why don't they sell us young "respectable educated professionals"?
you don't have to change the means of expression. it would maybe be nice if you could introduce a topic of some relevance. but it's really not necessarily a major overhaul in presentation, despite possibly having large changes in cultural outcomes. and, i don't mean putting them in a suit and putting them behind a bank teller, either. there's enough bling floating around already, and it's really a part of the problem. a respectable educated professional could be a doctor or an engineer - but it could also be a history major, or a student of musicology. it's just not a fucking thug.
then, we sit around and wonder what's wrong with the kids. it's really no secret. they're what they're raised to be.