Yes.
Me neither. What does that have to do with the topic at hand?
Everything.
What they did to her is no different then my neighber did. Instead of sexual molestation it was mental molestation.
I know these posts will get deleted.
But that girl wanted to please those that she was taught to respect, she wanted to be adult, she wanted respect, she wanted to be likes. And most of all she wanted to please them.
No difference.
In a good home, you sure as hell are controlled by your parents. A 16 year old thinks theyâve got the world by the balls and knows everything. They donât know anything except the erroneous conception hat they know everything and are smarter than the world.
It means she has no clue and sheâs being exploited. I find that reprehensible.
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It always goes back to third Reich.
DâSouza should apologize.
In a good home, parents understand those facts, and encourage growth and engagement.
A home where 16 year olds have their opinions and views de-legitimized by their parents is not a âgood homeâ, as far as Iâm concerned.
I have no doubt that she knows more about climate change than you do.
You are seeking to infantilize her because she had the gall to hold an opinion you disagree with. You are, in fact, attacking her - and by pretending to be on her side, youâre compounding the insult.
She is not the problem, and neither are her parents. The people attacking her are the ones who should be ashamed of themselves.
Again hiding behind a child.
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Well I could have gone with the easy "sports* example
No one here is hiding behind a child.
As far as Iâm concerned, Iâm standing in front of her, defending her from these patronizing and infantilizing attacks.
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Nice stretch. Let your 16 year old run your household based on what is important to a 16 year old not an adult.
Show where I hold any opinion in this thread other than disdain for cowardice in exploiting a child.
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Youâre moving the goalposts.
It is possible to both encourage a childâs passion, and still be a parent. In fact, Iâd argue that the former is required to be the latter.
Every post youâve made in this thread has been an attack on this girl. Every time you claim that she is being exploited, you are taking away her agency. You are infantilizing her, belittling her and patronizing her.
If you canât see that, theres nothing I can do to help you.
Whatâs cooler than being cool?
Ice cold.
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Havenât heard that one in a while.
A lot of people see though this and feel the way we do.
Just another day, another tactic, another life mangled for the greater good.
How will her life be âmangledâ?
You guys are the only ones trying to harm her.
Every post Iâve made in this thread is about protecting a child.
Every post youâve made in this thread is about being okay with exploiting one.
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No, youâre not trying to âprotectâ her. You are trying to de-legitimized her.
No, I reject your infantilizing premise entirely. But I understand that you feel the need to de-legitimize me too, by saying that.
Letâs play a game:
We have two pools:
twenty American 16 year olds
twenty 16 year olds plucked randomly from anywhere else on earth.
Now the object of the game is to pick a team that will achieve the highest scores in STEM testing.
Iâll take, ânot the Americansâ, for my first, second, third, fourthâŚetc picks.
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She is 16. That adults would hide behind a child speaks volumes.
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