Saturday, March 24, 2018
So I saw this picture on a news app. I think it speaks very different things at the same time. When I first saw this, I thought, "why are these kids posing like they are in an Urban Outfitters advertisement?" I had major mixed emotions about this. I think its wonderful that these kids and other kids around the nation are protesting things that they believe in. Freedom of speech is powerful, and it's great we live in a country where they can do this. However, why does it have to be advertised in a way that actually looks like the Urban Outfitters models' advertisements? These kids have just lived through a complete tragedy with first hand experience of what had happened. Which is devastating, but because of that, celebrities and other billionaires backing these kids are tossing them out there, slapping them on advertisements, and hiding behind them like human shields. Organizers of the anti-gun march are the same organizers for other common marches that we see on Washington as well. With that being said, yes, these kids have founded their own group but in order to get that group in the media and to have their own march, they needed other famous activists to organize this, sponsor this, fund this. So with that, these organizers will be writing their speeches, telling them what to say and how to say it. One of the students at Stoneman Douglas High School actually said he wouldn't go on national tv about the situation because he did not want to have to read off of a script given to him. Should they really be using these kids to push their agendas on the rest of us? Should these kids be slapped on advertisements for major networks to hide behind? Activists and other networks don't want to have a debate so the most reasonable thing to do is throw these kids out there, saying to the rest of us- be quiet and listen. Again, I think it is wonderful that these marches are being done; everyone has that right because this is America. But, I think America should not be treated like children, should not be so gullible, and should look deeper into things.
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