I must be getting old and grumpy, because this, to me, does not sound like fun, or outrageous, or even interesting. It just makes me - the girl who lived for MTV at age 14 - swear I'd never let a kid of mine watch that channel.
...it only takes a few moments of the second season premiere of MTV's reality show "My Super Sweet 16" to see at least one of the spoils of having a lot of dough."I'm a diva, I'm a star," says Sophie, a plump 15-year-old at the center of the episode. "A lot of people will see beauty, because I'm blessed." After watching, though, it's easy to see she's more misguided and overindulged than blessed...
This is not an in-depth look by any means at a girl growing up, but rather a well-done series about teen excess...The blessed part is, of course, because her mother is willing to bankroll $180,000 for a party to honor Miss All That.
Note: $180,000 for a party celebrating, essentially, the fact that her daughter managed to make it to age 16. Even if doctors had said the child wouldn't live to see age 17, this is a bit much.
Luckily, some parents have had the good sense to rear kids that watch these obnoxious shows in order to point and laugh, rather than sigh and emulate. Witness the forum chatterbugs at TV Without Pity, most of whom note that they wouldn't be able to decide who to slap first - the spoiled brat Sophie, or her thoughtless mother who mistakes lavish parties for decent childrearing.
Posted by kswygert at August 16, 2005 08:15 PM