English is my first and frankly my only language, now I'm not a guy that looks down upon or has a problem with people who don't have English as their native language. However what does bother me? The people who have spoken English their entire lives, and honestly are awful at it. This brings up a much larger issue entirely, what happened to us? Where did we go so wrong so quickly? Not that I was alive in the 1950's but it seemed like a better time entirely, we dressed more respectfully. We spoke more respectfully and frankly we lived more respectfully. I was assisted at a grocery store yesterday by a man with his pants so far down his ass he had to waddle in order to move. I'm sorry but when did style outweigh common sense? When did we stop caring about not necessarily what other people thought about us but what was right and wrong? When did it become socially acceptable for our asses to be hanging out of our pants? When did it become easier to change the order of words in a sentence? Our ignorance towards a complete and total disregard for our society and values is truly bothersome. After pondering this, I realized the sad truth we may never return to our former greatness. Like an old dog our best years are behind us, and every year seems to become harder and harder to bear. Out at a restaurant fairly recently, I watched a woman bend over and look into a cake display window and repeat the following. "Gurrrl, is dese cakes for reals?" I laughed, because at the time I found it hilarious, but then the next day I heard another woman at a retail store say "I forgots, dis be yours or mines?" Although still funny, it began to occur to me. These people are actually making it more difficult on themselves for example; Gurrrl, is dese cakes for reals? Girl are these cakes real? There are actually fewer words in the proper English version. I forgots, dis be yours or mines? I forget is this mine or yours? The same amount of words but still The point is pretty simple, when did it become socially acceptable to sound like a complete and utter fucking moron? What the hell are they teaching these people in school? It feels like we just gave up, like it no longer matters anymore. Why would we make life more difficult for ourselves? Finally, I refuse to believe that under any circumstances that people are truly that content with their own ignorance. Sure I like my clothes a little baggy as well, but I still want them to fit. Sure I catch myself using slang. I respect myself enough on a routine basis that I cannot allow myself to become immersed in a culture that has less respect for everyone, themselves included. It's one thing to do or act a certain way when we're younger in high school, we're trying to fit in and make friends. To allow the stigma and lifestyle from your young and immature teenage years to influence and ultimately determine your adulthood is the true sign that ignorance has defeated common sense and self respect. I love our country and truly believe it to be one of the best in the world but honestly I can see how other countries may view us based on our image. Ignorance has overwhelmed us in even more ways, people taking stands on things they know nothing about, getting upset over silly things. I was having an argument with a friend of a friend about a football player, and because he got upset at my opinion told me "Ima slap da shit out dis bitch!" I should state that during the whole argument he was speaking plain and clear legitimate English, but the second he got upset he became another person entirely. Like he believed if he spoke slang to me I would somehow become more afraid. Ignorance comes in a variety of ways and one would assume with the advances in technology and the wide access we have to information people would become more intelligent, not more ignorant. Whether you want to hear this or not ignorance is no longer bliss, not even to the ignorant. Quite simply we have to make a motivated effort to become better than what we want to be, drive and determination are the only things that can bring us back to a time where it was alright to trust your neighbors, it was safe to let your kids out of the house, and truly understand the words that are coming out of my mouth. Leave a Reply. |
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