Category: adultism
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Showboating Youth
The youth movement isn’t the same as basketball or business, and there is no room for showboating. It is a diverse movement filled with multiple perspectives and broad actions focused on many, many issues. Showboating happens when someone exaggerates their own skills, talents, or abilities. In the youth movement, individual young people may be tempted […]
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Youth On Pedestals
Adults can be easy to amaze. Seduced by mainstream media and politicians that routinely dismiss the positive power of youth, adults often feel like they’ve discovered gold when youth stand up for themselves and work together to create change. In some instances, they lean on these youth constantly and raise them to the point of […]
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Youth as Heroes
In a room with too few representatives, a particularly loud voice standing above all others can sound brave and unique, especially when they represent an under-acknowledged majority. This is especially true in the youth movement today. Just because a young person puts on a suit and discusses social change in a way that makes adults […]
Adam F.C. Fletcher 