Hey.
Did you know that, generally, if you were born between 1985 and 2002, you're a Millenial?
Yeah. The Man's giving us names now, ugly ones, without our permission.
It doesn't even end there - they're out there calling you Generation Me, Generation Y (Don't ask me y. !! .... -_-), all kinds of crazy stuff.
Not only are they calling you names - they're calling you out.
Oh yes they did, girl. 
That is what they hat sed.
Let me break it down according to a few articles I picked up.
According to the generation before us [Generation X; The Man knows his alphabet]:
1). You're full of yourself,
2). You're greedy,
3). And you got yo' head in yo' butt.
Apparently, the problem is that us Millenials were all brought up to believe we're unique, delicate snowflakes, capable of any and every dream we set our cholesterol-caked hearts upon... And these affirmations are exactly what'll lead to our demise.
What's sadder?
I find it all kinda... true. Frighteningly accurate.
The number one person on all of our minds (once you stop lying in your MySpace AboutMe's & admit it) is ME. Not me-me, YOU-me. We love ourselves. The FB updates, the MySpace profiles with horrible grammar, the bloody fight towards our dream college... Our generation is obsessed with being the best, having the best, and telling as many people that care how goddamn awesome we are (which comes out to a number exponentially smaller than one may think).
It's bred a new pack of I'd-like-to-go-getters; of LC-wannabes who, tcha, knows The Hills is fake but still think they can flee home & single-handedly take over LA, of I-can-too's, of ambitious dreamers who just like to talk and talk and talk the talk.
They're calling us out, dude.
You, there. You're probably one of these selfish bitches.
THE QUESTION: Do we need to check ourselves before we wreck ourselves?
4 Responses to "Say it to mah face" (Leave A Comment)
June 25, 2008 at 5:33 PM
I hate MySpace profiles with bad grammar and pPLz wh0o b3e tAlkiiNg lYik3e diiZs...
It took me about 3 minutes alone to type that above sentence. Amen to Generation (insert really mean stereotype). Psh, it's just the way of life. I wonder what our kids' generation will be called...
Alls I gotta say is that these chick celebrities better keep their panties on because they're setting a bad example for our young divas.
June 26, 2008 at 12:47 PM
Millenial? Interesting. Who exactly is "The Man"?
Anyways. Yeah, I think we needa' check ourselves out before we mess ourselves up. I'm lucky to have learned how to not be selfish by just looking at myself and remembering all of the stupid things I've done.
June 26, 2008 at 5:13 PM
Yo, Leanna,
DUDE. DUDE. IT HURTS HOW MUCH I AGREE WITH YOU. I don't know where they find the time to type like that, but they NEEDZ to adopt another hobby. Like playing in traffic.
I know, right - you see our generation do crazy shit, and I'm sure our parents are like, Dear God, why. All WE can do is understand that we'll NEVER understand, haha! & I feel you on the celebrity thing - hi, Jamie Lynn Spears and the new campaign that having kids is awesome?!
NOT OKAY.
& Hey, Rin,
That's something we needs to do, all of us, right? Check ourselves. Hold back on the selfish doings, perhaps? Unfortunately, part of being a kid is having the tendency to be terribly forgetful :/!
July 1, 2008 at 4:44 PM
Apart from all the negatives associated with our generation (and there are a lot) there's some really good gGOOD. I just want to point out that our generation has the power to potentially decrease globally poverty and put a stop to all the waste and damage THAT GENERATIONS BEFORE US, have impacted on this earth. Now, we're not God, but we can do a hell of a lot. Did those before us give all these things a shot? Yes they did! But today we have the tech-no-logy, top notch might I add. And if more of us applied ourselves then SOME of these old farts wouldn't be passing judgement--LIKE who died and named you the Messiah???? We can, will, ARE making a a huge good difference.
Case in point: www.globalcitizencorps.org
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