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Originally Posted by Niamhxo

I said she shouldn't be called stupid for having her opinion yes, especially since she's just a kid and the person calling her that is an adult. If you dis agree with her there is better ways to express that than name calling

I only called her stupid - not very strong is it! And besides, as I said previously, if Stephanie is old enough to start such a thread and make the comments she made - she is old enough to take the heat - she can't have it both ways!

She actually is stupid for making such thoughtless, tactless and downright insensitive comments. If she is too young to understand the full implications of what she is saying (which she is) she should avoid such subjects, simple as. And that is not being ageist - that is simply a fact of life. As an adult yourself you must realise that at that age, she did not fully understand what she was saying. We all do and say a lot of stupid things when we are young (I know I did) and we look back and cringe - but at that time we thought we knew what we were talking about. That view comes with age and experience. Not meant in any kind of patronising way - just saying it as it is.