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Teenagers: what connotations do they have? Violent, aggressive yobs who intimidate and attack innocent people, and have no respect for anyone. It seems that all young people are now believed to fit into this stereotype, and it infuriates me.
Not all teenagers are the same. I'm 14 years old, and I don't hang around the streets at night drinking and swearing. I don't cause trouble, and I have never been in trouble with the police. I respect the people around me.
However, I am still seen to be a yob presumably because of my age. If I meet up with some friends and we walk to the local shopping centre, we are immediately seen as a gang of thugs and people on the streets give us dirty looks and avoid us. If I go shopping, I am constantly aware of the security guard breathing down my neck, because as I am a teenager, that must mean I am automatically a shoplifter and up to no good.
I am fed up of hearing the same old thing; that we should have more respect. But as a teenager, I am finding it more and more common to be disrespected by the very people who are making these comments.
Respect our elders? The very elders who glare at us in the streets, making comments and labelling us as yobs when we have done nothing wrong?
So please don't shove us all into the same category; we are not all gangs of idiotic hooligans. Most of us (teenagers) also think they are an embarrassment to society.
By: Sarah
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They did a experiment where thwey had 11-16 yr olds dress up in hoodies and caps etc serving tea and biscuits for free on the street and the amount of people that avoided them was insane. Just because of this view dipicted by the media :O
Genetics is something of a lottery, I agree.
Coachwork buffed to a deep lustrous gleam, chrome winking like a pirate's trinket box, the sun reflects hours of toil.
Radios blasting and arms resting nonchalantly on window ledges, these youths are fine examples of their gender - handsome and firm-jawed and with splendid physiques, they have spent the previous winter and spring tinkering in garages and lock-ups, as fuel systems and electric gizmos are tweaked, performance enhancing geegaws are fitted and suspensions are dandified, and it is now time to display their fine efforts to the world whilst the elusive British sun shines.
A trio of hot-rods emerges from a shimmering heat-haze, the chaps are on their way to the local recreation ground. upon arrival they check hair and attire - after all, there may be young ladies present! - but alas, just an expanse of faded grass, strewn with discarded takeaway wrappings.
The balmy June evening is now drawing to a close, and the fellows repair to the nearest of the group's houses and gather eagerly around the colour TV set to watch, you've guessed it, Top gear!
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Go on then, I'm waiting with bated breath for your contribution - anonomous! See if you can spell some of the words correctly and use some punctuation, otherwise ask a grown-up to help you, if you know one who is even semi-literate.
Windsor Patel - 22-Jan-12 21:14 "
You are quite entitled to express such a view, but perhaps you could explain why, maybe without using abusive language?
I know, it's all a bit chaotic. If was still working for myself at home all this would have been done months ago!
Kenny when do we get protected user names to stop this nonsense?
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