19.11.09
History repeating itself?
Juvenile violence, public drunkenness, stealing cars, knives, guns and tragic, untimely death. No, it's not a list of the most popular search terms on a tabloid newspaper website, it's the plot of Rebel Without a Cause, released 54 years ago last month.
James Dean was the original Hoodie. A smoking, drinking, car stealing truant with an inarticulate anger focussed on authority figures like his parents, teachers and the police.
54 years ago. Blimey. What did Winston say about history - that we should learn the lessons of history, or be condemned to repeat them? It appears we've learned exactly nothing in the last half-century.
We're still extremely happy to demonise our young.
Denise, London
Posted 9.12.09 at 03.40 p.m.
If the coments that I regularly hear and the level of discrimination was directed towards the elderly this would be agist and deemed as offensive and unacceptable within our society. Yet it seems perfectly accepatable for people to run down the youth of today and for society and the government to constantly undermine young peoples achievements. I have met a lot of very insperational young people who are in my opinion very much undervalued in our society, in particular those who I have met through the care system. I find this kind of attitude soul distroying and I think it is despratly sad that we have to live in a society where people can we so dissmisive of others and so very shallow minded. I just hope that the young people of my generation can change these attitudes in the future and then we will be in a far better place for everyone concerned.
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