Ugly Betty star America Ferrera isn’t so keen on the way 90210, The Hills and Gossip Girls portray young adults and the relationships that they have with their friends and enemies. She believes the shows convey a meanness that is helping to shape the behavior of impressionable viewers.
In a recent interview that America did with Seventeen magazine she shared her thoughts on growing up in the world of television:
“Close, genuine female relationships are not what generally gets depicted in movies and TV shows. Like, if your watching The Hills or 90210 , all the backstabbing shapes the way we act – you go to school and you think your job is to find a sworn enemy and be jealous of each other. Shows like Gossip Girls condition us to be mean to each other.”
She is probably right and how about all of the reality shows out there that feed on turmoil. Perhaps Ferrera should find herself a few actors and actresses who feel the same way and bring back more family oriented television.
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