fashion n trends

So, you've just bought some funny t-shirts from somewhere on the Interweb. Congratulations on your new purchase! You're now ready to wear your new clothes out into the world and brighten the day of all you encounter with cheerful laughs and good times for all. You put on one of your new funny t-shirts and go to the Farmer's Market, where you plan on buying some delicious tomatoes.

Well, things are not going quite like you planned. You have succeeded in your mission of making it to the vegetable stand, but things have taken a turn for the worse. Just when you think people are about to start crowding around you, asking where you buy your funny t-shirts someone gets mad. You notice people are looking at your shirt in disgust. Control of the situation has spiraled away from you. They have grabbed their pitchforks and lit their torches. All is lost but why did they get so mad at you?

The problem lies with a generational gap the size of the Grand Canyon. You grew up nursing from the Internet like a calf from an udder. You have learned much of what you know from things you saw on the Web. The older generations only know of the Internet as a place to check your bank account. Think of all the terrible, profane things you've seen on the Web. Don't you think that may have blurred the lines of what is offensive and what is not within your own mind? The word "jaded" does not even begin to touch upon how you view funny t-shirts. You don't even know what "offensive" means any longer.

If you are in doubt as to whether your brand-new funny t-shirts are offensive, and thusly unsafe to wear in public, then you need to take a step back and observe the situation with a critical eye. Does your shirt have anything to do with a political hot-topic, like abortion or gay marriage? Does your shirt have anything to do with any sexual acts? Does your t-shirt have any curse words that are harsher than something you would see on an episode of "The Simpsons?" If you said "yes" to any of these questions, then you should probably save your shirt for wearing around close friends.

The real bad thing about all of this is the lack of freedom we have in a country that is founded on free speech. Political Correctness has eroded away our ability to say whatever we want, and that's a real shame. When people are afraid to speak their mind because someone else might get offended, then we've only succeeded in silencing new ideas. So what is worse, a generation that doesn't care about being offended or a generation that imposes its will on others?