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Hey that 12 year old you're mocking for self-diagnosing is a literal child btw. They don't know what's happening to them or why they're different to their classmates and they're trying to find answers. You're mocking a sick child for trying to understand themselves and existing online. Btw.
(Not directed at anyone specifically)
Since I was a little kid, I have had terrible mood swings, manic episodes and depression. Started at, like, seven. When I was really young people said “kids don’t get depressed”. Eventually when I got older, my mom recognized it and got concerned. I didn’t think much of it, I thought it was normal till my mom pointed it out. however, now that I’m older, every time it gets bad my mom either says “hormones” or “being dramatic.” She suddenly isn’t concerned when there is an excuse.
MORAL OF THE STORY fuck ageism you have real feelings at any age, and you can always talk to a friend or sibling because parents suck.
@this-is-ageism
i hate how so many youthlib supporters still don’t believe youth can consent or are just super paramisiac
When you say “You are such an asshole cause you’re 13”
You are also saying “Every 13yo is an asshole”
When you say “13 isn’t old enough to be on the internet”
You are no better than the politicians you despise
When you say “13yos are too young to understand things I, a big bad 14yo, can understand”
… well you’re fucking ridiculous. And YOU are the immature one.
I’ve seen you remark twice now that the Ninjago fandom is pretty ageist. It’s blatantly obvious how it’s ageist against old people (look at how they treat Wu and Misako).
But could you explain how it’s ageist against children? Cuz I don’t think I’ve noticed that. Or maybe I have but just passively-
Are you talking about how the DR Ninja (Arin, Frak, Sora etc) are treated perhaps?
it's largely about how the new ninja are treated, such as getting mad at frak for *checks notes* having an innocent crush, or blaming arin for experiencing grief—a normal human emotion—and acting understandably irrational because of said grief
it's also the whole "kid wu was a COWARD who CAUSED GARMADON TO GET BIT!!" thing that just feels. gross? a ton of the fandom forgets that kids and younger teens will act irrational and will often, in the case of wu, not do things out of fear of getting in trouble with authority figures.
eye dee kay i think the ageism issue is definitely worse with older characters but i think there's definitely an issue with getting angry at kid characters for simply. acting like kids??
It has just occurred to me that some of the people who try to mock me for raising "begging" posts kind of misunderstand what my family does for a living and are always trying to use it against me and my "said" financial needs.
My parents DO NOT OWN a coffee shop. The coffee shop I'm always talking about is a franchise, and they administrate a BRANCH of a franchise. It's 1 small store. They are as much as employees as everyone else working in there. And are as much in need as everyone also. So keep my parents out of your filthy mouths. They're almost 60 and working day by day, standing and running around to meet ends. I'll not allow such behavior. Anons are off, you create a burner account to shit on my family again and I block your fucking IP from even joining tumblr. Try me once again bitch. Just try me.
i wish ageism was taken as seriously as racism or queerphobia (just examples...) because it is a type of prejudice that everyone has and no one can escape.
i am ageist and have internalized ageism. you are ageist and have internalized ageism. EVERYONE IS AGEIST AND HAS INTERLIZED AGEISM.
EVERYTHING IS AGEIST.
"you're too old for that" is ageism. not giving children and the elderly the respect they deserve JUST because they are children and the elderly is ageist. calling someone unc (to an extent...... it depends on the context) is ageist in a way.
I COULD GO ON AND ON.
there's a lot of nuances when it comes to ageism and talking about it, but, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, TAKE IT SERIOUSLY.
Ableism, ageism, and misogyny I experience/have experienced
-Upperclassmen (juniors/seniors) thinking I'm a self-righteous entitled d-bag because I'm a lowerclassman (freshman/sophomore)
-Adults thinking I'm perfectly mature even though I have years left as a legal child
-Other adults thinking I'm perfectly innocent because I'm under the age of 18 and never get horny or know about death or depression
-People thinking I never get horny because I have ovaries, not testes
-People thinking I'm stupid because I'm young
-People thinking I'm manipulative because I cry when I get overwhelmed
-People thinking I'm manipulative because I cry when forced to do something I don't want to do
-People thinking I'm manipulative because I cry after I do something objectively bad (usually, I'm already in an overwhelming situation and guilt doesn't help)
-Adults thinking I have no good ideas because I haven't graduated high school yet
-People assuming I'm too young to have mental issues even though I'm in high school and queer in the current US political climate
-People assuming I can't have ADHD or autism because I have ovaries
-People treating me like shit when I show signs of autism
-My enby parent telling me to move food from my """Never list""" to my """Sometimes list""" even though certain foods taste horrible or have a bad texture to me (they told my brother this until his autism diagnosis)
-Always being given all the workload as a kid during group projects, being labeled as a gifted kid, and being shamed when my grades dropped due to a lack of focus
-The American Healthcare system ignoring my physical issues for "Did you drink water?" And "When was your last period?" Before costing more than I have my whole life
-People acting like my mental health is my own fault, not me experiencing burnout and depression
Now a couple joke ones for lightheartedness!
-My ADHD diagnosis being informal
-My old meds giving me such a bad reaction I briefly couldn't talk once
-My period hurting so much
-Being SO FUCKING SHORT
-Did I mention periods?
-Being so close to adulthood
