Why the Headless Giant?
Why the Headless Giant? Media...we consume ourselves with the flamboyantly irreverent radio personalities who have made a career out of being a critic, the misogynistic, hyper sexual, violence ridden reality T.V shows(which have replaced that barrier braking uplifting sitcom, that people from the same gender, race, religious background can enjoy), the love scandals of Hollywood, rap beef and other things that can do absolutely nothing for you.
The media in the 21st century has no intention of making you any smarter. At all! Watching women compete in physical activity to see who is going to marry some bachelor, or a lesbian living in a house full of men and women who compete for her love, is not conducive to intellectually stimulating your mind. The bad part is, the television is literally raising our youth and this is what they see and emulate. So when the intelligence level of generation Y is lower than those generations preceding them, we can't exactly act surprised if we are subjecting them to such nonsense. Now don't get me wrong, it is the ENTERTAINMENT industry right? And at some point we watch these shows, and listen to the "crack" rap for mere entertainment. But there has to be balance.
Even as young adults we can't buy in to the glory and glamor of black cards, maybachs, diamonds, and girls, confuse it with the norm, and stray away from our own personal paths to righteousness. Even though its not readily available, we need to look beyond the smoke in mirrors to attain that balance to keep ourselves rooted in reality.
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March 7th, 2009 - 18:34
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