It makes me so mad that some people underestimate the wisdom and energy of young people. All because they don't look the way older folks think they should look. I'm working on a song about it. Maybe some of those closed minded people will realise long hair and tattoos don't mean they should be ignored. Close minded people are part of what's wrong with this world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker criticizes adults who judge young people based on appearance rather than wisdom.
- In plain terms
- Old people ignore youth because of looks like long hair or tattoos.
- What can you take from it?
- Judge people by their words and actions, not their appearance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When have you judged someone by how they looked?
Another view
It generalizes all older people as closed-minded.
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