Can people please stop infantilizing gen z? A lot of us are in our 20s or nearing our 20s.
I'm tired of posts like "lmaooooooo my coworker just told me they're from 2003 isn't that INSANE??!?!" or "someone just told me they're from 2004 I can't believe these LITERAL BABIES are already PAYING RENT the same as me lolololololololololol" literally just stfu up please-
Yes, most of us do work a job. Yes, a lot of us do pay rent and taxes. Because we're *adults*. The majority of gen z is over 18. Please stop treating us like "literal babies", and don't be shocked when we do anything mature or adult like we're literally supposed to.
"@mollyx9120 1 day ago
I’m glad you brought it back around to the dehumanization of children, because that’s what underlies the entire cultural process of infantilization in the first place, and what gives infantilization its meanings in culture. The oppression of children one of the most overlooked issues in U.S. society. My dad always said you can learn a lot about a culture by how it treats it’s children. And we as kids are forced to learn a certain way, forced to perform to certain expectations, forced to suppress and ignore our natural inclinations and needs, and given no platform for autonomy in the world that controls us. So it’s no wonder many of us seek to comfort our inner child when we are grown. This is why children and teens are so effective as activists, because by the time we grow up the determination is starved out of us, and we are tired and burned out. We need youth liberation for effective progress."