Oh Florida You’ve Gone and Done it Again …
In light of the recent racist events that have occurred in the State of Florida I feel that I must vent my frustrations about the youth of America or I will not be able to sleep tonight. This evening I accidentally stumbled upon a YouTube video featuring two teenagers who attend Santaluces High School. The video features them speaking freely about black people and their sheer distaste for the way “they” act. This comes right off the trails of another video posted by two teenagers in Gainesville, FL who frequently use the “N” word and go off on a tangent about black people on welfare. I haven’t posted any links to the videos because I don’t feel that these ladies deserve to receive anymore “hits” from their disgusting behavior.
These videos have instilled fear in me because these teenagers will soon grow up to be women who will eventually breed more racist babies. I personally have never been one to feel outraged over anyone’s racist behavior and for some reason I’m enraged over these grotesque rants. More than anything I’m disgusted by the ignorance of it all. In the Gainesville video one of the girls cannot even muster up enough intelligence to remember the word “intelligible” and instead uses the word “eligible” creating even more confusion in her already unintelligible argument. She states that black people “don’t talk proper” and claims that she and her friend do. Her grammar, or lack there of, only further proves her ignorance, making her point moot.
I feel two things. The first being, I want to have children to teach them culture and respect for people that they do not understand. I want them to learn that all people feel and hurt and love. Seeing the color of someone’s skin is inevitable and I want them to know that it’s okay to be different and to love people who are different because it’s all apart of life. I want them to be strong individuals who will stand against hatred of all kinds and teach others how to love the way they’ve been taught to love.
My second feeling is that I never want to have kids. How can I look forward to raising a human being in a World where racist brats can say whatever comes to mind on the internet with no remorse and gain their 15 minutes? How will I know that they will not be influenced by the World around them and allow one negative experience to shape their way of thinking?
I fear for the youth of America not only because of it’s intolerance and ignorance, but for it’s lack of knowledge. These girls are not only racists, but incredibly stupid people. Their sentences are filled with “likes” and improper speech. They want to rant and rave about ignorant people and haven’t taken the time to improve themselves in any way. These girls represent the majority of people that I come into contact with in this state of Florida that I live in.
I can only hope that they have learned from this backlash and will turn this negativity into a positive way to help the community around them. Being a high school student is hard, but living in the real World is even more difficult and these little women will have to grow up very quickly from here on out. I wish them well and will pray that no harm comes to them because they will recount their story with the deepest regret from this point on and teach others what the power of ignorance can do.
