Whether we admit it or not judgment is a key thing in our everyday life. We pass judgment on the things we eat, the situations we face, and the people in our lives. Stereotyping is also a form of judgment. If we see someone walk by in high heels, fishnet stockings, a short skirt and bright red lipstick, we pass the judgment to stereotype her as a hooker or slut, when we don't know that she could go to church every weekend and have outstanding morals.
This may be a reality that no one wants to face but it's true for everyone, just more so to some than others. .
As teen-agers we often find that 7 times out of 10 we are stereotyped to be irresponsible and emotionally unstable. Put those things on a resume, and we"d get all the things we get today. .
Just because we are all in the same age group does no mean we are all irresponsible and emotionally unstable.
During my research of this topic I realized that media is bias with adults.
I found a lot more articles that labeled teen-agers - as a whole - as "Bad People" rather than ones that recognizes us for good doings. .
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With the restrictions we have to face, a lot of teenagers feel trapped and feel like they are being treated like children - when we are trying to blossom into young adults. .
Many teen-agers are goal oriented and focused on making the right choices. Whereas others might not care, or know how. But all of us are still given the same rights, and the same reputation.
We don't have many rights as minors. We aren't allowed to get certain kinds of jobs, and the jobs we do get, we are only allowed to work a certain amount of hours every week and not after 9:00 either. In some states if your parental figures let you get a job, they are entitled to your earnings. They have the right to take your money and spend it as they wish, as long as it's legal.
Until we are 18, teens lives are under complete control of their parental figures. They are allowed to make decisions about what we eat, wear, watch on TV.