Pregnancy in Entertainment [View all]

Is Drew Barrymore pregnant? *Gasps!* Oh my god, it would effect my life to know this! Let me know about Jennifer Aniston's stomach bump! Let's obsess about possible pregnant women we honestly shouldn't care about. Even if these women have all ready been through pregnancy, let's start rumors again!

Sure, we all like juicy gossip to a certain extent. But this depiction of women has been rehashed to death. If you think about it, it gives the message of: if they're not pregnant, watch out! She might be soon! As though they are ticking bombs going to explode at any minute. Let me state: I really think that I don't care for the entertainment industry. Problem is, it effects you and the society around you. Who in the United States, hasn't heard about any of these series/trilogies: Spiderman, Shrek, Back to the Future, Star Wars, The Matrix, Harry Potter or the Lord of the Rings. If you have heard of movies, you're very likely to have seen at least one, even if it's not listed above.

Women who are married are asked if they want kids, even by strangers. When I gained weight, a friend of mine asked twice if I was pregnant and said, "Oh that's a shame." When I said no both times. So, I have peer pressure by even my female friends. It can also affect whether or not you get a job if everyone around considers this an issue. Though, no one comes right out and says it (usually.) How does this affect women who do not want to get pregnant, who can't get pregnant? My attitude thus far as been, oh look! People who want to have what I can't have or don't wanna have. Repeat this reaction a few hundred times, and you get sick of it. It's about the same as when I wanted to gain weight and could only find articles on losing weight. It's just not very helpful, and overdone.