Defending My Fellow Teenager!

The older generation often look down upon the youth of this era, as if undoubtedly, every single young person on planet Earth is a lazy, foul-mouthed slob. In our modern society, people have grown to be rather inequitable in regards to their opinion of teenagers. Is it fair to give a broad label such as, “All teenagers are disrespectful, indolent and defiant!” to teenagers? No, I believe it is not. I consider it my duty, as a teenager myself, to pull my age bracket out of the false reputation that society has fabricated.

It appears that many people think teenagers habitually make wrong decisions in relation to their education, social and personal life. Anyone with even a small amount of intellect can distinguish that that statement only applies for a minority of young people. Everyone, be they a teenager, adult, black or white, should not all be filed under a bad reputation. Teenagers are human; they make mistakes as we all do! They too have ambitions for their future. It is undeniably true that these false accusations are unfair and are nothing but biased lies. To prove my point to an even further extent, I will give you an example of a teenage genius.

Ali Moeen Nawazish, a charming 18-year-old from Pakistan, took 23 A-levels in a single year and received grade A in all but two examinations. He did so exceptionally well, that he earned a place at the University of Cambridge, one of the top five universities in Europe. There are thousands more young people like Ali who strive for greater things and work hard to obtain them.

Secondly, it’s obvious that there is a stigma towards the youth of today that should be non-existent. Do you ever hear, “Adults are ill-mannered, arrogant, judgmental tyrants!” while your walking down the street? Absolutely not! It’s as if teenagers deserve no respect from the older generation. At its extreme, it is a form of age discrimination! There are teenagers out there that are the making of a better world. They hold the future in their hands. The least we could do is encourage and teach them, instead of treating them like scum and ignoring their point of view.

Furthermore, I would like to point out that I find the adult age bracket to be rather hypocritical. Are adults continually angelic saints? They too have their flaws. What about the paramount numbers of adult rapists, murderers and child abusers crawling out from the woodwork? Who are adults to point the finger at teenagers, when their age group is just as appalling?!

In 2001, the Morgan Circuit and Superior Courts discovered that 121 files were charged against adults who committed theft, 22 files were charged in relation to adult child molesters, 157 files were charged in that year against adults who were in possession of Marijuana and the list goes on. My point is that, in no way, shape or form are adults in any position to criticize teenagers when there are just as many faults to their age group.