Pop culture has irreversibly wounded this generation and continues to do so. Our generation, which I have dubbed "the MTV generation", is weak, dependent on others, and severely irresponsible. There aren't many of us who have managed to escape this grip, but we're easy to identify because we don't live off of Prozac and/or angst, hyped up drama, and brand name clothing that costs almost as much as a small car. The female escapees also usually avoid wearing shorts that resemble thongs.
Our counterparts, the core of the MTV generation, are those who don't mind charging things because their parents will pay the bill while they're in college. They don't care what they break because someone else will take care of it. They have no concept of personal responsibility and are completely comfortable with phrases like "American idiot" and "my baby's daddy". Often, the most accurate way of tagging someone as being a part of the generation core is their broken speech.
I can't stand it when I go to the grocery store and some fake Emo chick or ghetto queen rings up my groceries and then says something unintelligible. People bitch about the hardworking Hispanics that jump borders to get here because they usually don't speak English. Well you know what? Half of our generation doesn't speak English, either! How about some annunciation? There's a novel idea. I can't believe no one's thought of that. Or maybe we should try some vocabulary expansion. Oh, I like that one. That's a really good idea.
Seriously, how can anyone expect to earn respect or make it somewhere in the real world (and no, I'm sure as hell not talking about the show) if they speak like an idiot? I can't think of any well-paying job that requires someone to speak Ebonics or Valleygirl. If you're telling your friends a story and you use the words "like" and "you know", or you constantly pause for an "uh", you don't sound cool. You sound stupid.
And speaking of stupid, let's take a moment to consider the way people dress. The way someone dresses almost always accurately depicts their behavior in a social setting. Why would someone dress like an extra from a rap music video? Sorry, I wear underwear and jeans, not assfloss. Besides, I'd rather attract someone with a brain, not some guy with gold teeth and a pimped out car. Furthermore, what's the fascination with pants that hang halfway off your butt? Never have I looked at a man with saggy jeans and thought, "Oh, I'd like to tap that ass." I usually think, "If he couldn’t snap me in two with those arms, I'd pants him and run like hell." And I've never been to jail, but I'm pretty sure saggy pants in prison society means you're someone's bitch.
Likewise, someone with a "I <3 Ashton" T-shirt doesn't make a grand impression. First of all, that's just plain creepy. Borderline obsessive, I'd say. Secondly, you're sending out the message, "I want to spread my legs for some attractive male that I've never met." That's lust, not love. Get it straight. Yes, Orlando Bloom, Ashton Kutcher, and Jonny Depp are very attractive men. However, no sane person would rip off their clothes and scream, "Take me!" as soon as one of them stepped in the room. Besides, Jonny Depp is older than my dad, and that would be gross.
Clothing and personal responsibility aside, there's also bearing and brains to think about. It's not cool to walk normally, nor is it cool to read or watch movies with a substantial plot. Why is this? Why is it so cool to slouch like some broken, beaten servant? Why is it cool to listen to music so loudly that windows rattle and cups shake on their shelves? Quite frankly, I don't see the appeal of musical lyrics like, "I'm gonna slap that bitch ho," and, "I cut myself because it makes the pain go away." And what the hell makes Austin Powers so much better than Amelie? There is hardly any intellectual cultivation in our generation- or at least that of the American youth. The MTV generation expects to be taken care of and entertained.
The people of the MTV generation would all be much better off if they would just pick up a book and turn off TRL for a change. And the country as a whole could do without the MTV mentality. Don't get me wrong- different people are like spices. They make the world interesting. But some people are just tasteless and suck. They want the world to conform to their whims and I'm willing to bet most of them still have their moms tie their shoes.
Now I know all of these are generalizations and there are always exceptions to stereotypes, but before you spit your disagreement in my face, consider this: When was the last time a police officer, professor, or doctor walked into a room, wearing pants that were falling off their hips or shorts so short that they spread their cheeks and said, "Hey yo, whatcha'll goin' do wit dat, ya ho?"
Let's face it. Some people (usually from the core of the MTV generation) are like a Slinky- not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. If the world is to survive the mistakes of our generation, lets hope those that follow us have the will and ability to clean up after us.
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Not My Brother’s Keeper
June 16, 2006
Pop culture has irreversibly wounded this generation and continues to do so. Our generation, which I have dubbed "the MTV generation", is weak, dependent on others, and severely irresponsible. There aren't many of us who have managed to escape this grip, but we're easy to identify because we don't live off of Prozac and/or angst, hyped up drama, and brand name clothing that costs almost as much as a small car. The female escapees also usually avoid wearing shorts that resemble thongs.
Our counterparts, the core of the MTV generation, are those who don't mind charging things because their parents will pay the bill while they're in college. They don't care what they break because someone else will take care of it. They have no concept of personal responsibility and are completely comfortable with phrases like "American idiot" and "my baby's daddy". Often, the most accurate way of tagging someone as being a part of the generation core is their broken speech.
I can't stand it when I go to the grocery store and some fake Emo chick or ghetto queen rings up my groceries and then says something unintelligible. People bitch about the hardworking Hispanics that jump borders to get here because they usually don't speak English. Well you know what? Half of our generation doesn't speak English, either! How about some annunciation? There's a novel idea. I can't believe no one's thought of that. Or maybe we should try some vocabulary expansion. Oh, I like that one. That's a really good idea.
Seriously, how can anyone expect to earn respect or make it somewhere in the real world (and no, I'm sure as hell not talking about the show) if they speak like an idiot? I can't think of any well-paying job that requires someone to speak Ebonics or Valleygirl. If you're telling your friends a story and you use the words "like" and "you know", or you constantly pause for an "uh", you don't sound cool. You sound stupid.
And speaking of stupid, let's take a moment to consider the way people dress. The way someone dresses almost always accurately depicts their behavior in a social setting. Why would someone dress like an extra from a rap music video? Sorry, I wear underwear and jeans, not assfloss. Besides, I'd rather attract someone with a brain, not some guy with gold teeth and a pimped out car. Furthermore, what's the fascination with pants that hang halfway off your butt? Never have I looked at a man with saggy jeans and thought, "Oh, I'd like to tap that ass." I usually think, "If he couldn’t snap me in two with those arms, I'd pants him and run like hell." And I've never been to jail, but I'm pretty sure saggy pants in prison society means you're someone's bitch.
Likewise, someone with a "I <3 Ashton" T-shirt doesn't make a grand impression. First of all, that's just plain creepy. Borderline obsessive, I'd say. Secondly, you're sending out the message, "I want to spread my legs for some attractive male that I've never met." That's lust, not love. Get it straight. Yes, Orlando Bloom, Ashton Kutcher, and Jonny Depp are very attractive men. However, no sane person would rip off their clothes and scream, "Take me!" as soon as one of them stepped in the room. Besides, Jonny Depp is older than my dad, and that would be gross.
Clothing and personal responsibility aside, there's also bearing and brains to think about. It's not cool to walk normally, nor is it cool to read or watch movies with a substantial plot. Why is this? Why is it so cool to slouch like some broken, beaten servant? Why is it cool to listen to music so loudly that windows rattle and cups shake on their shelves? Quite frankly, I don't see the appeal of musical lyrics like, "I'm gonna slap that bitch ho," and, "I cut myself because it makes the pain go away." And what the hell makes Austin Powers so much better than Amelie? There is hardly any intellectual cultivation in our generation- or at least that of the American youth. The MTV generation expects to be taken care of and entertained.
The people of the MTV generation would all be much better off if they would just pick up a book and turn off TRL for a change. And the country as a whole could do without the MTV mentality. Don't get me wrong- different people are like spices. They make the world interesting. But some people are just tasteless and suck. They want the world to conform to their whims and I'm willing to bet most of them still have their moms tie their shoes.
Now I know all of these are generalizations and there are always exceptions to stereotypes, but before you spit your disagreement in my face, consider this: When was the last time a police officer, professor, or doctor walked into a room, wearing pants that were falling off their hips or shorts so short that they spread their cheeks and said, "Hey yo, whatcha'll goin' do wit dat, ya ho?"
Let's face it. Some people (usually from the core of the MTV generation) are like a Slinky- not really good for anything, but they bring a smile to your face when you push them down the stairs. If the world is to survive the mistakes of our generation, lets hope those that follow us have the will and ability to clean up after us.
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