With The Secret Life of the American Teenager making waves on ABC Family, it has inspired many to talk about teenage pregnancy and sexual activity. Although I’ve never been able to catch it on TV, it’s remarkable how it questions what “family” is despite the fact that teenage pregnancy is something that happens with many [...]
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New Nextell Commercial Comments Less On Delivery, More on Young People as Property
Posted in Agism, Culture, Media, Schools, tagged commercial, human property, public thought, society, stupid, YouTube on February 1, 2009 | 1 Comment »
You read the title: it’s pretty self explanitory. The commercial is still pretty new, and I’ve only just now gotten around to posting about it. Just watch and be wowed:
It’s such a great example, and no self-filtering involved whatsoever! It’s so bad it’s good!
Young Food Critic Surprises Adults by Attending a Resteraunt by Himself
Posted in Media, Role Model Youths, tagged food critic, light-hearted, movie on December 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“12-Year-Old’s a Food Critic, and the Chef Loves It” from The New York Times, written by Susan Dominus.
Via “Loneliest Lil’ Food Critic to Become a Kid Power Film” from Gawker, blogged by Richard.
David aspires to be a food critic — he has some vague notion that he could make a living writing for the Zagat [...]
What Teenagers Always Wanted to Tell Their Parents, But Haven’t: Helping Level the Power Struggle Between Teenagers and Their Parents?
Posted in Agism, Media, tagged abuse of power, Parenting on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“‘Communication is a two-way street’: Author bridges gap between teens and parents” from The Lake County News-Sun, written by Frank Abderholden.
[T]he two were having a heart-to-heart talk when he said, “There is something I’ve wanted to know since I was 12 or 13 years old. You’ve done everything for me, solved everything for me, but [...]
Reuters Gives “Evidence” of Media Violence, Then Contradictorily Links to Blog Post Disproving Study
Posted in Media, Studies, Surveys, tagged "violent media", bad science, rap, rock 'n' roll, teenagers, video games, youth culture on November 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“More evidence ties media violence to teen violence” from Reuters.
“The Skeptic’s Guide to Violent Video Game Studies” from Blogcritics, via Reuters.
Once again the news tries to claim victory over “violent media” by claiming some recent study proves children and teenagers blah blah blah blah blah I think you get the idea.
A Surprisingly Good Read That’s Youth Positive: The Pirate’s Dilemma by Matt Mason
Posted in Media, Reviews, tagged books, economics, Matt Mason, odd, piracy, punk rock, Richard Hell, Richard Hell and The Voidoids, Richard Meyers, The Pirate's Dilemma, youth culture on November 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I asked my parents to buy me this book for my last birthday, and they did. I originally found out about it reading through TorrentFreak, but I don’t know what I really expected of this book–besides an interesting premise–although I’ve been very pleased with what I’ve gotten. On every page there was a lot to [...]
