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Remember the infamous interview when Ugly Betty’s America Ferrara rolled her eyes at Blake Lively?
America now insists that it wasn’t about Blake Lively at all. In a recent interview with Seventeen magazine, she refers to co-star and former Seventeen cover girl Lively as “a wonderful friend.”
America is not, however, a fan of Gossip Girl. In the same Seventeen interview, America criticized the show as promoting the wrong kind of relationships between girls. She claims that the show, like 90210 and The Hills, gives girls the wrong message. She says, “…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.”
Do you think she’s right?
please people does anyone know where can I buy Chuck’s coat from episode 1.13, “The Thin Line Between Chuck And Nate”, from the fight scene?
And also who designed Nate’s silver-gray evening suit from episode 1.10, “Hi, Society”?
please help, it means a lot to me
Jacob
I’m half and half. These shows are obviously far fetched for a reason. It adds fantasy. That’s the whole purpose, is to have a story line to just fantasize the situation, and I don’t think all shows have to be “extremely realistic”. We wouldn’t like to watch a show where constantly someone is getting AIDS, someone is going to the doctor for a shot and having to wait in line, and such(that’s why we have the discovery channel, the history channel TLC for these realistic shows that people supposedly “should” show). The only show that has been successful in depicting a more realistic situation is 7th Heaven, but outside of that, there’s really no other show out there that’s “realistic” and will show a “positive” message.
I feel that it is up to the person’s responsibility not to be swept into the mindset to become these people they see on tv, particularly the “bad” characters. Lots of my friends watch these shows, and they love to watch it, but they don’t participate in situations depicted on the show. They took the responsibility to not be stupid!
on the other hand, there really are little kids out there who watch this and think “it’s cool to be like that”, so that’s unsafe for the child, but honestly, if the parent has parented their child well enough, it shouldn’t be that huge of a problem.
In reply to ichigobunnie, yes, you are completely right in that it is up to the audience to not be swept under the wrong messages. However, and I say this with the most genuine intent, I can’t say that every single person can identify the unrealistic visions of high school girls, ESPECIALLY.. teenage girls!
So with that in mind, while it isn’t the writers, actors and actresses, directors, producers, studios.. etc.. while it isn’t their fault if people begin to accept the show’s portrayal as something worthy to emulate (because let’s face it.. young teenagers imitate what they see just like any kids), shouldn’t they bear some responsibilities for their irresponsible characters who are not only promiscuous but also drug users or murderers? (I am speaking of the whole spectrum of TV shows whose intended audience are teenage girls.) We as society call upon athletes to be responsible citizens as a role model to children everywhere who idolize them, but why can’t we hold TV shows to higher standards?
National Public Radio (NPR) just aired a show called On Point with Tom Ashbrook (my favorite NPR show) where they discussed this very topic. The show episode is called “Girls, Girls, Girls”, and I suggest you listen to the show because it is such an important topic. (You can download their podcast on NPR.org.)
So with that said, I am very, very happy that America’s reaction was what it was.
What is important is that Blake Lively is starring in a movie that’ll gather many, many young teenager girl fans, and these fans will watch Gossip Girls. Blake Lively has the responsibility to be a role model for these young girls, and it is something that she just has to accept due to her stature. It may seem unfair and unsettling, but that is the responsibility that each person of fame has to accept.
Although I absolutely LOVE gossip girl and I’m crazy about CB, I have to say that the show is inappropriate for “tweens”, u know those girls aged 11-17 because there’s really alot of sex involved. im no longer a teenager so its be safe to say that the show’s racy storylines and scandals don’t influence my decisions and the way i act simply because im mature enough to know whats right and whats wrong. tv shows are very influential. i think that people who watch shows like these should know that the stories and characters are far from realistic in some aspects and like what blake lively said are “a heightened reality”. she herself said that people shouldn’t follow what their characters do because gossip girl is simply for entertainment.