Hah! The latest Time mag has an article on that stupid mtv sweet 16 show. I cheered while reading. Here's a bit of it, titled Sweet 16 and Spoiled Rotten by Ana Marie Cox.
"Every culture has its coming-of-age rituals. A child is inducted into the adult realm through a transformative experience, whether it's becoming more steeped in religion or killing a deer or having a vision. It's true that I would be happy to send any of the children of 'My Super Sweet 16' into the desert by themselves for a while. Their blingy flings are not celebrations of accomplishment; they're clebrations of self. What used to mark the end of childhood now seems only an excuse to prolong the whiny, self-centred greediness that gives 'infantile' a bad name. Far from joining polite society like the debutants of the past, the kids gleefully rip through social graces, alienating friends and sacrificing tact all in the name of creating a VIP room filled with people too young to drive themselves home."
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