I had to take a break from my body changing mission due to unforeseen circumstances; however, I can report that I'm still a work in progress and the year is not over.
Now on with my rant:
I remember being a teenager. It was a time to be silly, have fun with your friends, laughing a lot. I don't remember being irritatingly annoying and obnoxious in public. I just had a brief moment to observe a bus, half full of teenagers acting a fool. It wasn't just the volume of their interactions but the outbursts of ridiculous insults to one another. These statements were not only degrading but were racially charged and extremely derogatory. When did this happen? I will not put the blame where most adults do (Rap, Hip Hop Culture, Media at large). Somewhere today's teenagers have found a sense of pleasure at displaying this behavior is such a public forum blindly. I mean there was total disregard for ANYONE else on the bus. And the foul things that came out of their filthy mouths were vile. I don't want to generalize with this soliloquy. I do know several teenagers that don't act like these individuals did (at least not around me). I'm concerned for the future. I don't see the fun or entertainment value in how they were carrying on on this bus. It was disturbing, truly maddening. Here goes my old man statement: when I was a teenager, we didn't act like that. We had respect. I know I sound preachy but it's true. Please tell me what happened because I'm confused.
Every generation feels that way about the generation before it. Face it, rios: we're the old men now. In all seriousness, this generation doesn't have a cause. There is no galvanizing social call of action to focus their youthful energies. I say reinstate the draft. Guaranteed: vulgarity on busses will come to a screeching halt as teenagers take to streets in protest.
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