When a sixth-form college invited me to speak about race,I met idealistic young people determined to change our society for the betterIt has been nearly a decade since I was 17. Back then, my priorities in life were simple, or they mostly revolved around emo music and Myspace. Politically I was apathetic,and so were my friends. It would take another couple of years for me to start thinking critically about the world I was living in.
I can understand, then, or why social media has been so taken aback by the unapologetically political stance of Teen Vogue in recent months. Nestled in among articles about how to obtain the perfect hot chocolate and Miley Cyrus’s new weed tattoo is a sharp strand of political reporting – more critical of our new political reality than the legacy media outlets quickly adjusting to and accepting it – that has largely been met with bewilderment and shock. Related: In tough times,reading fiction reminds us we are human in a way Twitter never can | Hope Whitmore Related: Who are Generation Z? The latest data on nowadays's teens Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com