Teens Only: Do you think you have been labeled/accused unfairly by adults ? 10 points?

Question

Have you ever been labeled, harassed or accused of some tendency, belief or problem because of your age, or because some older people expect for teens to be stupid, arrogant, rude, defiant, naive, apathetic, callow, emotionless, overemotional, dangerous, up to no good, morally wrong, shallow, vain, violent, spiteful, or any other label or tag?

By no means do I think all adults are that way. I meant only the biased adults who think anybody younger must be inexperienced and naturally wrong.

Answer 1

i am an adult (61)so sorry if i but in ,
but i have spoken against a category for kids on the base that a lot of kids are more sensible than a lot of adults that i know
,and that you cannot hide the realities of life ,
better to find out what is out there in the security of your home than on the street.

i remember what i was like when i was eleven ,and i considered myself a rational human being.

i have always treated kids like people irrespective of age and think that to discriminate against age is equal to racism,

and a lot of the demeaning qualities you mention ,people tend to acquire with age .especially immorally

also kids are a lot tougher than people imagine and capable of defending them selves against unsavory
approaches by weirdos who abound in this program ,all of them adults by the way.

so good for you for bringing this up,

keep on trucking,

Answer 2

Of course. I'm 18 and work in law. People dont take what I say seriously most of the time, although I've studied law since I was 5. I know more about the judicial system than most people ever will. I tell clients to take the plea, the jury will give them the maximum, they call me stupid and dont. Then, the jury sends them away for 20 years, and they blame me for not representing them well. It's because I'm young and they dont think I know anything. That is just part of a young person's life, though, and in 20 years we will probably do the same thing to young people as they are doing to us. It is like women saying they will never be like their mothers, and they are exactly like them. I think that it is just a part of life.

Answer 3

Yes, all the time, but that's the way society is in general. Stereotypes rule everything and people always judge on first impressions and stereotypical knowledge. I'll tell someone I'm bisexual and they assume that I like to have threesomes and cheat on people. Not knowing that I'm a virgin and all of my relationships are monogamous. I tell someone I'm atheist and suddenly I have no morals. The same thing goes for one's race, gender, age... everything. No one really cares about getting to know a person before they judge them, it's all about what you think you know from how they look or the limited information you know about them.

Here's my favorite one, I sign up to take classes at CCBC to get some high school credits so that I can graduate early. I go to my first class, and my professor takes one look at me and goes "You're not supposed to be here." The man knows nothing about me except that I am a teenage-looking female walking into his class, but for some reason I seem "unfit" to be in his class.

Answer 4

I am 19 almost twenty and I am a parent but yes, I have felt that way before. I yelled at my dad for half an hour them went to bed. In the morning when I woke up I relized that he loved me no matter what he said or did.

Answer 5

Plenty! Most teachers I've dealt with are nice, fair,and courteous, but there's always a couple in any school who hate their job and think that by being a teacher they are "better" than students (remember respect is two way street). This "I don't have to care what you think" attitude leads to problems in any environment, not just in schools, just ask Bush...

Answer 6

just prove yourself otherwise.. no matter how old you are there will be things you have to prove yourself in

sorry i'm breaking your "teens only" specification but i'm in my 20s and there is the assumption by people in the workplace that we don't know what we're doing, etc.

if you find yourself getting offended by being labeled, you'll be offended most of your life is all i am trying to say. just be who you are and the labels will peel away the more people really get to know you.

Answer 7

ok i like this question! I was 15 when i got pregnant and now i am 17 and have a beautiful 7 month baby girl.. most adults look at me like im a slut or like i wasnt responsible i used the pill but it didnt work.. i know most people believe in not having sexuntil your married. but i choses otherwise. and i am happy as ever i take care of daughter and she is extremely healthy and happy i think that the fact that i kept her and take care of her wonderfully is responsible but most adults look ahead of that and only think of the fact that i had sex at 15. it makes me feel horrible about myself well at least it used to but now i lookpast that and accept what others say about me,.... but most people stil lthink im iresponsible. but i say screw them they dontknow me.. no offense in that last sentence spare of the moment words!

Answer 8

yes!of course loads of adults give me werid looks on how I dress.They make it seem like I'm such a bad person.Like by accident I bump into a old lady and said I was sorry she just scream right in my face.Or yhea I 'm just judged for no reason.In drug stores adults always watch me like I'm going to steal something.It's just plain annoying!

Answer 9

YES. Like how everyone blames me for doing bad things or messing up because I'm a rebelling teenager(which I'm not)

Answer 10

yess...like today i was in a room with all adults and they were dissusing a topic of somethingand needed an answer. i gave them my anwser and they didnt wanna hear of it.they said that i didnt know anything bc of my age ,but actually i was right and they started saying"lucky guess or w/e" total unfairness