All over Tumblr there seems to be a craze of “blaming society” for our problems. The reason we have eating disorders is because SOCIETY makes us think skinny is beautiful. The reason we’re shy about our sexuality is because SOCIETY rejects anybody homosexual or bisexual. The reason we’re depressed is because SOCIETY is just FUCKED UP.
Okay, so all these people blaming society… where the fuck do you fit in then? We ARE society; the next generation of society at least! To me blaming this elusive “society” feels like shirking the blame, if I’m honest. You know, we all have a tendency to re-blog the pretty people, or use the term “gay” when we’re annoyed, or use the term “emo”.
We are all to blame, really, and so making stupid photos with this slogan “society killed the teenager” is a load of bullshit. “Society makes us think drugs are cool”.. um what? WE make EACH OTHER think drugs are cool, and each time we pick up a spliff or a bong it’s not SOCIETY forcing us to, it is 100% our decision. In fact, society is doing its best to educate us now, more than ever, about the concept of acceptance - both of ourselves, and each other.
Now, although this means we are all partly to blame, it also means we have a lot more power. I think it’s time to stop blaming society. It’s time to get off our arses and unite within this society, because we as the next generation have the ability to shape the future, and decide the society in which the next generation will grow up.
We all feel so impassioned about what is right or wrong, so let’s take a stand. EVERYBODY deserves a voice.
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