By: Lizzy Franz       

Why is our generation the only one that doesn’t have its own style?  The 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s all had a specific style. This is the millennium- people have been dreaming for years about what would be “in” right now, and we’ve let them all down.

Clothes don’t determine your status anymore, which sounds like a good thing but it’s not.  Why?  Because you can still be “cool” in knee socks and sandals with your hair in a giant knot on top of your head, but the best part is that I can’t laugh at you or I’d be the jerk.  A girl can still be “cute” wearing a skirt over her jeans with high-top neon Converses, clashing stripes with polka dots, and I would be the jerk if I laughed at that.

I seriously feel like I’m travelling through time when I walk the halls of Spotswood High; there are kids with mullets, punk kids, emo kids, grunge kids, preppy kids, and sporty kids.  Almost everyone thinks they’re so different, but then what’s the definition of generic?  According to the Webster Dictionary it means “relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class, general; not having a brand name, specifying neither masculine or feminine gender.”  Because of this, we’re all victimized by the lack of creativity. There’s no sense of individualism anymore, or rebelliousness for that matter, and the false sense of pride in our nation’s youth is atrocious and a major cop out.

I feel bad for our generation’s children. I would be embarrassed if my parents were the only ones in history without a “brand name.”  I’d be embarrassed for being the spawn of the people who wasted the beginning of a whole new era. As it stands, we’re in desperate need of a good idea. Hopefully it comes around before it’s too late.