Pop Music Argument

“Since the 1950s, popular music has been widely criticized for contributing to a variety of problematic behaviors among adolescents” (Brown). The new styles of music was important and often blamed for causing teen rebellion, as the songs of this era were considered inappropriate and the main cause of teens’ negative behavior; such as constant drinking and the abusing of alcohol use, drug use, and the act of being extremely violent toward one another. Famous musical artist such as Elvis Presley and the Beatles were usually associated with this rebellion. The Parents Music Resource Center blamed music for teen behavior, and eventually had parental advisory labels put on certain music packaging. It impacted the conflict as a whole because the music and artists

Country music has been around for a long time. Country music originated in the southern United States in the 1920’s. Hip hop on the other hand only started in the 1970’s. It was developed in the south Bronx in New York City. Pop music has been around since the 1950’s. I think Country music is better than hip pop or pop music. Country music has better style, singers, and more meaning to the songs.

In the article “The Beat Up Generation,” Abby Ellin claims that the negative way other generations view the millennials may all be wrong; instead, the millennials are preparing for the world most generations are opposing. Ellin declares in her article that the millennials are shown to be the most disliked generation; their ideas collide with those in the Baby Boomers and the Gen-Xers causing confusion. Constantly, Articles are being thrown out about the millennials “incompetence” and their “self-absorbed” behavior which only causes more hatred according to Ellin. However, she continues to state that millennials are no more selfish than the previous generations; in fact, millennials are only trying to discover new ways for “communication and

Popular music is often one of the best lenses we have through which to view our own cultural orientation. Many of the artistic and experimental shifts in popular music have mirrored changes in our own society. For instance, the emergence of Elvis Presley as a public figure would signal the start of a sexual revolution and the growth in visibility of a rebellious youth culture. Similarly, the folk and psychedelic music of the 1960s was closely entangled with the Civil Rights, anti-war and social protest movements. In this regard, we can view popular music as an artifact through which to better understand the time and place in which it is produced. In light of this, the state of popular music today may suggest troubling things about our society.

There are currently six living generations in the United States, each with different characteristics, beliefs, and values. The things that define each generation’s culture are derived from their history, upbringing, and the lifestyle of their time. Our generation was born between 1980 and 2000. We are called Millennials. More specifically, we grew up in the South, which typically lends itself to being more conservative and religious. These characteristics, along with our instant gratification attitude, define who we are, what we believe, and how we view other generations. For example, we might have differing views with the Silent Generation. Some Millennials may feel the Silent Generation’s social, religious, and economic conservatism is outdated.

Joel Kotkin does not eschew controversy in the title of his essay "Are the Millennials the Screwed Generation." The author postulates that the post-war generation of Baby Boomers has ruined the American dream for the current twenty-somethings, the Millennials. Boomers came of age in a golden economy, with good housing and job markets, yet Millennials have had dismal outlooks in both. Kotkin explores polarities like these in the experiences of the two generations. Millennials may not have had the advantages of Boomers, but they are the future of the country. The author uses compelling evidence to argue that Generation Y is, as he indelicately phrases it, "screwed."

The article , “Don’t get angry about a bunch of white girls singing n***as, blame Kanye and the rap industry for putting it in their songs in the first place” by PIER MORGAN FOR MAILONLINE is about a video of a group of white sorority girls from the University of Hampshire . In this video the girls are singing a song called ‘Gold Digger’ by Kanye West. The song contains the word “ni***a” which caused contreversy for the media. The girls decided to post the video on Snapchat then , the video ended up going viral. This little situation turned into a huge debate about if white people have the right to use the word ni**a. Even if the word is used in popular song.

I choose this question because I’ve been seeing a lot of negative stereotypes about Millennials, my generation according to some researchers. This enrages me because I know a lot of people my age who are complex individuals that sometimes act out those negative stereotypes, instead of embodying those stereotypes every second of every day. Additionally, very few of the media outlets that those stereotypes are perpetrated by state why or how some Millennials acquired those stereotypes. To me, it seems like the older populations’ are trying to pass all blame onto my age group without any justifiable reason, because the main reason seems to be that they didn’t want to have to claim responsibility because to do that means they have to try and fix it, and that’s too much work. Search TedTalks for Millennial(s) and you’ll find a lot of videos for people, within and

Published in Time magazine on May 20, 2013, “The New Greatest Generation – Why Millennials Will Save Us All,” by Joel Stein, proposes that millennials are a generation of entitled, self-involved narcissists, but have the potential of bettering society. He begins the article by condemning them, then shifts his point and gives reasons why they are changing the way that the world is working. Although Joel Stein’s article includes factual information, it becomes ineffective due to its bias, generalizations, and euphemisms used to further his argument.

But then again, I am a millennial and perhaps I was raised to think this way. Rather than accept the cultural beliefs of our parents, we’ve rejected tradition and initiated times of cultural change in the U.S. and the world as a whole. Cleverly nicknamed Generation Me, we have “realized [our] individuality and are 'breaking free' from the norms of the past,” (University WireMar page 8). Our generation has taken a crucial step away from the belief in a higher power and have embraced the ideas of self-determination. Millennials are portraying attitudes that were thought to be taboo and inhuman during the lives of our predecessors.

2. Our generation is the generation that is changing the status quo. We accept people for who they are and let them express themselves. 3.

Every generation is defined by something. Baby Boomers had a strong work ethic and were morally righteous. Generation X was defined by its skepticism, perhaps resulting from the failures of Enron and the televised challenger explosion. And then we have millennials, a group that is marked by its liberal views and desire for a sense of purpose in their lives. However, millennials are also considered to be infantilized and sensitive. Maybe it’s our concerning answer to whether all forms of speech should be legal. Perhaps it’s our calls for unquestionable inclusion and implicit bias seminars on college campuses that have left students and faculty feeling backed into a corner. At the end of the day, millennials, which include me, are being

Millennials may be criticized, but they are a generation like no other. In the article “Why Millennials Will Save Us All,” Joel Stein asserts that millennials are a positive force of change. Stein’s intent is to convince his target audience, older generations who perceive millennials as “lazy, entitled, selfish and shallow” (28), that they misunderstand millennials. He boldly claims that “[millennials are] not a new species; they've just mutated to adapt to their environment” (31). Stein persuades his audience that millennials are most certainly a treasure trove of remarkable qualities.

Society is always looking for a fresh argument for its people to debate over. The topic has circled to the idea that the newer generations are doomed when compared to the achievements of previous years. There is a worry that the new century is not up to par with history, based on the preconception that they have been less successful. In “Generation Doomed?” Eric Heisler utilizes allusions and juxtaposition to develop the idea that the current generation is not like how older generations have negatively credited it, but instead, they show positive change, development, and contrast from one another.

Across the nation, people are talking about the Millennial generation and how different they are compared to others, but are they really that different? Millennials are lazy, entitled, and selfish, or as you may have heard may be essential to the modern workplace, either way, they are being talked about whether it is good or bad. To put it in other words, past generations are concerned for what the future will look like with this technology-dependent generation, but is that a bad thing if the technology is only going to advance from here on out? The older generation is being too harsh or are they just genuinely concerned about the future? Joel Stein (2013) has written an article about the Millennials, it is titled Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation he argues for them being a selfish generation but by saying that it is not a bad thing. The second article is by Liz Zarka (2017) Generation Me: The Millennial Generation’s obsession with being unique, she argues that they are the generation that needs to be concerned for. After reading both of these articles I agree with some of the points that both of these authors make, however, there are also some sections that I disagree with. My perception of the situation is that millennials may have all these negative characteristics but use them to an advantage that no other generation can has; along with the advancement of technology and the use of social media may have increased the narcissistic trait in them, but they use these traits to get what they want, however, being narcissistic isn’t always good there can certainly be some disadvantages.