America Ferrera Says Shows Like The Hills and Gossip Girl Are Bad For Female Relationships

Before I even quote the USC alumna, I just have to say America Ferrera is one of the most talented, grounded, well-spoken young females in Hollywood.

Since I'm a grown woman, I didn't even consider the effects of ingesting superficial, unrealistic shows like The Hills and Gossip Girl. To young, impressionable girls, and possibly even adults, these shows segregate us even more. Females are competitive enough, but these shows glamorize being a frienemy. Being a bitch is pretty much the entire storyline.

"Close, genuine female relationships are not what generally gets depicted in movies and TV shows. Like, if you're watching The Hills or 90210, all the backstabbing shapes the way we act �" you go to school, and you think your job is to find a sworn enemy and be jealous of each other.

"I mean, I love Blake [Lively, her Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants co-star]; she's a wonderful friend of mine, but shows like Gossip Girl kind of condition us to be mean."