Generation Y ain’t got not culture?!
Words: Marly Pierre-Louis • Jun 4th, 2008 • Category: RANDOMNESS.According to this article from Pointless Banter, Generation Y has NO CULTURE! Can you believe this? The outrage! Who does this “Kevin” guy think he is anyway?? Of course we have culture! Right? I mean, we’ve left a footprint on society, right? I mean, just because I can’t really think of anything we’ve left behind yet, doesn’t mean we haven’t… right?
Music
Stop! Collaborate and listen!
Generation X: Grunge, Hip-hop, and Indie Rock
There really is no debate about the lasting contributions of the music of this era. Although everyone want to distance themselves from Vanilla Ice, which everyone in Generation X agrees about.
Generation Y: Pop Punk? Gen Y’s music can be defined as wholly unoriginal. Their pop music is prepackaged Disney stars that are created by a massive marketing machine. There is no real movement here, mostly co-opting the culture of the previous two generations.
Movies
Scary... just scary.
Generation X: Kevin Smith, Reality Bites, Singles
Gen X had movies and filmmakers that helped define a generation. We are all lazy, mistrusting, weed smoking, coffee swilling, cynical smart asses…
Generation Y: All those crappy comedy parody films
The comedies that are created for teens aren’t even original to come up with their own ideas. It is all prepackaged pop culture references jammed into 90 minutes… nothing that defines a generation.
Reality Television
Generation X: The Original Real World
The Originators
We gave you a show that talked about race. That had Kevin Powell who is going on and running for Congress. Musicians who actually put out music and got signed by labels like Becky, Heather B, and Andre. Plus a founder of Gay Entertainment television. And who can forget Eric Neiss who brought us… um… uh… excellent aerobics shows?
Generation Y: The Hills and the Real World Hollywood
It isn’t a good sign that even Gen Y’s reality television turned out to be scripted and fake. Plus when you look at the shift generationally from the first few Real World seasons to the last few where the shows just include attention w***** and people that want to be famous for being famous… Well it isn’t a good sign.
……………. Oh snap. Is he right? Is this true? Could it be? Does Generation Y really have NO CULTURE?
Marly Pierre-Louis is a passionate promoter for social justice and equality worldwide. Weaned in Brooklyn, raised in Boston and now residing in Philadelphia, it’s no wonder Marly considers herself a vagabond. The funky fresh budget socialite spends most of her days beating the streets of Illadel. A passion for words, beats and laughter is why she joined the collective.
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