"are" in the concluding sentence of thread parent is equivalent to "are being" in your concluding sentence. "granted" is equivalent to "entitled". In a passive-

"are" in the concluding sentence of thread parent is equivalent to "are being" in your concluding sentence. "granted" is equivalent to "entitled". In a passive-voice sentence like this, the object of the verb is made to seem like the subject, but the object it remains.