Bad Girls

The Bad Girls Club idolizes young women who are fiesty, catty, overly sexual, drink a lot, messy and get in fights with each other. Real life bad girls, that we can watch on TV, judge, and go back to whatever we were doing. If you look at the photo above you can see, "Bad Just Got Good". I think this means, watching bad girls be bad and live out their role is now good and entertaining to watch. This scene below is at a reunion where a controversial topic was brought up, and several of the women got in a fight. Yep.

Are these girls really bad? Are they being edgy for the sake of TV? Whatever they are, we are watching it for entertainment. The only source of depth in this show is when the girls break down and get upset because they miss their loved ones, or if they confess true feelings. Are these girls putting on a fight for the sake of drama, or do they have issues that aren't being sorted out?

On the Wikipedia page it's described as, "The show's premise follows seven women with a number of personal, behavioral, and psychological problems — deemed "bad girls" — as they live together for four months."

So these girls with strong and competitive personalities are being put together to either make their problems better, or worse. It's like putting a bone in a bag full of pit bulls.

An interview with one of the women who appeared on the program said this:

Q. What is a “bad girl”?
A. "A bad girl is someone that has no idea of who they are and where they are going….they might but they need a push…someone that doesn’t care who and what people think about how you live your life because in the end you only have one life to live so live it to the fullest…no one feeds you or gives you life or money you and only you will so do it yourself don’t depend on anyone but yourself!"

It boggles my mind what we see as entertainment right now. I don't know what else to say.

Oh, Ellen.

I watch The Ellen Degeneres show every morning. She is a great role model for children and adults, and truly gives back to her fans. She is a selfless person. She makes a ton of money, but loves to help out people who are having a difficult time making ends meet. Ellen is also a CoverGirl and brings a more humorous side to the realm of modeling and beauty products.


She is a lesbian, and speaks about it every so often on her television talk show. I remember a few years back I was getting my hair trimmed in my small hometown, and Ellen came up as a topic of conversation. Before I expressed how I felt about Ellen, my middle aged hair-dresser said: "Oh, Ellen, I can't stand her. She's gay, and she's on TV. I don't want my kids watching that shit. She talks about kissing her girlfriend or whatever, I just think her show needs to be taken off. Too many people watch that."

As she took the scissors to my hair, cutting away a little more feverishly than before, I decided to keep my mouth shut. I didn't want my opinion to make her hand slip and cut an ear off. In my mind, I was thinking, 'Are you serious? How can her sexuality even compare to the sex and violence on TV? How can you wish for a career to fail based on that?'

Many other thoughts raced through my head, possibly regarding the way she raised her children...I couldn't help the judgmental call-outs that were supporting my angered defense. So I said, "Well, I don't mind her."

Regarding the recent tragedy of the young college student who killed himself because his roomate video taped him having sex with another male, Ellen sent out this message. My hair dresser was being a bully. A close-minded bully. There is a serious lack of education and awareness.

Risque Behavior

Pop superstar Katy Perry is known for her controversial hit "I Kissed A Girl". Since then her popularity has grown and her controversy has continued, and is being accepted by people of all ages.

Her most recent album "Teenage Dream" has gained a tremendous amount of press, and shows her laying naked on cotton candy clouds. I think Katy Perry is very talented and all of that, but naked on an album cover, with 'teenage dream' cast as the album title...yes teens are listening to her and loving her. Teenage girls want to be her. I guarantee you that teenage girls will be dressing like her for Halloween.


Katy shot a segment for the show in which she sings a cleaned-up version of her song, "Hot N Cold" with Elmo. The song made its way to Youtube even though it wasn't supposed to be aired yet, and racked up nearly a million views. Some parents complained that her cleavage was showing too much, and producers have now decided not to air the sketch.

What was she/they thinking pairing up that low cut outfit with Elmo? She is bouncing around and her breasts are actually jiggling. I don't understand why a girl who sings about sex is being marketed to the Sesame Street crowd anyway.



The SNL got a hold of it.

The Mad Men Influence

Mad Men, the popular television series on AMC, has deeply influenced American culture. The relationships among the men and women express empowerment, subordination, independence, and sexuality. The costume design has also affected men and women viewers. There is a contest that allows fans to upload a photograph depicting themselves during the 50s and 60s in order to win a chance to be on the show. Men and women have embraced the classic fashion sense that was mainstream during this time period.

There's even a Mad About Style Guide.


The men are made for the workplace and the women take care of the kids. The women in the office are all secretaries, except one young woman who strives to be like the other guys, and sometimes pushes through. Here is a video "Mad Men in 60 Seconds" that illustrates a few of the themes during the season.



Since I am not an avid viewer, I will not jump to any conclusions that may not be true. However, I do feel that the show is idolizing sex and cheating in a different light compared to other TV shows. Several of the female characters are very voluptuous and curvy, but are also seen as sex symbols in the office.

My feelings about this program go back and forth. It places the male in a position where he can do whatever he wants, whether it's cheating or drinking liquor all day during work. Positive themes do arise, for instance the young woman who is a creative genius at the advertising firm, and gets promotions above the other males.