Teen Portrayal in the Media

Teens in the media have all different points of view that are shown to us as a society. We see things like the difficulty of being a teen, chances of bad habits teens can get into like drugs and pregnancy, etc. Shows like Teen Mom do not really show a real portrayal of teens. Yes there may be teens out in the world who go through what the teens in those shows are going through. In reality, we don't see many teens like that, even if they are pregnant... they act a lot differently. Teens on shows like Teen Mom are mainly acting for the cameras so they can be more "famous" and liked in society. Comparing Teen Mom to the film Juno, its quite different. In Juno, yes there's a case of teen pregnancy but it is more real than the show of real life teen pregnancy. Which I think is kind of sad. Juno has a teen where she is not like what we see on TV. She's some average kind of alternative girl who ends up pregnant. Teen Mom is more of teens who are "basic".
      Aside from teen pregnancy, Teens are shown in media through TV series' like Gossip Girl, The O.C., and Glee. These shows are all different with their own stories.They all do share the same concept of teen life. For an example, The O.C. is about two types of teen life, the main character, Ryan, is a kid who comes from a poor type of family with a sad type of living. He then sees the life of rich teens and how life is for them. It might seem like it is great to be a rich teen, but it shows that there are so many problems rich families have hidden. Glee, on the other hand, is more of the misfit teens who join glee club and are bond together through music. Some of the teens are full of different personalities in the show, which makes it more realistic in a way. Lastly, Gossip Girl is more on the dramatic side of teens. With rumors and gossip spreading around with teenagers. It happens in real life to many teens where someones personal life gets to the public.
      All these shows and movies like Juno put together a puzzle... which one of more relatable to how teens actually are? Are we really all like the teens in Teen Mom and Gossip Girl? Or are we all more like Juno? Honestly, I think teens are more portrayed realistically in the movie Juno. I come to the conclusion of that is because, no teen girl acts perfect, no not many teens girls act like they are the greatest, and most definitely not all teen girls have to impress others and have a good reputation and such. Juno is more real because it has all different points of views of teens. It has a pregnant teen who is a misfit, popular type of girls, family problems, etc. It's hard to really explain why I say Juno is the more believable until you have watched it and compare it to the rest of the shows I mentioned. Like I can say, for me, I sure do not fit into any of the other shows other than Juno... I am quite strange from a majority of teens and I can see that with Juno.