Randy Jackson and the FFA?

So, I've been thinking about starting an agricultural blog for a while now and I figured now is as good a time as any. In this blog I plan to address my thoughts, as well as factual research, on different topics in the agricultural world. I've never been much of a blogger so we'll see how this goes.

Ready? Alright here it goes...

A topic I have seen a few FFA members talking about is Randy Jackson's jacket on American Idol featuring a very large and prominent FFA emblem on his shoulder.

 Above: Randy Jackson wearing a jacket displaying an FFA emblem on Fox's "American Idol".

I have a few different trains of thought on this topic...

At first I tended to agree with the side that thinks that this is a blatant misuse of the emblem and he should not have done it. This side tends to be quite angry and presents several opinions on the matter:

• First, these people tend to think that it is obviously a Blatant Misuse of the FFA Emblem
• Some also point out that Randy Jackson doesn't even know what FFA is.
• Some are also upset that he is not representing us well because it is not the most current version of the emblem.

My thoughts?

There are some valid points here. But, we cannot jump to conclusions. We can't just assume that Mr. Jackson doesn't know what FFA is. Would he wear it if he didn't?

Also does it really matter if it is the most current version of the emblem? The one he displayed sports the words "Vocational Agriculture" as opposed to the current "Agricultural Education". Our roots are in agriculture, that emblem is a part of our history, it is part of who we are.

Also is this really misuse of the emblem? Don't get me wrong, I am the first to be upset when an FFA emblem or jacket is being misused but is this misuse? I believe that is for the National FFA Organization to decide. They don't seem to mind, they even posted on their Facebook Page about it.

Some of my final thoughts are: Hey, it's publicity for our great organization. Maybe Mr. Jackson doesn't know what it means but many do, and those who don't may have gone and looked it up afterwards. Being my FFA chapter's reporter I know that one should never look down upon positive publicity.

Anyways, these are just some of the thoughts that I had on this topic. I would love to hear yours in the comments below!

I hope you enjoyed my first post and I will try to keep it up :) Thanks for Reading!