A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila: A Good Example For Girls?

Recently I was watching the last few episodes of the MTV show A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, and I have to admit that I think it is the trashiest show I have ever seen on the television. The concept behind the show is that Tila Tequila ( a "myspace celebrity") is a bisexual so MTV set her up with 16 guys and 16 girls, and then watched the drama unfold with multiple fights and plenty of alcohol, to see whether Tila would choose a guy or a girl in the end. As I was watching the show, I realized how horrible this is for young girls to see because it gives off the impression that excessive drinking and fighting are okay and can occur without consequences. Also, as Tila and most of the lesbians walk around in clothes that are barely there, young girls might try to copy their examples. I know that I would not want my little sister to be watching this show.

At the end of the episode that aired on November 12th, two of the girls got into a fight (they had other altrications during the episode that aired on November 5th). When Brandi was given the last key, Vanessa went after her as she went to get the key (Vanessa was being thrown off). Vanessa grabbed Brandi's hair and the two ended up on the floor, and the producers and other cast members had to pull them apart. This was the second physical fight that had occured on the show as two of the guys ended up in a fight a few weeks before. This kind of behavior sets a bad example for the teenage girls who watch the show. If a thirteen year old girl is watching this show she might believe that it is okay to fight with other girls and that there wont be any consequences since neither of the girls on the show got in trouble; Vanessa got removed from the house due to the fact that she had been thrown off of the show. Also, the extreme alcohol use sets a bad example not just for girls, but for all teenagers. The entire show is based on drinking, and the title even is a play on words about alcohol (Tila's last name is Tequila and the show is called A Shot At Love; a play on a shot of tequila). Teenagers might believe that it is fine to be drinking alcohol from 10 o'clock in the morning until midnight or later. This is not a good example to be showing to teenagers, especially teenage girls who feel a constant need to fit in. I pity the parents whose daughter aspires to be just like Tila Tequila.