I would like to bring up a topic that is very disturbing to me. It is the overabundant usage of the “Gangsta P”. I’m almost positive this is a name of my own invention and if you are asking yourself, “What in God’s name is that?”, you are a friend of mine and I will explain:

If you have ever seen a picture of more than one fifteen year old girl, then you know EXACTLY what I am talking about– The symbol of my loathing is a glorified ASL “P”, and I am SURE that anyone who uses it has not a clue that it stems from sign language. Nope. Little Ashley D. from Texas with her pink Vicki’s Secret hood over her freshly straightened hair, forehead sweeping bangs and sideways kissy face has never read a book let alone learned an entire language that involves finger dexterity other than thumbs (which have been strengthened to the might of many men due to the invent of texting).

Now, nobody write me a nasty letter. I’m not saying anyone doing this in a picture will never in their lives look cool. What I AM saying, however, is that I have almost deleted my Facebook account just so I wouldn’t have to see tanned jailbait in their seasonally mismatched short shorts and Ugg boots throwing it about like they have personalities. Newsflash, Ashleys: poking out your lips and whipping out what you THINK is a gang sign doesn’t take away from the fact that you grew up in Westerville, OH, your daddy bought you a car, you’re probably going to study pop culture at OU, and then forget everything you learned and spit out 6 kids.

Your lips won’t be so cute, then.

- Elle