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Everybody hates teenagers, so yes. It's not really about protecting them; people that claim this is the case are generally doing so to launder that hatred.
by qball 8mo ago
Everybody hates teenagers, so yes.
It's not really about protecting them; people that claim this is the case are generally doing so to launder that hatred.
- AlexandrB 8mo agoThis is the kind of thing I would have posted while in High School.
- eimrine 8mo agoBrilliant observation! I would like to make the statement more precise: not hate/hatred but jealousy.
- JoshTriplett 8mo agoThey're not hated, they're just treated as non-entities that aren't assumed to have or need any agency. People under 18 are the largest disenfranchised block of citizens.
- johnnyanmac 8mo agoI mean, yes. Because we don't give kids all their rights yet. That's fair in many regards (not all. Having schools able to silence dissent legally feels all sorts of wrong). It also add protections, like not letting a 12 yo work in a coal mine or be sent to war. More importantly, it's a powerful political spin used to justify often heinous actions. People want to protect kids.