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Here's a social offshoot of what Luz was saying....The Take Pride in Diversity campaign has had some interesting, yet disturbing repercussions. When the gansta rap genre went mainstream, the look and feel jumped to other subcultures. Now we have suburban white kids in baggy pants making signs with their hands as they speak. The language is often foul, and the cadence is decidedly gangsta. That isn't too bad, but there also seems to be a reverence for illiteracy, rejecting school, disdain for the mainstream. It may be cool, but the mannerisms that they are developing is going to make it tough to fit into the business world when its time to leave home. People expect mainstream speech and mannerisms in the workplace, not handwaving and chopped English. Its kinda like these children of the relatively affluent are voluntarily stepping down a notch in the business world. We hear a lot about assisting underpriveleged kids to acquire the skills and tools to join the mainstream, and now we see a set of priveleged kids voluntarily jumping ship.
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