Let's start by stating the obvious. Being a high school student, for most, is not easy. Especially when it comes to the social scene. This is most of the reason why I'm a bit of a loner - I don't have to deal with the constant drama that most teenage girls seem to get themselves caught in. Even though drama has been a part of high school life since the concept of high school appeared, what strikes me as unusual is how teenagers (especially girls) escape the drama.
Lots of girls I know - and a few boys, to be fair - get away from their own drama by watching television. The shows that they watch, ironically, are full of drama. Take Jersey Shore for example. The people on that show are constantly fighting, sometimes physically. Sometimes this kind of thing helps keep your mind off of your own drama, but other times it can cause a lot of drama of it's own.
Imagine that there are two best friends, Tanya and Bob. Both Tanya and Bob watch the same TV show, which is part of the reason they became friends. Now imagine that two people on the show, Alyssa and Jessica, get into a nasty fight that goes on for an entire season. Tanya really thinks that Alyssa has the right idea, but Bob believes that Jessica is right. Tanya and Bob could agree to disagree, or they could argue about who's right and risk losing their close friendship.
This is how shows full of drama are a double-edged sword. They can relax people by taking their minds off of their own problems or, like for Tanya and Bob, cause problems that wouldn't be there if they didn't watch the show. Television really isn't always the safe escape it's intended to be.
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