DICENZO: (Reading) However, just as they were about to set fire to another village, word reached them that an American teenager thought that what was happening in Sudan, quote, "sucked." After learning that all her friends agreed, they immediately called off the whole genocide. SAVIDGE: That's Mike DiCenzo, senior writer at The Onion, reading from the satirical atlas, "Our Dumb World." MIKE DICENZO (Assistant Editor, The Onion): (Reading) For years, government-backed Arab forces known as the Janjaweed militia had attempted to wipe out black farmers in Sudan's western Darfur region. But now, my peers are finding a new way to get involved in politics, slacktivism.
We'd rather rock out on "Guitar Hero" than learn about issues affecting our community. Everyone knows the old stereotypes about the so-called apathetic teenagers of Generations X and Y. NICO SAVIDGE: What's the new what? I say slacktivism is the new apathy. Hope is the new rebellion, inner city the new in-crowd.ĬHADWICK: And with the latest fad, here's Nico Savidge. We're tracking trends among the young people. We have one of these stories for you every week from Youth Radio. Back now with Day to Day and What's the New What?
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