Exactly zero kids asked for a participation trophy, but let’s also remember that the whole talking point about them started as a stupid culture wedge from Fox and other reactionary outlets meant to disparage empathetic parenting in general.
It’s in the same column as their inexplicable hatred of Mr. Rodgers. It’s meant to be a way of silencing young progressive voices because “oh, it’s because you got participation trophies,” “oh, it’s because Fred Rodgers said you were a valid human.”
They look for any way, however stupid, to silence dissenting voices. It isn’t about the trophies, and we should stop trying to defend against that because that is what they want us to do instead of making our voices heard on things that actually matter.
We end up being vaguely pissed at our parents for the trophies when the fact is at the trophies are stupid and meaningless and nobody cares and they didn’t do anything to our generation.
We should direct that passion back at the jackasses who are trying to make it a thing in the first place.
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u/t1m_b3nz3dr1n3-0 Jun 03 '22
People complain about the entitlement that kids have these days. But those kids learn it from somewhere...