Veronica:Apathy

The biggest part of this chapter that stood out to me was the Rock the Vote Campaign. A campagin that was put together to protest against sensorship and encourages youth to vote and have a say in their future and the laws that affect them. Youth are considered to be politically inactive unless it is in a extreme matter such as lyrics or protests. Yet that is political activism. The fact that the youth of today are writing songs, or painting pictures or protesting in ways that are considered extreme it is still getting attention. Isn't that the whole point of activism? To gain attention or make public a topic. Any coverage is good coverage when it comes to political activism. Whether it is negative or positive because the whole point is to raise awareness and by coverage that goal is attained. I feel the youth of today are more active due to the simple fact that they were told they'd never see a woman or african american run or be in office in our lifetime. Yet, here we are. To see celebrities and role models speak up on how important voting and getting information and getting involved is, opens the eyes of the youth to want to be involved, reasearch what is going on and participate.