Little Girls and Pageants

I must admit I am guilty of watching "Toddlers and Tiaras," but more out of astonishment than actual interest. I think it is harmful for young girls, 2 and up, to be competing in beauty pageants. (I started competing in pageants when I was 13, old enough to make the decison for myself and I've entered mostly scholarship pageants which are not based on beauty but academics, community service, talent, and accomplishments.) Little girls who are being forced to compete in pageants by their mothers or grandmothers can have a negative effect on them. I can't believe how many little girls I've seen with fake teeth, spray tans, makeup, and fake eyelashes. This is not setting a good example for these impressionable girls who grow up thinking that fake is the way to be successful. I just think this has become an issue with our society. Little girls should not be dressing up like dolls for money, there is just something unethical about the whole thing.

Video Games

Where do I begin?? I used to never care about video games or give them a second thought until my boyfriend starting playing constantly. He's into COD, NHL, FIFA, etc. I think I've watched him play one game and I just can't get into it. I don't know how he can sit there for hours and play without even realizing how much time is going by! I understand they're ok to play sometimes but I think I have more of a problem with obsessive video game use. I always feel like people could more doing something so much more productive with their time. I especially can't stand how young children are inside on beautiful days wrapped up in video games. I miss the days when I walked down the street and there were kids on every corner, you hardly see that anymore. Although technology is great and I understand we all abuse it once in awhile, it's important we don't rely on it.

Internet Safety

I've realized our society likes to state problems that are going on but rarely finds a solution to these problems. For example, I often hear how dangerous the internet is and how much access there is to inappropriate websites. However, what are we doing to educate young individuals about these online dangers? I think it is most important, not to state a problem, but to find a solution. We need to start educating today's society about safe internet-use. It is important for the next generation to learn how to use the internet in order to be successful in their future; however, there are dangerous websites that could be stumbled upon. I think we need to start taking these matters more serious. Even social networking, young teens are posting inappropriate pictures and status' that are getting in the way of obtaining jobs. One of the ways to make change in society is to educate people, we need to start being more proactive about such a serious issue.

Another Reunion?

So for my new followers, I like to use my blog as an outlet to vent about the media or issues I found within the wonderful world of technology. I turned the TV last night before bed and immediately saw three different shows on different channels entitled, "Mobwives Reunion," "Basketball Wives Reunion," and "Teen Mom Reunion." We are taking reality TV to a whole new level, why is that we have to have a reunion for every show out there now? I can't remember if it started with the Real World but then it's gone through Jersey Shore, Rock of Love, you name it. I think it's crazy how the media takes one idea for one show and ruins the originality of it by making it universal for all shows now. This is just one example of how REPETITIVE the media can actually be.