Because we remember being them.

The word is biased. And I was a teenager once, and remember how thoughtless I was. It takes quite a while to grow up, and very few teens have been able to do so.

When I was 17 I knew everything. Ha! That's the problem -- the young think they know everything, when they know almost nothing. Wisdom comes with years of experience.

Well, Furball, you'd have to be an adult to understand why we can seem biased against teenagers. Teenagers are stuck in a crossroad between thinking they know everything and actually knowing very little about life. Biologically speaking, there are certain things that most teenagers cannot understand because their brains have not completely developed in certain areas yet. We as adults see something as clear and obvious and cannot imagine anyone not understanding it. Teenagers hear adults saying things that they don't understand and assume that we're ignorant to what life is like today. Imagine trying to tell a nine year old boy why it's dangerous to bounce a ball in the house. He doesn't see anything wrong with it and no matter how much you try to explain it to him, he's not going to get it. It's frustrating for you because you can't understand why he can't see the obvious danger of bouncing a ball in the house. It's kind of like that for us. We see situations from a viewpoint supported by experience and mature brains and the truth is often so incredibly obvious to us that it makes us crazy to think that someone couldn't see it. From this frustration, we develop negative negative stereotypes of teenagers.

Although most of us remember being a teenager, I don't think we really remember how stupid adults sometimes sounded to us or how angering it was to be dismissed so quickly when we were sure we knew everything.

One day, you're going to find yourself listening to a teenager and wondering how he/she could be so foolish. You're probably telling yourself that you'll never do that. Guess what. So did we.

Read your question over again and think about it.

Mainly because of their atrocious spelling.

Much as there is plenty to hate about them, it is unfair the assumptions you have to put up with. Largely I'd say it's that people idealise having few responsibilities while forgetting the corresponding lack of freedom.

What teenagers don't understand is those of us who are older WERE teenagers at one time, but teenagers have NEVER been older adults. So you have to take it from us, we KNOW what it is like to be a kid AND to be a grown up,you have only experienced being young. It is also a known fact that the human brain does not stop growing and forming until we are in our early twenties. So yes adults are smarter and have more experience. Sorry kiddo!

I've gotta tell ya furball92 that has to be one of the most honest, refreshing and accidentally entertaining questions I've seen here. It reflects everything about what it is like to be young. To openly unabashedly make mistakes and hopefully learn from them along to way. You got mashed a little but now you know how to spell biased and whatever you're going through that made you ask that question you should know there were probably very few here who answered your question that didn't get a genuine grin or chuckle out of it. Thank you.

Wow, I think JReddz that was seriously harsh! I have to totally disagree...But I will say that I had to read the question and laugh. I wanted to come over here and take a look at all the answers. I wondered if even anyone had answered!

I think j293339 hit it right on the head with just a simple thought! That's probably the truest answer you got. We DO remember being teens. But one of the most well-thought-out answers was from tullamore. I liked a lot of what you got here. I think people listen to teens and see that the world is not now what it once was. And some of us are very sad about that. I think also some of us may perhaps be a bit jealous. You kids have it really easy nowadays, in a lot of ways. You have it really rough, too...It's a very difficult thing you have to face, and I don't think you're prepared to face the big, bad grown-up world, and I honestly would NEVER go back to my teen years if given the choice!

Thanks for the open question, I loved it...You will get through this, but just know that there are a lot of things you will have to be prepared for. It doesn't get easier, it just gets harder. Realize that we've been there, and try to give us a bit of respect. Respect is earned...on both sides. I try to remember that in my interactions, so, too, should you! *hugs* :)

Unfortunately, it is like eveything else ... one bad apple spoils the whole bunch. Just this morning I saw three dumb *** teenage boys trying to cross the busiest street in our city (jaywalking). At least they were smart enough to wait for an opening, but every now and then while waiting for an opening, one or two would lunge like they were going to go for it and the cars would slam on their brakes. Of course these dumb *** teens thought it was the funniest thing on the planet. I am only ten years out of high school ... I remember what it was like. I would cross the road and think "hey, they'll stop for me." Thank God I have wised up and realized that, no, they won't always stop. People are biased against teenagers, because many teenagers lack respect and common sense and think the world revolves around them.

i'm still in my young 20's, but listening to a group of teenagers interact makes me squirm. it's really dreadful, not to be mean. but i've met some really cool teenagers just as well. but the majority, are just 'so cool' it's annoying. though it's fun to be a teen during those years, and you wish you didn't have to grow up. once you do, you are incredibly thankful to not be that immature anymore.

i think they get old and forget they were a teenager once themselves.ask any teenager they all had it hard off poeple whatever era they were in.and older people thought they were the best ever

i am not biased towards teens ...i feel for you all...having to battle through the confusion of today.....

times today for you young fellas is so extreme and competetive.....so much violence....so much chaos

it is not the youth of today that are wayward and confused
it is the world around them, the one that the adults have created.
but the blame is put on the youth when they react

Teenagers are the most annoying group of people around. When I have to deal with my teenage son i know why my dad would act like a mad dog. Teenagers are self centered are only concerned about their needs and are they being met. They usually never get the point to things even if you go over and over what the point was. Mostly they don't like us so they give us plenty of attitude. Most people know the behaviors of a teenager and treat most biased based on their groups actions.

Kitten hit the nail squarely on the head.

Because they remember all the stupid things they did and said when they were teenagers.

I like most teenagers. Most of them that I meet are much nicer than I was. Every now and then I see some who remind me of myself.....now those are the ones who I can't stand! When I was a teacher, kids would get mischievous, sassy, and have libidos that run rough shod over common sense but all of that is to be expected. They also have a lot of energy, and yes school IS boring. If a teacher wants to maintain class discipline they have to be a little hard nosed. When you work with large groups of teenagers, you have to make it clear early on that you are on the other side of the fence and you can't buddy up with them, but you will let them have the respect they are entitled to. Once we understood each other, me and the students got along fine. I rarely thought much of school administrators though. I recall one who thought it was a good idea to get in a student's face and yell like a drill instructor. Me and other colleagues were delighted when he finally did it to the wrong kid and got popped a good one. Having said that, when I get around a group and listen to them talk for a few minutes, I wonder how I stood it for so long.

I am biased against the teens who broke my bird bath and threw trash in my yard. I am biased against those who did doughnuts in my yard with their cars.

Because they're obnoxious.

FEAR!!

Great question with a lousy answer.

Simply put it is prejudice against a group of people,

and in this case, based on age.

Teenagers have a voice but it is not one that is often

listened too. Why? Because you don't have legitimate

power that forces adults to listen.

You are at the mercy of a society that devalues a group

of people based on your age.

Bias against any group of people based on age is

ageism.

This prejudice frustrates me as well.

I have two teenagers and my eldest son is wiser,

in my opinion, then many adults.

The fear of ALL teenagers due to prejudice has had a

harmful effect on him, and how could it not?

Whenever a group of people are defined by the lowest

denominator the JUDGERS are wrong, NOT those being

JUDGED.

You can see by some of the answers here that fear,

even if it is trivialized, joked about or dismissive can be

found in many of the responses.

Thankfully, you will also notice that some of the answers

were not trivialized.

When you come across any type of prejudice, please

remember that it is fear based and NOT based on facts.

I'm sure you have come across other prejudices in your

life, whether it's being directed to you or perhaps a loved

one. It's all the same, it's fear and it's wrong.

Kind of sad in this day and age but also a reality.

Sorry that the answer SUCKS!!