I was texting some friends and all of a sudden I got a notification from Twitter.
My friend had tagged me in a video. It just so happened to be Sydney McGee's new hit single "Lit Right Now."
I couldn't even watch the entire way through the music video because of how cringy it was within the first 30 seconds. And if you enjoy this type of content then great you keep doing you, but I have a few problems with it. Exploiting Taco Bell, dabbing, white girls rapping and bragging about their lives while plugging their merch, and using the term lit in every other sentence really doesn't make for an enjoyable experience for me. I can't believe that Taco Bell and her school allowed her to film at their locations.
If you haven't seen the video click down below and give it a watch because you are one out of the 2 million people that have already watched it.
With a little research, I have figured out that Sydney McGee is another one of those cookie cutter YouTubers who vlogs and thinks that she can sing as well. She vlogs all of her crazy experiences such as finding the perfect dress, her spring break, or exploring LA. She sometimes shakes it up by adding complex content like couples yoga or what her hair care routine is. (If you can't hear the sarcasm in my writing please know that I am saying all of this in a sarcastic tone.)
I was very disappointed when I saw this music video and almost repulsed. Is this what is supposed to symbolize our future generations?
Self-absorbed kids, who think that they are better than everyone else and talented because they put a camera in front of their face? At one point she begins bragging about "how cool" she is in this particular music video and how everyone else' lives are "so boring."
I am extremely upset at what our country's future seems to be acting and looking like, but I have faith in humanity.
Maybe if we begin to set an example for the younger generations they will change for the better.