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Unlike the other editorial, this opinion piece is not to invite the vivacious young ladies to my graduation party. After I did my research on who the girls were, I did not like what I saw because it was disrespectful and tasteless. Not just to me, but for themselves and so many other black women.
According to the trio’s official Myspace page and their individual Myspace pages, these girls are 19-years-old. Some people might argue that they’re adults and some women do worst like stripping and pornography.
But let’s go a little deeper. The group’s self-proclaimed leader is Mizz Twerksum. According to her Myspace page, the Twerk Team was established in 2005, making these ladies 14-years-old when they first started. Is anyone else upset about this yet? No? Well would it upset some to know that Mizz Twerksum’s mom is manager of the butt-bouncing group?
Now, where do I begin on this group? Should I begin with the mom/manager for supporting their lewd public acts at such a young age? Or the fact that these girls are setting a terrible example for our younger children?
It truly hurts me to witness how these young ladies are living their lives. These beautiful black queens are solely on a mission to drop it like it’s hot at as many venues as possible.
I only saw two videos on Youtube and one was too many. The first was the three girls standing on a table popping their butt while wearing practically nothing. In the video, the majority of the audience was black males cheering and yelling as if they were at an overcrowded bachelor party. One male attempted to get on the table with the girls until security stopped them. Worst part, it looked like a high school setting.
The second video was of the girls dancing to Yo Gotti’s song “Five Star B****,” so not only are these ladies dancing like strippers but they also dance to music that calls women b****es.
The Twerk Team’s Web site, which is under construction, states their purpose for Twerking: “To have fun! We Twerk because that’s what we do and that’s that.” Further more, their Myspace page states that if you find yourself thinking negative about the movement or the group members, keep your comments to yourself.
Well, Twerk Team, just like you three put your rear ends out there for everyone to see, I openly put my negative opinion about your group for everyone to see.
People will think what they want and assume what you are from the examples that you give. The examples that you all are giving out right now are that of a young stripper.
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Their behavior is in bad taste. Taste is a matter of perspective, but there are points of general agreement in society about what's tasteless. And this is it.
I admire that ardent individualism that allows a person his own personal space and freedom of choice. Once the choice is made, though, a person lives with society's approval or disapproval. It's arbitrary and unfair, but standards are necessary.
I think Richardson's sense of decency here is finer than most of the comments I've read. His empathy greater. These young ladies are debasing themselves. They have a detached view of their dignity and self-worth.
They are warped by the false glamor of money and the power of sexuality. They allow its superficial and powerful allure to take away their dignity.
Self-respect, consciousness of community standards of good taste ---seem in bad taste in a urbane culture that defines decadence as freedom ---but it's a pleasing thing that Matt Richardson knows that real personal freedom begins with self-respect, the individuality that it entails, and the brave willingness to live it.
As he says in his column, this is something their mothers should have taught them, but he does it superbly.
Yes children are easily influenced however, their parents are responsible for raising them and exposing them to ethics and morals NOT SOCIETY. College is not for everybody if these women or any other women enjoy/ dont mind being referred to as ho*s, bi**hes, etc... that is their personal issue! They dont have to go to college to make money, they choose to dance in clubs or "use what they have to get what they want" it is their prerogative. We are no one to judge them!! If childrem look up to these women or any women that degrades themselves in this manner it is the parents fault for not teaching them what is admirable behavior.