Comments on: Fear of Teenagers

By: No-talk

No-talk — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 21:03:11 +0000

100 commenth!OOOH YEAAAAAAAAHH

By: Barrett

Barrett — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:57:21 +0000

I second that. I’m fourteen and I think teenagers are terrifying.

By: Ninjakitty

Ninjakitty — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 18:17:37 +0000

Epic win. Epic win.

By: the_strange_cat

the_strange_cat — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:12:17 +0000

Meh, not all of ‘em. I know plenty who are nice, but many are doofuses.

By: the_strange_cat

the_strange_cat — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 22:09:58 +0000

Yes. This makes you seem so attractive.

By: Someone

Someone — Sun, 30 May 2010 13:01:02 +0000

It’s supposed to go through the floor when you’re 70.

By: Anna

Anna — Thu, 20 May 2010 03:21:32 +0000

There should be a spike at 11. Only when I was almost 13 was I comfortable around my teenage cousins. I was pretty comfortable around them when I was like 9/10 I think…

By: EmO_gUy_LoVeS_tHe_BoOkS

EmO_gUy_LoVeS_tHe_BoOkS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:55:12 +0000

EPIC WIN! MCR rock!!

By: EmO_gUy_LoVeS_tHe_BoOkS

EmO_gUy_LoVeS_tHe_BoOkS — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:53:43 +0000

Your comment is quite insulting to teenagers, I being one myself. I think you’ll find that not all of us are illiterate and ignorant. I attend the best grammar school in the UK. I have to admit, the only other teenagers I’m scared of are chavs………..eurgh, I shudder at the thought of them!

By: Jake

Jake — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:24:58 +0000

Lol, My grandfather told me that there is a computer in his brain, *rools eyes*and says strang things about swimming holes and pooping
its creepy

By: george

george — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 02:44:43 +0000

Its fun to act retarted, your missing out

By: sup

sup — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:03:59 +0000

Like you never did the same? I highly doubt that.

By: Marekatt

Marekatt — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:22:58 +0000

This graph is all wrong. The teenage part of the graph should skyrocket, ’cause teenagers are the ones that are truly scared of them (not physically, but mentally). They are so scared to be laughed at. To be different. To be THEMSELVES. To develop some f’ing character! Teenagers and 4th graders are scared of teenagers. No-one else.

By: whitney

whitney — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 04:21:56 +0000

ur a butthead, I’m 13 and I don’t act like a ‘retard’ (and by the way that is very insulting to people who are mentaly disabled) I am like a little kid becuz I want to have funn and don’t people say don’t grow up to fast? well we are takin their advice and making the most of our childhood while we still can

By: Bittorent jackson

Bittorent jackson — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 19:45:05 +0000

you for got 1-9 extra high

By: Elisabeth

Elisabeth — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 14:10:21 +0000

Today’s teenagers are such a bunch of pussies. They all whine and complain about how no one cares about them and how harsh the world is. They wear their jeans below their buttcrack. They think it’s alright to walk around with their bangs looking like a bad Donald Trump comb-over topped with a big obnoxious barette bow. They inhabit the malls, the fast food restaurants, and movie theaters like rats inhabit the sewer. They act all tough and badass smoking their little cigarettes but the minute they see their mommy pull up to pick them up, they toss it to the side and act proper. Pathetic.

By: Soledad

Soledad — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:41:19 +0000

Hahahaha, YES, I clicked into the comments just to see if someone would think of this… I was sure they would.

By: dontwantaname

dontwantaname — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:18:32 +0000

so true

By: anaranjada

anaranjada — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:12:19 +0000

I second that

By: Ellen

Ellen — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:58:05 +0000

Don’t forget My Chemical Romance. They are terrified of teenagers.

By: Liv

Liv — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:28:36 +0000

What you on about? Did you read the graph properly?

By: Nightfox

Nightfox — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:06:36 +0000

waaaaiiiiiiit…how can 60 year olds be teenagers???

By: Carolyn J.

Carolyn J. — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:25:30 +0000

I’m sorry to say that the irritation only increases with age.

By: Nickel

Nickel — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:44:24 +0000

haha…nice

Scrubs WIN!

By: rory

rory — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:21:01 +0000

when i was 4 (1993) and i went to the city playground i thought tennagers (but they could have been hard drug users in their 20′s) were so cool but as i became one it got less

By: Crudity

Crudity — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:07:24 +0000

Why, I’d call that lust for teenagers.

By: Alpha Q

Alpha Q — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 03:15:32 +0000

I do

By: rickybobby

rickybobby — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:50:30 +0000

your grandpa RULES!!!!!!!!!

By: anaceofkidneys

anaceofkidneys — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:33:39 +0000

Haven’t teens in Canada always been “tamer” than teens in the US? I mean, not to play into stereotypes, but you guys do have a lot less crime and generally take better care of your citizens… which should make for happier teens, I’d think.

Just once I’d like to see an article about teens who DO drink, smoke pot, associate with ne’er-do-wells, and chat with strangers on the internets, but use moderation and common sense and end up turning out OK in the end. Not all teens are blithering idiots – you just don’t ever hear about the sensible ones.

By: anaceofkidneys

anaceofkidneys — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:24:31 +0000

I think under 10 should be a spike, too. Maybe I was just tragically uncool, but I remember often thinking “OMG teenagers! If I associate with them I’m going to get in trouble!”

Now if you make the graph about fear of minorities instead, I’d say this is pretty damn accurate.

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 22:25:11 +0000

Yep. I was more afraid of teenagers at age 10 than now. Since I had one in the house, they are children to me.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:07:00 +0000

Some would call this “generation lame.”

By: Devylan

Devylan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:41:18 +0000

yeah, same here.

By: Devylan

Devylan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:37:46 +0000

There is no border between the two age groups. Pre-teen ends at age 12, and teen begins at age 13.

By: monkeyboy42

monkeyboy42 — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:32:02 +0000

I would say the only group actually *afraid* of teenagers would be 10-12 year olds. Junior high/high school is a pretty scary place when you don’t have hair on your naughty bits.

By: John Dorian

John Dorian — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:47:40 +0000

How appropriate he’s named “The Todd”.

By: Dan

Dan — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 08:53:51 +0000

how can you have a percentage of fear?

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:48:28 +0000

Until we become irradiated feral people scavenging the remnants of a nuclear apocalypse, it can always get worse.

By: Lucy

Lucy — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:36:10 +0000

Then why is the y-axis labeled “Fear of teenagers” and not “Percentage of people in labeled age group who are fearful of teenagers?”

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:49:44 +0000

Just in case anybody was curious, here is an article that talks about how the current teen generation is supposedly more “tame”.

http://www2.macleans.ca/2009/04/10/generation-tame/

By: Bueller

Bueller — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:43:07 +0000

Please provide your wikipedia cite.

By: Ferris

Ferris — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:08:45 +0000

I’m pretty sure Keynes advocated the occasional use of deficit spending and argued that sound public policy could smooth somewhat the peaks and valleys of the business cycle that an unrestrained market would endure. I don’t recall him arguing for spending money you don’t have on a near constant basis and providing perverse incentives for the market that ultimately cripple your economy.

By: Fay

Fay — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:55:41 +0000

haha after 60 it should go up? My dad is 70! I’ve never seen someone less scared of teenagers… And it should be 100 percent for little kids, if I was anything to go by as a child.

By: QuiQui

QuiQui — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 18:11:57 +0000

WIN.

By: DaDave

DaDave — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:27:09 +0000

Irony: misusing the word irony while trying to patronize adults by claiming teens are better educated than adults.

Please support your contention that:
a) teens are now better educated when from what I see, the lessons have been dumbed down.
b) teens have a lower crime rate now than in the past
c) teens user fewer drugs now than in the past
d) teens have a lower rate of pregnancy now than in the past.

Most of that I find hard to believe in light of the rampant marijauna use I see (yes, pot is an illegal drug), the little thugs getting caught after putting up videos of their exploits on YouTube, and the fact that I see so many women in their early twenties with children over the age of four.

By: Bryonia

Bryonia — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:13:38 +0000

And they were in the house with you.

And your parents knew it and let them stay.

*ominous music*

There was no escape.

‘Stop hitting yourself’ was inevitable.

By: Jcrow

Jcrow — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:43:33 +0000

Haha! Snap!

By: Viking

Viking — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:39:57 +0000

well… like you said: America. Malls everywhere. They are like locusts.

By: Ziekette

Ziekette — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 14:08:29 +0000

Y’know.. it’s probably fear of the music that they listen to..
But you never know.. I think it’s more.. disgust?
Or jealousy at the age of 61+.. ‘cos they can joy-ride on your lawn-mower and nothing you can do short of calling the police can stop them.
But if I was 61 and someone was joy-riding on my lawn mower, I’d get my golf-cart and start a race.

By: sally

sally — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 12:37:47 +0000

*high-five*
(remembers being quite the know-it-all as a teen, too, though…)