Picture a slouching 16 year old guy wearing so-called “pants” sagging to the floor, a tank top with the words, “#YOLOSWAG” in big bold letters and the dreaded black calf-high Nike swoosh socks with sandals. That’s the future of our supposedly advancing teen community if we don’t put an end to these “ratchet” trends.
YOLO: You Obviously Lack Originality
The term YOLO, the popular acronym for “You Only Live Once,” shouldn’t even exist in our vocabulary. It’s everywhere in society, from Facebook statuses to classroom conversations. It should be, “You Obviously Live Once.” We’re not cats with nine lives. People only say it because they think it justifies a “risky” thing to do, such as cheating on a test, or filling those water cups in restaurants with soda. It’s not only annoying, it’s dangerous. Five people in their early twenties died in a fatal drunk driving accident a couple of years ago after tweeting, “Driving tweeting sipping the cup #yolo I’m turning it up.” This trend needs to end immediately. I’m tired of seeing and hearing people say it to family, friends and sometimes even teachers.
To swag or not to sag
You’ve all seen it sometime in your teen lives, whether it’s on “pop sensation” Justin Bieber or that kid in your class with the SpongeBob boxers who just can’t seem to keep his pants up. Sagging is an age old trend which started in the 1990s. It’s hard to believe it has persisted for 24 years, because what sane human being wants to see a guy’s boxers sticking out of his pants? For the sake of the entire female—and male—teen population, please guys, pull your pants up. A simple belt used properly will suffice and it can do wonders for that half limping, half crouching walking position you have going on because of your sagging.
#hashtags #nomore #stop #now
If that title annoyed you a bit, you’re in the same situation as I. Hashtags have become an obsession and are now on just about every social networking site you can think of. Their original use was for a searching feature, so people could find posts and pictures related to the hashtag that was tagged, but now, they’re used to describe any emotion or thought the user seems to be having. After posting a photo, people describe it by using as many hashtags as they can.
If it’s a picture of Cup Noodles, you can count on seeing #food, #imadefood, #soproud, #instafood, #unhealthybutYOLO and the always popular, #hashtag. If it’s a “selfie” of a girl, you’ll see even more ridiculous hashtags including #nomakeup, #allnatural, #selfiegametoostrong, #nofilter, #ootd and #hashtagqueen. Try to avoid using them as a common courtesy to your friends by expressing your emotions with actual sentences.
If you have ever taken part in any of these trends, don’t worry, we all have. All you have to do is take the first step and put an end to these incredibly annoying trends. #swag #yolo #rampageyoloswag