I believe we, as a society of social beings, have reached a point in which we must start worrying quite seriously about our own damn good. This is a problem that is basic, pathetic, and in a sense horribly comical. It is a problem that is much more serious than global warming in the immediate sense. It is a question of human dignity and respect. You could even stretch it to encompass human rights. Oooo now, we are talking big time.
When I enter a room at a social gathering, i.e. a party at an apartment with a healthy amount of drunk girls and text messaging, I do not expect in the least sense to be treated like a king or a VIP. Nor do I expect to have intellectually stimulating conversations- the zebras and giraffes at the watering hole of beer, vodka, and rockstar usually confirm this. I generally do not anticipate more than a superficial experience where I can mingle amongst others and observe them in a state of being that is quite contradictory to their everyday behavior. I humbly and simply expect a simple gesture, an acknowledgement of my presence; not a sweeping gesture of love, but simply a hello, how are you, if you need anything let me know. However, nothing, absolutely nothing happens. That in my opinion is much worse than them saying "What the hell are you doing here? Get OUT!"
To act as if another individual does not exist, to not even acknowledge in the least their presence, is not only an insult, but a violation of the basic human right to exist. And it makes me wonder why, in fact, do they do this? Why, when I enter a room, do they have an inability to interact and a tendency (better described as an obsession) to text message another friend about going to a bar to get even more intoxicated, even though there's enough booze at the apartment to last well into the next morning?
This is a crisis that our culture needs to amend because it is a stereotype that is increasingly painting Americans as dumb and drunk, especially when they go abroad. As a result, it is developing terrible reputations about our country internationally and the university is doing a poor job (rather, not doing anything at all) in discouraging this behavior.
Well, how do I explain this phenomenon? This phenomenon of being truly ignored? Well, it is quite possible that these girls are suffering from sever psychological problems that prevent them from socially interacting with new acquaintances, aka PEOPLE. It seems to me that cell phones and text messages are the only way to speak to them. Imagine that; going to a bar in five years and to approach a girl, you must send a her a text message first! These problems worry me, especially when many of these girls have quite an emotional attachment to alcohol that only reinforces the increasingly accurate stereotypes of being drunk, dumb, and bitchy.
I came into an apartment, was not greeted by anyone, was ignored, and ignored, and ignored. It was almost as if I had some terrible physical deformity (like four eyes, or six heads or nine arms) that caused these girls to not only shy away from me, but to ignore me completely, to deny me my right to exist. For when you enter a situation like that, you truly don’t exist. You are in their world, their environment, their skewed version of reality. You are denied your existence individuals who can only "speak" by text messaging; we are truly entering into the next "silent" generation. My thoughts are only confirmed when this happens not to me, but to the vast majority.
Their case indicates, what I believe to be, a society that is not balanced emotionally, nor spiritually. It seems to me the only way these girls can express themselves is by going out (to a bar for example). It is sad that they must do so belligerently. This indicates a society that does not allow them the right to express themselves reasonably and emotionally in public, each and every day; for that reason, they desperately try to express everything held deep down inside, in one weekend, at the bar scene. I do not deny the importance of “getting crunk” every once in a while; but I reject the notion of using this as the only method of self-expression. Thus, as members of society at large, we have a responsibility to allow our friends and random acquaintances to express him or herself (reasonably) on a daily basis. This means not allowing our friends to hide their thoughts and feelings and looking like the plastic images of what television tell us to be. It means encouraging your friend to be passionate, expressive, and open to other forms of self- expression. Our society needs balance emotionally. We need your help. They (the “drunk bitches”) need your help too. Help them help themselves feel more comfortable in their own skin to express themselves reasonably in public, as opposed to belligerently (and dangerously) at the bar scene.
Well, how do I explain this phenomenon? This phenomenon of being truly ignored? Well, it is quite possible that these girls are suffering from sever psychological problems that prevent them from socially interacting with new acquaintances, aka PEOPLE. It seems to me that cell phones and text messages are the only way to speak to them. Imagine that; going to a bar in five years and to approach a girl, you must send a her a text message first! These problems worry me, especially when many of these girls have quite an emotional attachment to alcohol that only reinforces the increasingly accurate stereotypes of being drunk, dumb, and bitchy.
I came into an apartment, was not greeted by anyone, was ignored, and ignored, and ignored. It was almost as if I had some terrible physical deformity (like four eyes, or six heads or nine arms) that caused these girls to not only shy away from me, but to ignore me completely, to deny me my right to exist. For when you enter a situation like that, you truly don’t exist. You are in their world, their environment, their skewed version of reality. You are denied your existence individuals who can only "speak" by text messaging; we are truly entering into the next "silent" generation. My thoughts are only confirmed when this happens not to me, but to the vast majority.
Their case indicates, what I believe to be, a society that is not balanced emotionally, nor spiritually. It seems to me the only way these girls can express themselves is by going out (to a bar for example). It is sad that they must do so belligerently. This indicates a society that does not allow them the right to express themselves reasonably and emotionally in public, each and every day; for that reason, they desperately try to express everything held deep down inside, in one weekend, at the bar scene. I do not deny the importance of “getting crunk” every once in a while; but I reject the notion of using this as the only method of self-expression. Thus, as members of society at large, we have a responsibility to allow our friends and random acquaintances to express him or herself (reasonably) on a daily basis. This means not allowing our friends to hide their thoughts and feelings and looking like the plastic images of what television tell us to be. It means encouraging your friend to be passionate, expressive, and open to other forms of self- expression. Our society needs balance emotionally. We need your help. They (the “drunk bitches”) need your help too. Help them help themselves feel more comfortable in their own skin to express themselves reasonably in public, as opposed to belligerently (and dangerously) at the bar scene.
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