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[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 308 points 3 weeks ago (34 children)

She’s still a little kid. They made her suffer.

I think that's needlessly infantilizing her. She's 22. She's not a "little kid". I think she's old enough for her opinions to carry weight, so how is she a "little kid"?

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)

Depends on how old the person saying that. I'm only in my late 30's and anyone in their early 20's does feel like a kid. Yes, 22 is an adult, but you've barely just scratched the surface of life experiences.

[–] unconsequential@slrpnk.net 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I agree. There are also a lot of older people on the flotilla and Greta’s age and mannerism could easily lead someone to refer to her in this framing. There are probably people on those boats who have grandkids her age and absolutely have kids her age or older.

[–] fishos@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Exactly! They're not infantilizing her, they're just describing her as they see her: as still basically a kid with one foot into adulthood.

I feel like it's mostly younger people disagreeing tbh. No one older seriously looks back on their young adulthood and goes "yup, I had everything figured out then! That was totally my peak!"....well, unless your Al Bundy obsessing over high school football games.

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