Generation duhhhh...

So the title might seem harsh, but I have some harsh opinions about some of the activities that the next generation is engaging in... and that the parents and leaders of these kids are overlooking. My husband works at a middle school in San Bernardino. His principal asked him to bring in a specific song for their pep rally last week, so the task fell to me to find it on itunes and burn it for him. Well I found it. And let's just say it took a lot of convincing for me to spend $1.29 to buy the "song" if you want to call it that. In fact, I found two versions of it - the explicit version and the "clean" version. I of course bought the "clean" version since it was for a pep rally at a jr. high. However, the only thing clean about it was that the N-word wasn't used and "bitches" was replaced with "females". The content was still garbage and was hardly worthy of the title "clean." Now this has been a common argument since the dawn of music - someone is always offended. However, I never really engaged myself in the dispute because it didn't affect my life. But now as a parent, I have a different perspective on what should be tolerated as "pep" rally material at a middle school. What happened to "We Will Rock You?" What are we teaching them when we pump in the message of oral sex and spending money like it's water to a bunch of already mentally challenged teenagers? I have one - trust me, he is mentally challenged at this age!! He may be capable of thinking, but it takes a lot of reminding to engage that common sense. So now, at their most vulnerable stage of development, we tell them that if they are worth anything they will get a girl to do things that she's not ready for and may lead to more little "duhhh's" running around, that they should beat other people up if they are challenged, that they ought to spend money on stupid things that don't last or mean anything - even at the cost of their basic needs, and that they better look out for themselves only, and don't trust cops. Excellent. Watch out world - here comes Generation Duhhhh to defend our honor.