Turn off the T.V., PLEASE!!

Where do our girls look for guidance or an example? Who do they want to be when they grow up? Are they recalling great women like Rosa Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, or Maya Angelou? NOPE! They want the 'million dollar' home, and the 'six figure' car accompanied with the rational that shopping, fighting, and disrespecting other women are what being a woman is all about! Reality T.V. has murdered the 'American Girl' image and given false hope to dreams, education, hard work, and compassion/empathy for the lives of others. It's past time for us to find our roots and get our stuff back... The 'stuff' that forced, lead, and propelled Harriet Tubman to, through, and out of the Underground Railroad. We are watching this trash with/without an understanding that it's fake! Scenes created to depict the 'high life' i.e., money, partying, drinking, traveling, shopping, etc., while limited, if any, regard for attending & graduating from college, setting goals, maintaining values and morals, not letting it ALL hang out, demanding that boys/men respect you, respecting YOUrself first, and supporting, loving, & being there for other woman. It's terrible!! Aside from the obvious fact that times are/have changed and seemingly are getting worse, kids are experiencing serious issues, in and outside of school life. We have to help them create a voice... One of hope, love, and individuality! Get uncomfortable, be bothered, and find someone that needs you... No, they will not walk up to you and pour out their story of hurt, confusion, and loneliness, so get outside your little box, pick up your experiences that you have overcome and/or are still dealing with, and let your light shine through for another. If you don't turn off the t.v., at the least, change the freaking channel.... SOMETHING ELSE IS ON!