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Why do we, as a society, find it okey to treat young people as less-than-humans or yet-to-be-humans? Why do we treat them in a way no adult deserves to be treated? Why is it acceptable to humiliate a child over "bad" behavior? Or be indifferent to their mental health struggles "because" of their academic achievements? Or deny them services (I'm not even talking about "dangerous" ones)? Or treat them like they are "the cause of all crime"? Or treat them as cohorts and not individuals? | Why do we, as a society, find it okey to treat young people as less-than-humans or yet-to-be-humans? Why do we treat them in a way no adult deserves to be treated? Why is it acceptable to humiliate a child over "bad" behavior? Or be indifferent to their mental health struggles "because" of their academic achievements? Or deny them services (I'm not even talking about "dangerous" ones)? Or treat them like they are "the cause of all crime"? Or treat them as cohorts and not individuals? | ||
== Where it happens == | == Where it happens == | ||
=== Generally === | |||
* Why are claims made by young people believed less than these made my adults because young people are "manipulative" (even though adults are more manipulative{{cn}})? | |||
* Why do we find it acceptable to photograph a child against their will? Or publish a photography of a child taken against their will? | |||
=== At home === | === At home === | ||
=== At school === | === At school === | ||
* Why are students' respect is often tied to grades and behavior (including behavior that doesn't disturb others)? | |||
* Why do we find it acceptable to publicly humiliate a student for a small mistake? | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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