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Ty-Guy  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: "How Old Is Fifteen, Really?"

Nah, I just meant it's interesting that a 15 year old can spend his life in jail, but the majority are still treated by society as innocent and immature. It's one of those subjects society doesn't discuss because they think the answer is obvious depending on the situation. I think Chappelle did a great job of proving that here.





caelum19  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I wasn't really sure what he was getting at(probably because I'd never even heard of the incident) until you explained it just then, you earned a follower :)

I think Society allows women to be less mature(And at the same time, assume they're incapable of being as mature), which had a small effect. Would you say Society or Government is at fault here? or both?

Ty-Guy  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I would mostly say society. Not many people are quick to discuss subjects that make them uncomfortable. I'd say this a pretty normal reaction from parents, because they have a strong protective instinct for their children, and often look at other children through that perspective.

It's hard for parents to ever really accept that their kids have grown up. Another important issue he brings up is race in the media. This problem is horrible in the U.S. News stations are far more likely to portray a white kid around that age as being innocent and a black kid as being a "thug." Now, in the video, he talks about two completely different scenarios, and it would almost seem logical to see why people think that way. But a black kid and white kid could be doing the exact same thing and the media would portray them differently.

As far as the maturity thing for women, I'd say at least while they're younger, that's definitely true. At 15 years old, most adults look at those girls as being completely influenced by their peers and incapable of thinking for themselves. This is a huge problem in parenting, and causes a lot of tension in their late teens.

Thanks for the follow! You're my first one :)

user-inactivated  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, I was just joking.

Ty-Guy  ·  3209 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Shit. Well at least one other person understood after my comment haha