Category: Opinion

  • #Surviving R.Kelly

    American Singer/Songwriter Robert Sylvester Kelly, better known as R. Kelly, has had a three-part documentary series created about him and his allegations regarding pedophilia and rape. It has been revealed that R. Kelly has committed multiple repulsive acts on teenage women.

    Kelly is a goddamn rapist. For some reason, after this bald man has been exposed for his nefarious and abhorrent acts, he is still trending and making millions of dollars for his music when his old a** should be in jail with the rest of the pedophiles and rapists. He is a manipulative waste of skin. Lock that bald man up!

    His nasty, pedophile, peeing on little girls supporting fans should be thrown into jail with him. There is absolutely no excuse for people to support his actions. Imagine if that was your daughter? People do not care about things until it happens to them.

    I’m sure everybody remember the episode of the Boondocks where they showed a fictional representation of R. Kelly’s trial. That episode is coming to reality this very day. Cancel that bald pedophile!

    Along with R. Kelly’s allegations and secrets surfacing, other artists secrets have come to light. Such as P. Diddy, Jay-Z, and other well known artists. It is time that these people are held accountable for the nasty things that they do.

  • Crash Dat Soulja Boy

    Flash floods throughout California have resulted in a series of mudslides, leaving people stranded in their cars. Among those involved in such incidents is Soulja Boy, who posted on his twitter to confirm that he was in a car crash during the floods.

    “My car got stuck too almost went into the ocean,” he tweeted alongside a clip of mudslides. He later clarified the situation with his with his fans, adding that he was “involved in a very bad car accident ”.  He explained that he still hasn’t got his car back and that its still stuck “in the water in the middle of the mudslide/flood.” He doesn’t seem to bothered by the loss of his car, however.

    “I’m just thankful to be alive I don’t care about the car its materialistic, you can’t take it with you when you’re gone,” he added on his Instagram. Recently, Soulja Boy removed his two video game consoles from sale after shrugging off a potential Nintendo lawsuit. Before he stopped selling the consoles, he made a number of since deleted tweets laughing off the idea of such a lawsuit.

    “For anyone that thinks Nintendo is going to sue me you’re retarded,” he said. “Nothing going to happen everything is legit. My console isn’t going anywhere trust me,” as stated by Complex Magazine.

  • Just Becuase It’s Called High School, Doesn’t Mean You Can Get High!

    You do three things in the restroom: you take care of your bodily business, wash your hands, and get out. Occasionally, maybe you check yourself out in the mirror and fix your hair, but that is about it. These are basic, common needs that everyone has to take care of regularly, and thankfully, we have restrooms on campus to give people a place to fulfill those needs.

    But when certain people use the restrooms as a little hideout to get high, staff has to come close them down.  Suddenly, I’m wandering around campus like a chicken with its head chopped off, looking for an open restroom, praying to God that he’ll let me find one before my bladder decides it wants to turn my boxer briefs into Soak City. And God forbid that I ever have to take a dump here on campus, because there’s always the chance I’ll land myself in a restroom that hasn’t been closed down, but that people have smoked in. So, I gotta sit there on the toilet and just breathe in all that stank and let it marinate into my clothes, and then when I get home, my mom starts asking me, ¨John, why do you smell like weed?¨ and I gotta explain to her that it wasn´t me; it was someone else.  But of course, she hates me and does not trust a word I say, so she is trying to punish me when my only crime was having to take a dump at school. And it takes like 45 minutes for me to finally convince her I was not doing anything sketchy. And since I spend so much time trying to absolve myself of some sin that I did not commit, I have less time to get all my homework done, and I end up getting even less sleep than normal that night. So when you decide you wanna go get high in the school restrooms, the rest of us suffer.

    Don’t just take my word for it. The other day, my friend was on her period and had to put a new tampon in, she said she went to three different restrooms during lunch, which were all closed. By the time she got to the fourth one, her period juice had already oozed through her underwear and into her jeans. Nasty business.

    We all know weed isn’t as harmful as cigarettes and actually has a bunch of health benefits, unless you count all the cancer-causing carcinogens and particulate matter. Some people care about not getting cancer, so for this reason and all the others listed above, please just go smoke somewhere else.

  • Copyrighted Europe

    The European Parliament voted in favor of starting a new law to stop the spread of copyrighted material over the internet. These new laws are known as Articles 11 and 13. Article 13 is what will take away all copyrighted materials from social media platforms. Article 11, known as the “link tax” law, is where Google companies will now have to start paying publishers for including links in their articles. Together, these articles will tear apart the online network.

    This law has always existed, but things are becoming more drastic as it is now taking place among bigger platforms such as: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, etc. What this means is that there will no longer be any “repost” of things on said platforms.

    This new law will leave a large amount of people in huge devastation. Have you ever seen a show or person you really admire and come across a fanmade video of them or it? That’s gone now. Because of this new law, the person who put their heart and creativity is now banned from making the things they love. YouTubers will also be hugely impacted by this. Many will most likely end up losing their jobs and as a result, there will no longer be any interacting with idols. Ever heard of the conventions, VidCon, PAX East, and West? Those will be put at risk and might end up having little to no people attend. Last but not least, online comedy; also gone. All you meme lovers will no longer be able to spread some laughter worldwide.

    Thus, the internet will no longer be the same if these articles get passed. Why are there not more people who know about this? There should really be more people who show an interest or care on the topic. Even if this doesn’t affect you, just imagine what it would feel like if it did.

  • Is Poly Woke Enough?

    Poly is known as one of the most diverse schools in Long Beach, but are we really living up to that reputation? Diversity is what makes this school one of a kind the main reason why I am proud to be a jackrabbit. Throughout my experience at Poly one thing I have noticed is the decrease in participation of clubs based on culture. After speaking with Poly alumni, many have also seen the drastic decline in cultural representation from when they were once high schoolers. As I freshman, I remember the beautiful dances put on by the Polynesian club and rallies for Latino heritage month.

    Now that I am a senior, I can see that there is a struggle to keep these clubs alive. Is it through the lack of publicity? Do students believe expressing their culture is no longer important? Is our workload too heavy to even consider extracurriculars that aren’t STEM related? Or are students in general no longer proud of their heritage? There are so many reasons as to why students shy away from expressing themselves on campus, but there needs to be a change.

    I believe that culture is essential to becoming more intune with who we are and is something that should be embraced because it is what makes us unique. Our upbringing has a huge impact on how we view the world around us and allows us to feel involved in a community. Without clubs like: Black Student Union, Lation Empowerment in Action, La Onda, Khmer Girls in Action, we would have limited outlets to express ourselves at school. These clubs allow people of all different ethnicities to come together and celebrate heritage. Together our voices can be heard and we can educate others in a way that feels interactive. It is a chance for us to look at history beyond a textbook and take a chance to make connections within our school community.

    Many students feel like they don’t have a community within their school, that school is simply just a place we are forced to go to every day. That doesn’t have to be the case, by joining clubs we can make friends and grow closer to people we see everyday. From personal experience, the more I surrounded myself with others I could relate to, the more driven I felt to do the things I am passionate about. Remember that it is never too late to join a club you are interested in.

  • Free 6ix9ine!

    Recently, rapper known as 6ix9ine,  has been arrested due to accusations of racketeering and possessions of firearms right before his release of his new album Dummy Boy. Right alongside him, 6ix9ine’s ex-manager and a few other associates has been arrested as well. Charges have not have been released yet. 6ix9ine soon after went on Instagram and recorded a video of himself saying that he fired his management so he can put himself farther away from the people he has gotten arrested with.

    This event has not made 6ix9ines situation any better because he has allegations of performing sexual acts on a underage girl. Even with all of this happening 6ix9ine has still released his album Dummy Boy, which has been doing well on it’s release day and after. It has been the number 1 album on Apple Music for a while only to be recently passed by Travis Scott’s  Astroworld. But to date Dummy Boy is still top 5 albums on Apple Music. He also has amazing features from great artists such as Kanye West, Bobby Shmurda, Anuel AA, Tory Lanez, and Gunna, just to name a few. Despite all this hate around 6ix9ines name, he receives a ton of support and is arguably the most popular rapper in the game,as of right now

     

  • ASB Voting

    Now, I know what you’re thinking, what did ASB do now? Stop your thinking and listen. I want to talk about the different voting suggestions for ASB. It’s not that we despise the way of voting, we just strongly believe that it does not give an equal opportunity for the candidate to receive their votes. One way to make the campaign have a better participation rate, is having voting ballots be distributed to every class. The current way of voting takes place during lunch, where majority of it is taken up by long lunch lines. Most students do not want to wait in another line just to vote, especially when most of the school’s population feels like they have no voice. If our solution is taken into consideration, the participation rates could rise, everyone can take time to think about their choices, and teenagers wouldn’t complain about waiting in line to vote. I understand the voting sessions mimic the same system that real-world adults take, but if you really want kids to vote, you’re going to have to make it more convenient for them. Think about this, the more participation, the more active teenagers are going to be in their schools. It only takes a little change to make a big difference.

    As stated in last month’s paper, a major issue as to why there is such a lack of diversity in ASB is because of the amount of uninformed students that attend our campus. A larger effort should be made to reach out to those students, outside of PACE and CIC, to place them on the same playing field as the more popular candidates. Many students who aren’t in PACE or CIC, feel like they have a limited voice on campus. Instead of taking offence to criticism, take this as an opportunity to broaden the horizons of ASB and make a change to the voting system. If ASB enforces a more inclusive, and less clique-oriented environment, then it will truly bring harmony across all pathways on campus.

  • PSA To Freshmen’s: Live A Little!

    It seems recently a lot of changes have been made in the 2018-2019 school year. This might seem a bit unfair to seniors, as they’ve been around a lot longer than the freshman. Incoming freshman experience the new changes for the first time, and have no prior knowledge about the previous years. Which is great, but for us seniors this is our last year and will be our first and last time to experience the new events and changes. The first ever homecoming happened this year, why was there not one since my freshman year? It also seems that school spirit has not been as alive this year as freshman seem to have an “I don’t care” attitude about most things.

    Seniors eagerly have been trying their best to be involved with games, dances, dress up days, and most school events. It seems as more incoming students come in year after year they seem to lose the motivation for school and school spirit. But hey, who am I to know? This is just what it seems on a bigger scale. It seems freshman are quick to call some things lame or not even give it a chance. And for the very few freshman that do participate and give things a chance, this is not at all for you. In fact, good for you being involved.

    As for the rest of you, what’s up? I just want to know why you act as if everything is too cool for you? Or as if you don’t have an interest in anything? Live a little.

  • I’m Sick of Christmas

    It feels like every year, Christmas season is being pushed earlier and earlier by businesses. Over the radio, through shop windows, and television screens.  The relentless corporations are taking Christmas “spirit” and shoving it deep down our throats, attempting to take our money on the way out. It’s disgusting and so very exhausting.

    Thanksgiving hadn’t even passed yet when I first started hearing Christmas music on the radio. Don’t get me wrong, I love Christmas music, but there are a few problematic things with it being played so early. First of all, during the week of Thanksgiving, I’m in Thanksgiving mode, not Christmas mode. I don’t want to be thinking about gift-giving and Jesus’ birth; that stuff is a month away. Let me focus on stuffing my face and being thankful. Having all the Christmas stuff  pushed so early kills my Thanksgiving vibes. On top of this, having a whole straight month of Christmas music is tiring. I like Christmas music, but there isn’t a whole lot of variety, which would be fine if radio stations didn’t start playing it as early as before Thanksgiving. Hearing the same stupid songs for over four weeks makes them incredibly unenjoyable, and by the time Christmas rolls around, I’m already sick of it.

    What makes all this worse is the sinister intentions behind all of it. The corporate pigs have Christmas season start early so that people buy all their Christmas gifts earlier, and when Christmas comes around, these people are more likely to go ahead and buy some more Christmas stuff anyways. It’s an evil, greedy practice that we ought to protest and hopefully put an end to.

  • The Lion King Live

    Disney released the original movie, The Lion King, on June 24, 1994. They are now releasing a live-action version of The Lion King is being released July 19, 2019. Now, all I can say that I’m seriously excited for the new live-action version that is being released next year! Although, I am pretty confused as to why they called it “live-action”? The trailer still looks pretty animated and I find it quite hard to believe that they taught ALL of those animals, to talk, sing, etc. Nonetheless, I am very excited because Donald Glover aka Childish Gambino,is playing Simba! Not only that, but Beyonce is playing Nala! I am super excited for the celebrity features that will be present in the remakes.

  • Spirit Spendings

    Holidays are meant to be spent with family and loved ones, but in reality, there is actually more spending on family rather than with family. From November to December, there’s an average of more than one thousand dollars spent on gifts.

    During November from Thanksgiving dinner, to Black Friday and Cyber Monday, over $900 alone are spent. Moving onto December, there is both Christmas and New Years. The spendings here are also sky high, with buying Christmas and New Years decorations and meals, and holiday gifts.

    The real question is: Is spending all of this money for these holidays really worth it?

    I would say it is. In the end, you spend time with family, sharing new memories, laughing and growing a stronger bond with one another.

    As for gifts, it’s always nice to see a smile on someone’s face. It’s even nicer when you’re the reason for it. It doesn’t even have to be family. Seeing your friends happy for receiving something they like is also a good feeling when you’re the one who gave it to them. Teachers too, can leave a wonderful feeling when they give you a warm smile or a kind ‘thank you’ for a simple gift.

    Christmas time is also known for charity and donations, it is one of the best ways anyone can spend their money. We’re lucky to still have generous people who love to give back.

  • YouTube War

    Felix Kjellberg, rather known online as YouTube sensation Pewdiepie, created his YouTube channel in 2010. As of now, he has over 67 million subscribers and has been the top subscribed channel on YouTube since 2013. However that is about to change as the YouTube channel T Series, is slowly catching up to him with a subscriber count of over 66 million.

    Now everyone is wondering who will be the next “King of YouTube”.

    Personally, I have been watching Pewdiepie’s channel since late 2013. During that time, he and a couple other YouTubers were great distractions from whatever troubles I was going through at that time. His videos would always make me laugh no matter what type of mood I was in. In other words, he had a huge impact on my life.

    With T Series around, this brings up a lot of questions, concerns, and thoughts. After all, the difference between T Series and Pewdiepie is what their channels are based off of. For starters, T Series is an Indian music record label

    and film production company owned by Bhushan Kumar and Kishan Kumar that owns other channels under the same name. Pewdiepie on the other hand, is a single person channel with no other companies based off it. Just like Matthew Patrick (The Game Theorists) had said, “Since their MCN (multi- channel network) contains a whole bunch of huge channels, not just one, all those channels can be used to promote each other.”

    I find it unfair for T Series to be receiving subscribers from their other owned channels, meanwhile Felix has worked really hard to earn his. From what I see, T Series is only receiving more subscribers just because they don’t want to see Pewdiepie stay on top. If T Series ever does come to exceed Felix, will things be any different? Are they getting the same love and support any other regular YouTuber receives? Is there anyone who will really be affected by this?

    It’s not hate I feel towards the competition, but I can assure that it is not love either. In the end, whether Pewdiepie stays number one or not, he will always have my full love and support.