POPSUGAR: What do you feel is the biggest misconception about Gen Z?
Lexi Underwood: That we're not aware of what's happening around us, because I think that we're the most politically aware generation as of right now. We are the future. I mean you see people like Greta Thunberg, you see Emma Gonzalez. We're changing the narrative, we're changing the world right now.
PS: Do you have a cause that you're really passionate about?
LU: I am really passionate about March For Our Lives. I'm really passionate about Black Lives Matter. I'm really passionate about women's rights and women's equality. I opened up my own production company for my 15th birthday last year. It's called Ultimate Dreamer Productions. My mom was like, do you want to do something for your 15th birthday? Do you want to piece together a project? And so I pieced together this thing called We the Voices of Gen Z, which is a roundtable discussion full of diverse Generation Z voices.
We're talking about really important issues about what's happening in the world right now. We talked about climate change, we talked about social injustice, we talked about gun control, we talked about abortion rights. What that looks like, a woman's rights to choose. LGBTQ rights.
I don't think that I have a specific cause that I'm passionate about. I think I'm just passionate about making the world a better place and making sure that everybody's treated equally and that we all have the right to choose and the right to live freely.
PS: What would you say to other young people who want to make a difference?
LU: Don't be hesitant. Don't ever think that your voice doesn't matter, because it does. If you stay silent, you're a part of the problem. We have to get out there. Even if you're not old enough to vote, tell people who are around you to vote, because it's going to make a difference.
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