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Gus on TV: 16 and Pregnant

Maybe I'm just getting old, but it seems to me that television is beginning to look more and more like a giant landfill overflowing with trash...and I'm not even talking about the Kardashians or the guys from Jersey Shore.  I'm talking about shows like Teen Mom and 16 and Pregnant - shows which somehow manage to glamorize the world of welfare-dependent white trash trollops and the underemployed hillbilly douchebags who love them. If you don't believe me that these shows influence everyday life, consider that in 2011 the Social Security Administration reported that two of the names which have seen the greatest rise in popularity among newborns are Maci and Bentley, the names of one of the featured mothers of 16 and Pregnant and her son.  The show, now in its fourth season, has produced quite an assortment of trash, turning idiots who deserve to be labeled as the bottom-feeders of society into overnight celebrities. Here are just a few examples of the classy folks ...