"Friday" you have heard it and laughed at it many times by now. For those of you who do not know what I am talking about, go to this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CD2LRROpph0 and savor the creation of something you won't forget.
The first time I watched "Friday" (notice this implies that I have watched it many times, and I am listening to it as I type) I was revolted and found humor in the many comments, blogs, videos and posts making fun of this girl. But when I thought about it for a little bit, I started to feel sorry for this girl. Here she is a young aspiring artist with perhaps a little talent who became the laughing stock of the United States when all she was doing was living out a dream. You may want to call her stupid for the simple lyrics and annoying repetition, but I submit that she is not the one with the problem, it is the rest of us that are making fun of her.
How long has the American public complained about the degradation of media and the lack of integrity among pop icons? The entire cast of The Jersey Shore, Paris Hilton, Charlie Sheen have become the standard of American culture, and they are all disgusting. Americans idolize drunkenness, stag films and spousal abuse over the aspirations of a teen. So why does everyone want to hate a young girl who wrote a song and made a video of it? First off, why were you watching a video of a thirteen year old in the first place? Pervert. She might be an idiot(who isn't?), but we are the ones watching her, so what does that make us? Second, were you expecting Whitman or Shakespeare from her? She used the vocabulary she knows. She doesn't claim to be the next Bob Dylan. She didn't sing about getting pregnant, doing drugs, or loving a vampire so much that she can't leave her bedroom. Her song is about something that most Americans talk about incessantly Monday through Thursday-- let's make fun of people who post the days of the week on facebook as if we aren't smart enough to know for ourselves. She is in Junior High, and she has become a lot more famous than me for living out her dream. Give her a break. Third, she owns her work. She isn't some socially awkward deviant behind a computer typing away in attempts to demoralize humanity. Look at the comment section of her video and notice that very few people are using their real names to attack her. She isn't hiding. She wrote a song about how much she enjoys the weekend. It is better than complaining about Monday every Sunday night and Monday morning.
I will tell you something that is stupid. Any American citizen that believes in the Two-Party System of Government. Have you ever voted for someone that you didn't like, but you didn't want the other party to win? Have you turned your back on someone(a third party candidate) that you believed in (Nader, Dean) to vote for someone that could win (Kerry, Gore)? I am an idiot because I do this every 2-4 years (I am too lazy to vote every year). Could you imagine what kind of change would happen if we directed our rage and frustration at our Congressmen/women instead of a young girl?
I am not a member of the Tea Party (if they even have a real party), but I am fed up with people taking the easy way out and making fun of other people instead of working to build them up. Rebecca Black had a dream, she met her goals, and we ought to be proud of her. You don't have to like her, but you should respect her. If you want to make fun of someone, call your Senator/Governor/Mayor because I am pretty confident that at least one of them has done something a lot worse than make a music video about Friday.
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