Gossip Girl Satire

Gossip Girl and a Youth Obsessed Culture Breakfast at Tiffany’s, shopping at New York’s finest stores, a masked ball, an affair, drug overdose, and sex in a limo is just a common schedule for Manhattan’s elite group, Serena van der Woodsen and her partner in crime, Blair Waldorf. Yet, they are still able to make it to Algebra and Ivy League college interviews. The crazy life of Serena, Blair, and all their friends makes it a lot easier when they have a trust fund the size of a jackpot winner. Drama begins at breakfast created by the hotel waiting staff and continues throughout the day thanks to the anonymous website, Gossip Girl. Gossip Girl is the one and only source into the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s elite (Schwartz). Whether the information is true or false, high schoolers’ drama is spread throughout New York City for everyone to see. This promotes their glamorous and outrageous lifestyle for others to follow, but no one seems to point out their underage behaviors. It is common for
Dances are planned from various sources, drinking and smoking for fun, and most importantly sex, fill their daily routine. Serena, Blair, Chuck and Nate, best friends since kindergarten, are known to be part of the elite crowd, therefore they are required to make appearance at various events.
Whether it’s a debutante ball or an opening of a new strip club, there will always be drama. Gossip Girl keeps everyone updated on what occurs or what rumors come up. In “The Wild Brunch,” Gossip Girl posts on her blog, “We Upper East siders don’t do lazy. Breakfast is brunch and it includes a bottle of champagne, a dress code, and a hundred of our closest friends.” Often events are black-tie formal and include lots of alcohol. Even at the age 16, Serena can pick up a glass of champagne and casually drink it in front of family and press like it is