Teen Pregnancy vs. Crack whore
GLOUCESTER – The premiere of a made-for-TV movie about this seaside city’s purported teen pregnancy pact has left some residents feeling a little sour.
More than a handful of locals griped about the Lifetime channel’s dramatization of their city as presented in “The Pregnancy Pact,’’ inspired by the 17 teens who got pregnant and allegedly formed a pact to raise their children together in 2008.
“It’s just like saying Gloucester’s got a lot of hanky panky,’’ Frances Linquata said yesterday at George’s Coffee Shop, a barometer of public opinion on Washington Street.
An elbow’s length away, Kara Cohen said the movie could give other young girls the wrong impression.
“It gives teenage girls ideas,’’ said Cohen, 37, who watched the teenage drama on the small screen during her shift at a nursing home in Ipswich on Saturday night.
As much as it pains me to admit it, I joined the wife on the couch Saturday to watch this debacle unfold on Lifetime. (I know, I know). But I have to say, I’m not sure why the folks in Gloucester are all hot and bothered by it. The film actually made Gloucester look like a suburban seaside Xanadu…minus the whole teen pregnancy deal. I’m talking exponentially better than the real McCoy.
When it comes to “Made for TV films”, things could be worse…like people forever linking a crackhead named BoBo to your community. Hell, I could only hope that the folks who created the Pregnancy Pact had some involvement in the production of “The Fighter.”
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Not to get technical, but Gloucester IMO has cornered the market on both crack whores and pregnant teens…regardless of what a lifetime movie says.
I’m not sure I understand the question? REAL communities always strive to have it all, and isn’t that why we have all chosen to live here? (I used to live in Gloucester–it’s not all that).