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> because they understand the principles of why it's wrong. Do they? Do they really? How old are these kids? Have they reached the rebellious age where they st

> because they understand the principles of why it's wrong. Do they? Do they really? How old are these kids? Have they reached the rebellious age where they start to question arbitrary rules their parents put in place? When I was a teen, it wasn't hard to censor myself when I was around adults who had their own ideas of what was inappropriate. But when we knew we were out of earshot, we said whatever we wanted. We said things specifically because we knew we weren't supposed to. And I know I'm not alone, I know virtually everyone reading this had a similar experience as a teen. And I don't have any reason to believe this has changed. Maybe it's harder to feel safe with cameras and mics hidden everywhere, but human nature is to try to do what you're told you can't. That won't go away.

tootie 4y ago
I'm obviously not listening in on every private conversation, but my kids have shown me group texts of kids chatting with kids in private and they don't let other kids get away with exclusionary language. They still curse with the same sort of f-bombs and such that have been used forever. Ironically, the biggest rebellion language I see is an inordinate number of kids who opt for gender neutral pronouns (they/them). It's not really an expression of being nonbinary as much as it's a statement that they don't want to be told or expected to be a certain way and they'll pick a gender and orientation on their terms when they're good and ready.