Thursday, October 13, 2011
Annotation 1-Teenagers who are eager to get Married
The Tyra Banks Show invited a teenage girl to talk about her attitude toward teen marriage, because the issue has been paid close attention recently. More and more teenagers, no matter in the USA or other modern countries, want to get married. Other people may have a stereotype that the reason why these kids choose to marry is simply because there is no other choice left for them, they have babies. That is indeed a main cause of resulting to the getting-high rate of teen marriage; however, there are still motives that bring about the phenomenon. In 15-year old Kaitlin’s case, she wants to get married since she” thinks” she finds the “right” one to spend the rest of her life with. The young engaged girl is not reluctant to make such an important decision, unlike those who are. She tries hard to get a baby and even take fertility drugs.
The clip of the talk show makes me shocked. I start to ponder whether teen marriage is good or not. If I was asked whether I were for teen marriage or not in junior-high age, I might say yes. After all, to a young girl, finding your prince charming is so lucky and romantic. Almost each girl has this kind of fantasy. However, with days passing by, I gradually doubt it. Though I am also a teenager, when I hear what the girl, who is only 4 years younger than I, says, I feel it is totally ridiculous. She does have sex with someone and have feminine sexual character. But does not necessarily mean she is mature in mind. We can find she is still very innocent, or maybe we can say childish when she talks. She is happy when she plays Spongebob vedio game with her fiancé. She imitates what her idol, Britney Spears who is a bad girl in average people’s mind, does. And she is proud to do a better job than her just because she gets married at a younger age. She does not know how silly she is. She only sees the good sides of marriages, and is blinded by sexual happiness. Once she gets old and is no longer addicted to sex, she will be overwhelmed by reality. There are too many things needed to be taken into consideration when referring to marriage. Without basic economic supports and mature minds, how you can say that you are ready to become a wife and a mother.
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You say that you are shocked that teenagers want to get married at such an young age, and that their actions are ridiculous. You can point out the reason why you think they are ridiculous and what you disapprove of. Tell us why you you think the girl is silly and why she thinks that she is mature enough to get married and have a baby and why you agree or disagree with her.
ReplyDeleteI have read some news about teen marriagement before. In my oponion, this kind of marriagement maybe a crisis but it still has possibilities to be a happy marriage. I think it depends on how mature their mental condition are, and their determination and prepartion to keep this marriagement long. Maybe you can discuss more about the both sides to make this topic more pursuading.
ReplyDeleteRecentlly I receive a red bomb from my junior high school classmate. Her husband is her college's classmate and they just fall in love in this 5 months, but they have decided to complete a home together because of their baby unborn. I am so confuse about teen marriagement,how can they have capability to support their own family? What is the source of their coming? I read a news from newspaper before, it was talk about a teen marriagement, a 15-years old teenager married his 21-years old girlfriend and they owned a 8-months old baby, but now, his girlfriend is pregnant again. This teenager has no idea to cover their family expenses, finally, he rubbed the convenience store. Whether you can discuss some topic about teen marriagement's truethfulness about facing the stress of economy and the problem they may get.
ReplyDeleteThe following is the response for Ruby Chen and Angel's Annotation 1 because those two annotations are revolving on the same subject.
ReplyDeleteI view this issue from perspectives other than whether the they are mature enough to take the decision. Matureness, stable income and financial support may not be key to teenage marriage. For the same reason, whether decriminalized or not may not be key to the issue of seemingly mutually exclusive role played by prostitution in one specific society, e.g. Taiwan.
Take Ruby's annotation as an example, I would start by looking at the definition of matureness, a term defined by a group of people, mostly adults in the middle or higher class in the society. It defines a set of behavior and manners that help a person fit in one specific society, e.g. the modern Taipei city or a traditional small british village, just to name a few. One who gains success in learning or acting in accordance with these rules will be considered mature in that society. Nevertheless, it does not guarantee that people's doing will be morally righteous; it only guarantees that you will fit in the society. Looting and killing during a war is unrighteous, yet it happens since those in a war have grown numb to taking other people's lives and possessions and they have to do so to obtain peer recognition.
Back to the subject, we may give some thought to this issue from the following points so we can identify the real issue:
1. (Ruby Chen) What does it mean to be mature?
2. (Ruby Chen) What does it mean to get married? Is it necessary to get married if two people love each other? Is the laws related to marriage a shackle on love or one way to protect love?
3. (Angel) Are women freed from establishment of red light district or are they freed from beginning thinking of themselves as 'sex workers' rather than 'prostitutes?'
The idea to manage dispersed sex workers by establishing red light district, as written by Angel, share the very same idea which you can find in laws that put regulations on marriage. Why do we need laws telling you how you should love someone and what you should pay if you stop loving her/him? Why do we need to manage 'dispersed' sex workers?
In conclusion, the perspectives provided herein are meant to provoke discussion that may lead to a deeper understanding of the true issue underlying management of prostitution or teenage marriage. I do not suggest management of sex workers or laws related to marriage should be abolished. Thank you for spending time reading through my lengthy response.
Jim