Teen-dramas such as Gossip Girl are exceptional examples of how even though television is fictional, it can make a pretty clear statement about the world. ... Though it may not be intentional, viewers of television or readers of books can be influenced and manipulated by mass media's depiction of relationships. ... He is too busy with his billion-dollar business to care that his teen skips classes to go to the strip club to binge drink his problems away. ... Sex is rampant on the show, and unfortunately is glamorized just like similar teen dramas. ... Though Gossip Girl's target audi...

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