Growing up I have always found that there has been a negative viewpoint about the young people in this country (and quite possibly of young people all around the world). It seems as though whenever anything goes wrong it is always the 'youths' that are instantly blamed for it when the full facts still aren't known. An example of this is often found in my home town where if something happens people will automatically think that the young people of the town are to blame without bothering to look at the full facts.
I guess this can be said to occur because there may have been some things that have happened where young people are the ones to blame and so from this people have the assumption that whenever anything bad happens young people will be the ones to blame. But it isn't just the young people of this country that do things that they shouldn't be doing.
I feel that the young people of this country are living by a stereotype where older people think that just because there are a few young people who do things that they shouldn't mean that all young people are like that. Well, let me tell you that this is certainly NOT the case. This is just how society and the media portrays them. More often than not, the media will write massive news stories about something bad that some young people have done, which will then be shared all over social media and will cause society to do nothing but talk about it and then whenever anything else goes wrong, society will immediately assume that a young person is to blame.
I know that it isn't just young people that are made to feel like they are being portrayed in a bad light, as there are many other groups that also feel the same way. But I feel that young people and all of these other groups need to start being celebrated within society and the media for all of the great things that they have achieved. Yes, we need to talk about all of the bad stuff that is happening in this world right now to make people more aware of what is going on - I mean, it is what the news is there for after all. But consistently portraying certain groups in a negative light needs to stop.
In 2019 I am determined to have a more positive mindset about life and it would be great if you and the rest of the world could take on this mindset with me. Yes, your life may be hit with many bad things, but we need to start to try and see the positives out of the negatives. People may have treated you badly in the past and I'm guessing you hate them for it (because I know I do) and if you're anything like me and my friends there may be times when you talk about someone negatively in your group chat. Well, I'd like you to put a stop to this. If a negative conversation about someone in your group chat happens, try to stay out of it. If your friends try to get you to take part in this conversation or ask why you're just reading through it and not contributing anything, tell them that you now have a positive mindset and don't wish to partake in any negative conversations. And if they find that weird or still try and get you to take part in the conversation then maybe it's time that you stopped being friends with them. This may sound a little harsh to hear but friends who just like to constantly bitch about other people and only seem to be interested in that and nothing else can't really be that good a friend if they refuse to try and see the good in people.
How does this relate to youths being seen in a bad light? Well, as I mentioned earlier it's all to do with how the media and society portray them. They get portrayed in a bad way, everyone starts making assumptions and whenever something about them is mentioned it is immediately assumed that they have done something bad.
Assumptions need to stop.
Stereotypes need to stop.
Negativity needs to stop.
I hope that you can join me in having a positive 2019. If you are, tell me how you are going to have a positive mindset throughout 2019 and what you are going to do to try and achieve this.
Love Beth xx
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