Claims

Larry Gordon and Louis Sahagun say in "Gen Y's Ego Trip Takes a Bad Turn" that my generation is narcissistic, for lack of a better word, and it is partially the fault of how we were raised. Their point is that in order to bring low self esteem to a halt, our generation has been raised to think that we are amazing. The only problem is that it worked, and now we have a group of people that act as if they are better than everyone. Their claim has at least some evidence to back it up. A handful of surveys and studies are mentioned that give ambiguously non-conclusive data on the topic, and there are a few people with some background on the issue that give their opinion.
It seems like this article was created because from the perspective of an older generation looking down upon a new one. The authors seem to blame these arrogant teens for their behavior even though it is previously stated that it isn’t entirely their fault. It also seems to give no advice on how to correct this situation but simply ends the article with a personal attack on my generation based of the beliefs of a few.

Kim McLarin seems to think that the world revolves around racial issues. In her article, “Race Wasn’t an Issue to Him, Which Was an Issue to Me,” she tells the tragic story of lack of love in her life and how she essentially destroyed her best chance at it because she thought race needed to be an issue. Her position is that race is an important part of her life because she thinks society is racist, and that others need to see her point of view or else.
Her claims go completely unverified in her article, most likely because the entire issue is based off of opinion and a very controversial issue. The only thing she has to back her beliefs on is her own personal story that gives an instance or two that she thinks was unfair because of her race. But what is really unfair is that she doesn’t seem to give the other side a chance, at least not in what she says. The two men in question try to tell her that race doesn’t have to be an issue. In the end, as logical and nice as her potential lover tries to be, she pulls the race card and basically says that she cant be with him because he is white. Wait, who was the racist supposed to be?