Generation Why?

So why are we Generation Y, anyways? Are we just not original enough to have our own special name, I mean, come on, we are SO different (aka better) from Generation X, so why should we be named after them?

For some odd reason, no one's come up with a good name for us.

Some people want to call us the Internet Generation (NetGen), while others point to our selfish natures and call us Generation Me.

That's just sad.

I think we should be Generation Global or Globe Gen, or something along those lines. We are the generation that is the most connected with the rest of the world. We have things in common with kids halfway around the world, and we talk to them about it via IM, email, blogs, etc. We also hear world news every day-- Invisible Children, anyone?

Plus it's much more flattering than Generation Selfish.

My fit of activism

In a celebratory mood, I decided to look up the names of various racial groups on the internet.
I googled Asian, Hispanic/Latino, and African American. I found that African American had the highest number of matches, followed by Asian, and then Hispanic/Latino (I googled both and added the results together).

I was feeling in an activist sort of mood, so I also googled Asian American stereotypes, Hispanic stereotypes, and African American stereotypes. The rank of hits per racial group was the same as it was before.

I find it interesting that Hispanics have the lowest number of hits despite the fact that they are soon going to be the largest minority group in the U.S. Also, I found that it was surprisingly hard to find good information on Asian-American stereotypes, despite the fact that they are extremely prevalent in the media. On a whim, I searched Asian on blogspot--apparently the top-ranked blog with the word Asian in it is about Asian sex, while the second ranked blog is about Asian Sirens (I clicked, it was basically porn)


Just a few findings to make your day better.

And the blog is born!

So here's my new "experiment": blogging, which was coerced into by a force of nature, known only as S.S. (initials only to protect privacy and prevent BAD INTERNET THINGS from happening)

Someone better read this at some point or another

No seriously.....someone needs to read this