Reading the news headlines in a MacDonald's drive thru on the way to work (as you do!!) I was drawn to a story about a vicious knife raid that had taken place in a supermarket in Manchester.
The report stated that Richard Halford, age 19 (a teenager incidentally) was held in a head lock as a hoodie hissed 'Move and I'll slice you' - I was gutted - last night I wrote a blog that I was passionate about; revelling in the joy of having met an amazing bunch of teenagers who taught the adults around them that not all young people are 'good for nothing' and now, this morning, I was reading what I thought was an account of exactly the type of stereotype I and many others are desperate to dispel.
On reading further the report stated that the 'hoodies' were in their early twenties. So synonymous has the word 'hoodie' become with teenagers I had fallen into the very trap I have been trying to avoid others falling into.
We hear the word 'hoodie' and make the (almost) natural assumption that it is a news story about teens - how misleading. Intentionally? Possibly not. But we, as a society, band the word around to such an extent that young people are often being blamed for things they are not even responsible for.
So, lets get back to 'hoodies' being an item of clothing and lets give accurate descriptions of the individuals commiting these appalling crimes, be they adults or young people!
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hiya,
ReplyDeletethat was a well written piece and very true,i hope others will read and think before pre-judging the youth, well done,
Devon