Angry Girls-Ganging Down

lanbiyu · Senior Member

RE: Angry Girls-Ganging Down

GENIE · Foro Master

Confesiones wrote:

Think about Toronto’s gang problem and the image of a tough male teenager likely comes to mind. But they’re not the only ones in these groups that promote organized mayhem on city streets. Girls are also among the ranks. But thanks to a documentary film, a few young Toronto women suddenly have a much brighter future. The film Angry Girls, chronicling the life of several female teens who turned to street violence, was shown at the Regent Park Film Festival Thursday and its hard-hitting imagery has already had a major impact. A 17-year-old named Nadine , is just one of the movie’s subjects, but she’s already made steering others away from the life a personal priority. “I’m passed that, I’m grown up,” she said. “Fighting is not going to get you anywhere.” But despite initiatives like this there are still many girls joining gangs, something that has the community understandably concerned. “There’s a group of them that just think that abortions are great and that having sex in laundry mats is something to brag about and four people stomping on one girl’s face makes you cool,” said Sandra Costain, a Regent Park youth worker. Costain says the key is to get to them early, before the allure of the streets can offer them things family life hasn’t. Nadine agrees that being a lonely teenager is sometimes all it takes. “I didn’t really get that much attention I guess, and I was just trying to get a name,” she said. The biggest issue, simply put, is acceptance. “Young people who feel like their self-esteem is compromised and they need to be a part of something, they’re the people who get involved in stuff,” said Costain. The film is also being used as a teaching tool at various schools. If you’d like to check out Angry Girls, it’s playing at the Nelson Mandela School at 440 Shuter St. through the weekend. ...

I seen the same thing on the news last night and wow brought back alot of memories not good ones but still. its sad to see that kinda of stuff but then again u see it on tv and they show u the "Glamourized" version they show u what they want. I will make it out to see this movie Angry Girls just to see what it truly shows about this type of lifestyle. I guess to some extent i was one of the few that was able to say no when i was pressured into it!!! even if Ke Te Pika says im an old g its not true never to that extent

mara · Senior Member

I saw this on the news last night. The footage is pretty graphic. If is going the make a difference then I guess is a good idea.
I doubt it though.

Confesiones · TOP Guru

Think about Toronto’s gang problem and the image of a tough male teenager likely comes to mind.

But they’re not the only ones in these groups that promote organized mayhem on city streets.

Girls are also among the ranks.

But thanks to a documentary film, a few young Toronto women suddenly have a much brighter future.

The film Angry Girls, chronicling the life of several female teens who turned to street violence, was shown at the Regent Park Film Festival Thursday and its hard-hitting imagery has already had a major impact.

A 17-year-old named Nadine , is just one of the movie’s subjects, but she’s already made steering others away from the life a personal priority.

“I’m passed that, I’m grown up,” she said. “Fighting is not going to get you anywhere.”

But despite initiatives like this there are still many girls joining gangs, something that has the community understandably concerned.

“There’s a group of them that just think that abortions are great and that having sex in laundry mats is something to brag about and four people stomping on one girl’s face makes you cool,” said Sandra Costain, a Regent Park youth worker.

Costain says the key is to get to them early, before the allure of the streets can offer them things family life hasn’t. Nadine agrees that being a lonely teenager is sometimes all it takes.

“I didn’t really get that much attention I guess, and I was just trying to get a name,” she said.

The biggest issue, simply put, is acceptance.

“Young people who feel like their self-esteem is compromised and they need to be a part of something, they’re the people who get involved in stuff,” said Costain.

The film is also being used as a teaching tool at various schools. If you’d like to check out Angry Girls, it’s playing at the Nelson Mandela School at 440 Shuter St. through the weekend.

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