Culture
Why The Weird Fascination With Infantilizing Adults And Sexualizing Kids?
Why do we coddle adults who know better and encourage kids to be older or wiser than their years? It’s evident that we’re holding both kids and adults to different standards, but not the ones that you would think.
By Gwen Farrell4 min read
These days, we can’t let kids be kids, and we’re refusing to hold most adults accountable for their actions. Our culture has a weird fascination with infantilizing adults and sexualizing kids, even though doing so harms both groups.