YOUTH DAY: 'Talking Barbie' says 'Listen to the youth - Look how far we've come and look how far we'll go!' (Whitney Robyn)
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Tue, 16 Jun 2015 16:48:30
Good afternoon. It's ‘Talking Barbie’
{Shocked 'BIG eyes'} Yep, and she's known to make sense!
16th June 1976 is the day that, today we know, as one of the pivotal turning points in South African history. A day that everyday youth, Decided enough was enough and that they had no future if Bantu education (if treating pupils like cattle and oppressing them can be called education) was to continued.
Yes, the SAME youth with acne, braces, cheating boyfriends, period pains, issues with their dads, discipline issues at school or both…. and yes curfews, lame parents who didn't want them dating, partying, smoking and failing in school teenagers.
The entire country of adults had somewhat grown accustomed and dare I say comfortable with the status quo. But the youth of them (who ‘could not be me’) were fed up with the situation.
*Something had to give - either the system or their lives.
… And so in their scores, and then hundreds, then thousands, in the streets of a place you might know called Soweto, where what was meant to be a peaceful and of course LOUD demonstration (after all young people are loud and proud) with youth opposing the education's deplorable state - turned into a ‘then police force’ s open hunting season.
Bullets flew everywhere from the ‘enemy’ (the police) who were sent to ‘contain’ the situation. … And the pupils had No choice but to send bricks flying back at them all, while ducking for cover. There was blood everywhere and juvenile, innocent, promising lives were lost.
Alas that was not in vain, for **flashforward** to almost four decades later - one can immediately point out the changes effected by those young people who ‘stared fear in the eye’ and slapped it back across its face.
Young people who stood up for what the believed in and paid the ultimate price for it, not for themselves but for future generations. One such as Whitney-Robyn Kgopane who takes the bull by the horns, loves education and takes every opportunity afforded to her all while fighting (if need be) for herself, the heart's causes and others.
Yes. South Africa still has a long way to go and so does it's education policies where our efforts to progress seem sometimes futile and stagnant.
But take a moment to see how far we've COME and all the things we've accomplished. ….And give thanks to that brave, young, unassuming youth who had self-acceptance issues, who too were bullied, who too had crushes on people above their calibre, who played their music too loudly for their parents issues, who too were mocked, ridiculed for how they looked, acted and who they were.
That same youth that helped change not just South African history but South Africa itself, who didn't have paranormal powers, or were not allergic to kryptonite. They weren't Clark Kents or Supermen, they were like you and me.
Like (your) children. We mess up sometimes, and yes, we act and feel ‘entitled’ to what we have, want , or think ‘we should have’. We can be ungrateful at times, and yes, we want to be left to ‘live our lives’ and think we know everything. Yes, we think ‘being intelligent’ is more important than being wise (mostly me).
Yes, we don't have it all figured out but WHO at 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 etc have everything figured out, and Who didn't do things when they were young, that they now in their mid-forties AREN’T proud of, acted stupidly, maybe callous?
But we do things some things RIGHT that are forgotten at the point of commission. And despite our M.O., we can do better and will go do great things with our lives, if we are ‘Not given up on’ or told we'll never make it.
We just need guidance, even though we'll never say it out loud, ‘Belief’ not judgement, and room to be ourselves make our mistakes, learn from them, grow and do better tomorrow for the future.
‘Stop’ as our parents and elders ! Stop living vicariously through us. We are not your ‘do-overs’. You wanted (through us) to be certain things and it didn't happen - let go please.
We have our own dreams. *We are not the lost generation, we are just undiscovered.
Happy Youth Day !!! Enjoy responsibly, please. Let's not spit in the faces of our predecessors.
‘Talking Barbie’ - over and out.
*This piece was written by a promising young actress (21yr), +Model Whitney Keamogetswe Kgopane AKA 'Whitney Robyn'(A0003067) who is featured this week.
*The 169cm Lovely Model, Actress from Soweto, JHB, Shot with PB recently- She is 'Fun, Outspoken, Smart, Funny, Determined' - AND Also (aka) 'Talking Barbie' AND Featured THIS WEEK ! -
Wed, 03 Jun 2015 18:51:21
Professional (PRO)- Whitney Regina Kgopane AKA 'Whitney Robyn' is featured this week. The Black (Dark Brown) Eyed 169cm (5ft 6.5in) Stunning Model, Actress from Soweto, JHB, Shot with PB recently- She is 'Fun, Outspoken, Smart, Funny, Determined' - AND Featured THIS WEEK-