Skins and Degrassi

Out of everything around me that involves culture the first thing that came to mind was Skins UK and Degrassi. I decided to let this idea simmer for a bit. Why did this come to mind first? What was so culture about it? Then I realized it is with all the content they deal with. These two shows focus on high schoolers and College kids. The best part is that they try not to fake what we really do as teens. Society frowns upon this idea of us drinking, doing drugs, partying, and having sex. The reality of it is that is what most of us do, but the difference is we hide it from our parents. Some of these kids do the same and others don't give a shit about what their parents have to say. I think these two shows involve so much culture because they go through things that are actually happening in society today. They have the same issues we have like shitty parents, horrible relationships, discovering who you are,  and on Degrassi a character Page went through the fact that she was raped. You get an idea of issues different people go through and the thought process that they have.  


Degrassi and Skins don't try to paint a pretty picture of teens, and create this fake ideas that we do no wrong and we don't party. This shows are being honest and that is why these shows haven't been successful in America because families can't admit that theirs kids do that (not that every kid does). 


These shows got culture and I think they have some of the most real culture there is out there.