Friday, June 01, 2007

Myspace

The recent debate between parents and teenages is: 1. Internet 2. Phone 3. Myspace

So, what is this all about? Parents say this is an unsafe site for their teenages to visit. But really, they are blind. I admit I have a myspace. My parents do not like it nor did i think they cared. It turns out, I was wrong. First, they got a new software to protect your computer. When it came with parental controls, they went overboard blocking every website that wasn't educational. This caused problems when it came time to find out about sports or assignments I had in school and weren't listed as an educational site. I agree that myspace is dangerous but only if you use it in a way to Date. And frankly, many of my friends, almost all, and probably a lot of over people, do not use it in that way. Maybe one or two desparate people use it. But most teenagers are aware of the possibilities of weird crazy people. And, the "craze" of myspace right now is short and sweet profiles without all the junk with blocked profiles so you aren't stalked. But yet parents do not understand how smart we are about it either. They basically insult our intelligence by saying, "We think you are dumb enough to get on Myspace to talk and meet weird people who might just want to rape you." And some of us are really offended, considering that we only get on to see some of our friends on there and talk. This is a way for some friends to talk. Now, parents use the excuse "but they have screen names to talk with you on". But in that defense, AIM is outdated in a way where its easier to go on Myspace because you can find friends easier to talk to and ask questions. I understand the big threat of weird creepy people on Myspace, but does it really compare to kids getting on Myspace just to talk to their friends. I mean you yell at your children for texting, calling, and talking to their friend but yet you expect them to have a healthy social life. Parents are just too strict and worried more about getting in trouble with the law than seeing the point of view from their teenagers. Then, without communication, they yell and take things away. Parents are just as bad as the teenagers. But, in defense of the parents, getting a myspace is not going too far. Simply getting a myspace allows that freedom, responsibilty, and trust of the teenagers and it helps them monitor that. Now, we can all agree that parents were once our age too. But parents forget that as time goes on. Some way, some how us teenagers will just have to show the parents that.

--Please do not use this in such a way I have to delete it, this is only my thoughts, and please do not plagerize as that is against the law. If you would like to use these exact words please message, comment, or email me to ask. Thank You.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Good words.