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I want to comment about the statement of the blogpost “Just because we’re teens doesn’t mean our voices don’t matter” by Georgia Luckhurst, published in 2013. It is about the involvement of teenagers to activism and how important it is.

I think young people are underestimated in activism these days. You can often hear adults say: “ THEY are far too young for it”, “THEY still have no clue” or “THEY don’t do it professionally anyway”. But why should activism only be a mature, adult world, which doesn’t hold a place for young people? That’s why I think everyone should expresses their opinion without remaining unheard because of the age. Therefore, it is also important that teenagers are not labeled as less significant, because young people can think in the same way as other people. In addition to that, teenagers live in the same world and can recognize problems of the world just as other people.In conclusion, young people are human too and should have the ability to have the same strong voice as others. That’s why I want that teenagers are able to use their voice to show problems of the world while creating a better future without being unheard. 
 
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This predication comes up in the ll. 26-28 of the blogpost “Just because we´re teens doesn´t mean our voices don´t matter” written by Georgia Luckhurst in June 2013. 

In my discretion, this statement is right, because according to my experience, I frequently had to deal with adults dismissing the opinion of teenagers and not listening to them, because they were “just a kid”. 

Well, I morality have to say that my parents are not like that, they let me express my conviction and try to comprehend me. So otherwise, this statement is partly false, because there are numerous estimable adults out there, who take the conception of their descendants seriously. 

But, there are also plentiful grown people out there, who are not listening to their descendants. I can only talk about my experiences, which I´ve heard from others, because as I already said, the adults in my environment are not like that. But from what I´ve heard, I think it is beastly how adults underestimate us, even if we´ve really been grappling with various topics. For example, the other day a friend of me was debating with her parents about climatic change and the demonstration called “Fridays for Future”, but her father would not listen and rejected all the arguments she made. I mean he could at least have given his arguments if he disagreed, but simply ignoring someone just because they´re not of the same age as you is just not acceptable. 

To summarize all of this, I think the writer of this blogpost should´ve included that not all parents are the way she defines it, because the ones who are might be offended by that. All things considered, the message of this is completely right and I have to agree with this, because there will just never be a balance between the expressions of opinions of teens and adults. It is truly sad, but how could we change that? Maybe in a few years, when we are the ones who are old, we will listen to our kids and remember the unfairness we´ve felt when older people didn´t listen to us. 

P.S.: I´m sorry for the bloody language at the beginning, but I just found it so funny hehe

I think this message is true, because teenagers are the future. They are the next generation, so they want a good future and they make the decisions for the coming time. Currently, adults have more experiences and influence, so teenagers get underestimated and they are not taken seriously. But teenagers also gain experiences and have a voice, which should matter to change the world for a better future. It is important that young people have their own opinion and want to share it with others. It is significant that they get involved, so they could change something.

So in my opinion without teenagers, there can be no change, because they are really the energy behind the desire for a better future. And only because they are teens it does not mean their voice don´t matter.

I think the statement is true because young people or activists are the future. In which field is not important. Yes, adults have more influence, experience, and knowledge but they should not underestimate young people. If teenagers would not stand up for something what will happen with the future? The adults create a world, and the kids live in this world with this for what the adults got involved. But if they get involved for something there will be a change. So young people should do it and they should not let adults get them down. It is true that young people are underestimated but they should not be. Adults want to change the present for a better future, for who? For their children. So, they are the energy behind the desire for a better future. And if they all work together for their aims, they can change whatever they want.