Friday, September 21, 2012

Comparing today's teens to those of the 1920's

Comparing today's youth to the youth of the 1920's, there are really not that many differences. With each new born generation, there is going to be evolution of people, evolution of trends, and most importantly, evolution of music. The major difference bewtween the teens of the 1920's and the teens of today is conservatism. More directed towards the girls, being dressed conservatively was socially accepted and there was a very distinctive dress code. Now, there is no such this as a defined social acceptability. People are all over the place with how they dress. A lot of older generations put the blame of this generation's trends on the teenagers. But it really isn't our fault. There is so much influence in the media. From Jersey shore to european fashion, there is no limit. Also, regarding makeup, it seems to be condoned by society. How can girls be expected to please the older generation with their conservatism when present day society is putting pressure on them to look a certain way. I think that the whole revolution of the new and upcoming teenager generations needs to be put into persepective. Sure, drugs and alcohol are more abused now than they were before, but times have changed. There are more resources that enable poor decisions. No one ever though of doing that back in the 20's. That doesn't mean that this generation behaves worse, it means that we live under different circumstances. Music is another factor that seems to disgust older generations. Like every other aspect of this generation of teenagers, music is probably the most distinctive difference. I think that music should not be as harshly criticized as it is. Music, even in the 20's originated from a previous generation of music. Like presnet day music, that has also derived from a previous foundation of music. Sure, the language might be more vulgar, but I don;t think that is something that should be blamed on teenagers. I also don't think people take account for the teenagers who do appreciate older music.

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