless
I watch tv... I've turned out fine.