Cinderella Story

The film we watched in class on monday was very moving and meaningful, but it was not exactly an accurate or even fair representation of America's youth. The video would have us believe that every kid in the United States between 13 and 19 years of age is going out to parties every night and having random sex with everyone they meet. The maker of the film suggested this with the use of certain rhetoric. For instance, every single teen interviewed in the movie admitted to having sex and partying, and each one said that every other teen does the same. Who knows how many kids were interviewed during the making of this film? The creater was trying to make a point, and therefore would be incredibly biased as to which testimonies actually made it into the film. Another time when this happened was when the teens were asked about the parents. A correlation was found between divorce and underage sex, but the author presented that as fact. Considering the fact that he only showed kids who were engaged in that activity, and that half of today's marriages end in divorce, it is hardly suprising that some of the interviewed would end up in that situation. Couple that with the most likely highly selective editing, and I find it hard to believe that divorced parents are the cause of that behavior. In my psychology class last year, there was one key phrase that my teacher drilled into our heads: correlation is not causation.
I am sorry that those girls couldn't wait around for prince charming, but I cannot feel sympathetic for any of those kids, despite the efforts of the film's creator.