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“Oh, Grow Up”?
John Boehner and Barack Obama engage in a very public battle over the timing of a speech, each side aiming thinly-veiled vitriol at the other, and the New York Times editorial board (rightly) decries it as political spectacle. But under what headline does the newspaper title and run the piece?
“Oh, grow up.”
The subtle, even unintentional implication here is that this type of petulant behavior is only and naturally the purview of children – whom you by definition incriminate when you suggest something isn’t “grown up.” I have known and worked with many children, my friend, and not one of them has been nearly as petty and arrogant as John Boehner. One simply does not just act like he does by virtue of being a child.
So, to the New York Times: instead of labeling this behavior as “childish” or ascribing it to those who need to “grow up” or “act their age,” let’s stop demeaning kids and label this behavior what it really is – plain immaturity. It’s as simple as that.
Maturity and age are two very separate, independent things.