SAVIDGE: That's Mike DiCenzo, senior writer at The Onion, reading from the satirical atlas, "Our Dumb World." MIKE DICENZO (Assistant Editor, The Onion): (Reading) For years, government-backed Arab forces known as the Janjaweed militia had attempted to wipe out black farmers in Sudan's western Darfur region. But now, my peers are finding a new way to get involved in politics, slacktivism. We'd rather rock out on "Guitar Hero" than learn about issues affecting our community. Everyone knows the old stereotypes about the so-called apathetic teenagers of Generations X and Y. ![]() NICO SAVIDGE: What's the new what? I say slacktivism is the new apathy. Hope is the new rebellion, inner city the new in-crowd.ĬHADWICK: And with the latest fad, here's Nico Savidge. ![]() We're tracking trends among the young people. We have one of these stories for you every week from Youth Radio. ![]() Back now with Day to Day and What's the New What?
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