So last class I went to we talked a bit about the angry punk rock movement. About how these angsty teens tried to change society by creating angry music that put down cops and the "man". Well I just found a movie by accident called The other F word and I think it is fantastic. I made a statement in class that went sort of like this:
You are right, I don't think I will understand the punk rock age because I don't know why they have to be so angry and volatile to get a point across
So I still stand by my statement and I encourage everyone to watch this movie because it almost answers my question. Basically the other F word is father. These punk rockers rebelled for years against the thing they have now become: parents. One of the very last lines in the trailer I watched is:
"I want to keep holding on to the feeling that we can change the world, but maybe the way we change it is by raising better kids"
So maybe we can change the world with hugs after all...
You are right, I don't think I will understand the punk rock age because I don't know why they have to be so angry and volatile to get a point across
So I still stand by my statement and I encourage everyone to watch this movie because it almost answers my question. Basically the other F word is father. These punk rockers rebelled for years against the thing they have now become: parents. One of the very last lines in the trailer I watched is:
"I want to keep holding on to the feeling that we can change the world, but maybe the way we change it is by raising better kids"
So maybe we can change the world with hugs after all...
I love the clip= when I think about it- many of the young men I knew were very sweet- they just looked very tough. Also, many (not all) had non-existent relationships with their fathers, like myself. Clearly, the most important job you have, if you decide to have children, is to raise them as best you can. Not an easy job, but the best job ever.
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