Comments on: Guanabee Asks: So, Like. What Are The Kids Into These Days? http://guanabee.com/2008/03/guanabee-asks-so-like-what-are-the-kids-into-these-days/ Spicy Coverage: Gossip, media, culture and lifestyle for Latinos. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:51:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Lali Daves http://guanabee.com/2008/03/guanabee-asks-so-like-what-are-the-kids-into-these-days/#comment-8426 Lali Daves Thu, 20 Mar 2008 09:30:08 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=2718#comment-8426 Teenagers are as they always have been...pushing boundaries (that adults have set up, by the way), coping with the awkwardness of growing from one dependant stage of life into an expectantly independent one, and/or finding themselves in the midst of increasingly complicated relationships; within their own families, friendship circles, and/or intensifying romantic relations. I do think teens today are coming of age in an increasingly hostile/aggressive/competitive global culture. It is not uncommon to hear elite universities boast having an average freshman GPA from 3.8- 4.2 (ucla's avg freshman GPA=4.2). Teens in America have a vague awareness of a war but are too distracted by the antics of wannabee starlets. Not to mention that teens today have been grown amidst the savviest and most psychologically tailored marketing campaigns devised by man and McDonalds and Nike and MTV and everything else I kinda liked at one time. I have a high-school aged brother who is a 6ft tall adorably chubby mex-am classical violinist and straddling a number of identity/age/race/class issues. As for the less than 1% so called "teen-agers" named above...well, these privileged/ disenfranchised children are an obviously painful minority. While there maybe teenagers who seek to emulate this seemingly "elite" group, they are by no means the status quo if for no other reason than 99% of teen-agers can not afford or legally enter my favorite Dry Martini/ Kamikaze/ Black Magic/Russian Kamikaze/Chocolate Raspberry Martini/ Banana Chocolate Martini/ Screwdriver/ Plum Sake/ watering holes. Teenagers are as they always have been…pushing boundaries (that adults have set up, by the way), coping with the awkwardness of growing from one dependant stage of life into an expectantly independent one, and/or finding themselves in the midst of increasingly complicated relationships; within their own families, friendship circles, and/or intensifying romantic relations. I do think teens today are coming of age in an increasingly hostile/aggressive/competitive global culture. It is not uncommon to hear elite universities boast having an average freshman GPA from 3.8- 4.2 (ucla’s avg freshman GPA=4.2). Teens in America have a vague awareness of a war but are too distracted by the antics of wannabee starlets. Not to mention that teens today have been grown amidst the savviest and most psychologically tailored marketing campaigns devised by man and McDonalds and Nike and MTV and everything else I kinda liked at one time.

I have a high-school aged brother who is a 6ft tall adorably chubby mex-am classical violinist and straddling a number of identity/age/race/class issues. As for the less than 1% so called “teen-agers” named above…well, these privileged/ disenfranchised children are an obviously painful minority. While there maybe teenagers who seek to emulate this seemingly “elite” group, they are by no means the status quo if for no other reason than 99% of teen-agers can not afford or legally enter my favorite Dry Martini/ Kamikaze/ Black Magic/Russian Kamikaze/Chocolate Raspberry Martini/ Banana Chocolate Martini/ Screwdriver/ Plum Sake/ watering holes.

]]> By: Latin_Princess http://guanabee.com/2008/03/guanabee-asks-so-like-what-are-the-kids-into-these-days/#comment-8425 Latin_Princess Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:36:17 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=2718#comment-8425 Oh those mythical creatures some call "teenagers" are busy wearing pointy hats and hiding in the landscape of Latin countries. Oh those mythical creatures some call “teenagers” are busy wearing pointy hats and hiding in the landscape of Latin countries.

]]> By: la roncha http://guanabee.com/2008/03/guanabee-asks-so-like-what-are-the-kids-into-these-days/#comment-8424 la roncha Thu, 20 Mar 2008 01:10:55 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=2718#comment-8424 It's hollywood that's doing it.. i have a 13 year old niece ...she might be 14 no 13.. anyway and she looks like a normal teenager, she does get her eyebrows waxed but only because she'll look like Madonna's daughter if she doesn't. It’s hollywood that’s doing it..
i have a 13 year old niece …she might be 14 no 13.. anyway and she looks like a normal teenager, she does get her eyebrows waxed but only because she’ll look like Madonna’s daughter if she doesn’t.

]]> By: Edward J. Olmos http://guanabee.com/2008/03/guanabee-asks-so-like-what-are-the-kids-into-these-days/#comment-8423 Edward J. Olmos Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:09:58 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=2718#comment-8423 Maybe it's just their fair skin. Poor white people. They can't help it. Maybe it’s just their fair skin. Poor white people. They can’t help it.

]]> By: aydiosmio http://guanabee.com/2008/03/guanabee-asks-so-like-what-are-the-kids-into-these-days/#comment-8422 aydiosmio Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:07:33 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=2718#comment-8422 Ali Lohan looks like one of those 40 something women who look really young but whose hard living always betrays their advanced age. Ditto for Lindsey, she's like 21 and often looks at least ten years older. All that makeup and hair and fake tans and inappropriate palstic surgery at a very young age just makes you look like a used up porn star, I can't believe people like to go for that look at all. But maybe I'm just hatin'....After all, Ali's just a child!!!! Another one that looks 20 years older: Taylor Momsen from Gossip Girls, and that Miley Cyrus chick. Ali Lohan looks like one of those 40 something women who look really young but whose hard living always betrays their advanced age. Ditto for Lindsey, she’s like 21 and often looks at least ten years older. All that makeup and hair and fake tans and inappropriate palstic surgery at a very young age just makes you look like a used up porn star, I can’t believe people like to go for that look at all. But maybe I’m just hatin’….After all, Ali’s just a child!!!! Another one that looks 20 years older: Taylor Momsen from Gossip Girls, and that Miley Cyrus chick.

]]> By: La Virgen http://guanabee.com/2008/03/guanabee-asks-so-like-what-are-the-kids-into-these-days/#comment-8421 La Virgen Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:14:27 +0000 http://guanabee.com/wordpress/?p=2718#comment-8421 You're right. Teenagers don't exist anymore. They were a 90's trend that went the way of grunge and Teva's sandals. You’re right. Teenagers don’t exist anymore. They were a 90’s trend that went the way of grunge and Teva’s sandals.

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