They keep telling me my generation is apathetic.
Apparently we don't care about anything or anyone but our cell phones, FB pages, and Twitter accounts.
"Back in my day, people talked to one another and worked things out. We didn't need all of this social media mess."
Oh really? I beg to differ.
50 years ago, my grandparents were revving up to fight for civil rights. 20-30 years ago, my mother was breaking the glass ceiling and my father was fighting to uphold Black pride.
What is left for my generation to fight for?
If I open my mouth and mention the fact that I still see serious racial problems among the Black community, everyone shakes their head quickly in agreement and inwardly labels me militant before changing the subject.
If I mention that as a woman I still encounter sexism on the job, I get smiled at and shooed away while being labeled a feminist.
What is left for my generation to fight for?
If I mention that Black women choosing to go natural, and Black women who prefer relaxers are constantly being shoved into boxes labeled "Afro-centric" and "Self-hating", I find myself being pushed into a box myself.
If I mention that as a Bible believing Christ follower, I do not agree with homosexuality, I find myself condemned as homophobic, and accused of judging.
If I mention that as a Bible believing Christ follower, I do not agree with homosexuality, I find myself condemned as homophobic, and accused of judging.
What is left for my generation to fight for?
If I mention that as a student I find it nearly impossible to pay for my education and live in an economy like this, even though I know it's the only way to get a decent job, I get hushed up while tuition rates increase and financial aid disappears.
If as a young person, I cry out against all these things through the use of social media, it's called a fad.
And when I am too frustrated to say anything at all...I am called apathetic.
Give me something to fight for.
