Infantilize

Infantilization occurs in America's business marketing techniques. It's used to make people feel good about a decision, but only because the person was being treated like a child. A good example is how most girls sweet talk their dogs with the over exaggerated positives tones. Infantilization negatively effects society because it takes the mutual respect away from relationships. I know i feel disrespected when im at Stevenson and am not aloud to be responsible for myself as a 17 year old and am treated like i was 10, yet at the same time it is expected from me to handle any given situation better than most other students because i do go to Stevenson. how does that make any sense? one example brought up in class is the fact that im not aloud to eat, drink, or go to the bathroom without permission. When in your life that you've ever been in an enviroment when you were older than 10 and had to ask to be allowed to go to the bathroom- or even to go get a drink? Now i don't mean asking where the bathroom is, im talking about asking for permission for you to leave and go handle your bodily functions that you've been able to deal with since around 3 or 4 after potty training.

One other Stevenson infantilization problem i have is the dress code- your'e not allowed to wear anything inappropriate yet high school students conversations include things way worse than anything i've ever seen on a t- shirt. just another time where your treated like a child only months before leaving to live on your own and go to college.