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8	An index related to tropes about discrimination against people based on their age.
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10	[[index]]
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12	'''Categories:'''
13	+ AgeDissonantIndex
14	+ ChildAbuseTropes
15	]
16	!!Age Neutral (some of these can fall also in the Against Elders category below)
17	* AgeAppropriateAngst: A character's age determines what is appropriate for them to angst over.
18	* AgeGapAlgebra: Using calculator math to determine the "appropriateness" of an age difference in a relationship.
19	* AgeGapRomance: Age differences between romantic partners are subject to societal stigma.
20	* AgeInappropriateDress: Age dictates how a character dresses.
21	* AgeInsecurity: A character feels insecure over their age, which can very much be due to ageist stereotyping and discrimination.
22	* AgeIsRelative: Competent people are depicted as physically mature while incompetent people are shorter and undeveloped.
23	* AgeStereotypicalFood: A character is thought of as immature or childish for being a PickyEater.
24	* AnimationAgeGhetto: The belief that animation is exclusively a children's medium.
25	* ArtisticAge: Characters aren't depicted in fiction the same way they look in real life.
26	* CompetenceZone: Only certain age groups are portrayed as competent and intelligent while everyone else is weak and stupid.
27	* EntertainmentAboveTheirAge: A character enjoying entertainment for an older demographic is considered unusual.
28	* EntertainmentBelowTheirAge: A character enjoying entertainment for a younger demographic is considered unusual.
29	* FictionalAgeOfMajority: Characters are forced to experience a turning point at a certain chronological age.
30	* GrowingUpSucks: Social norms dictate the things people can no longer do as a result of getting older.
31	* ImprobableAge: A character's age determines the appropriateness of their occupation.
32	* KidsVersusAdults: A setting where the child characters face a rivalry with the adult characters.
33	* MilestoneBirthdayAngst: A character suffers displeasure from reaching a certain birthday due to the negative connotations associated with that age.
34	* MistakenAge: Assuming someone's age based on stereotypical factors.
35	* MusicAgeDissonance: A character's age determines the appropriateness of their music taste.
36	* NotGrowingUpSucks: A character is treated younger just because they haven't aged physically, much to their chagrin.
37	* ReallyWasBornYesterday: A seemingly unwise character is mocked as having been born recently, but it turns out they really are chronologically that young.
38	* StillBelievesInSanta: Believing in Santa Claus past a certain age is considered immature.
39	* TooOldToTrickOrTreat: A character is deemed too old to go trick-or-treating on Halloween.
40	* WhileYouWereInDiapers: Boasting about a young-age accomplishment when your foe was still learning at that age.
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42	!!Against Elders
43	* AdultHater: A character who hates adults.
44	* AgingWouldBeHipster: A middle-aged (not necessarily "old" in an objective and literal sense) or elderly character tries to break the stereotype that old people can't be hip.
45	* ChildrenAreSpecial: Children have special powers that are lost on adults or adolescents.
46	* DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult: The same kind of violence an adult would inflict upon children is seen as acceptable for children to inflict upon adults.
47	* ElderAbuse: Old people are physically harmed.
48	* ElderEmployee: (When PlayedForDrama) The older employees/eldest employee at a job is discriminated against due to their age (having them is a liability, they're incompetent at the job, etc).
49	* EmbarrassedByAChild: A child, often accompanied by a parent/guardian and in a public setting, makes another character feel embarrassed by sticking their nose in their business and criticizing them, with the parent usually taking the child's side. Notice how most of the victims tend to be adults or teenagers.
50	* GamesOfTheElderly: Stereotypical old person games, such as bingo.
51	* HistoricalLongevityJoke: A character's age is joked about by an exaggerated or misunderstood perception of their time.
52	* HollywoodMidLifeCrisis: Middle-aged people have stereotyped and exaggerated aging trauma in fiction.
53	* {{Manchild}}: An adult character is seen as immature for having interests associated with children/teenagers.
54	* NeedleworkIsForOldPeople: Sewing is considered a hobby exclusively for old people.
55	* OldMaid: Woman is deemed too old to find a husband.
56	* OldPeopleAreNonsexual: The stereotype that libido dies as you approach old age.
57	* OnlyFatalToAdults: Something that only harms adults that children are immune to.
58	* PullingYourChildAway: Someone is marked as an outcast when a parent pulls their child away from them even if the person did nothing wrong. Another trope where most of the victims are adults or teens.
59	* RamblingOldManMonologue: A stereotype to portray old folks as cranky.
60	* ReluctantRetiree: A character is mandated to retire against their will despite their competence.
61	* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: The misguided belief that being old makes a person self-entitled.
62	* TechnologicallyBlindElders: Old people are not up-to-date with the latest tech.
63	* TeenageWasteland: Kids with power rule over adult society.
64	* ThereAreNoAdults: Adult characters are absent in a setting inhabited by kids.
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66	!!Against Youth
67	* AdultsAreUseless: Adult characters are portrayed as utterly unhelpful to the youth and even abuse their experience to look down upon them.
68	* BestYearsOfYourLife: A parent lies to their child about their youth being an ideal time, even when the child is facing [[AgeAppropriateAngst serious struggles]].
69	* ChildHater: A character who hates children.
70	* ChildrenAreAWaste: Having kids is considered useless.
71	* DogGotSentToAFarm: A parent lies to a child about the fate of their lost pet, believing them too young to know the truth.
72	* DreadedKidsTable: An older child is forced to eat at the little kids' table during dinner.
73	* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: The social stigma dictating what children shouldn't know at a certain age and should be censored from.
74	* FunHatingConfiscatingAdult: An adult character who takes sadistic pleasure in taking away kids' fun.
75	* HarmfulToMinors: Something harms underage characters but adults are immune.
76	* InflationNegation: The older generation complain about the increasing prices of the economy and brag to the new generation about how things were cheaper back then.
77	* JustAKid: A character has their abilities doubted simply based on their youth.
78	* JuvenileHell: Juvenile detention centers in fiction are abusive to kids when in reality they are supposed to rehabilitate them.
79	* KiddieKid: A child is stigmatized for having interests associated with much younger children.
80	* KidsAreCruel: Children are stereotyped as malicious beings.
81	* MissConception: Lying to children about human reproduction on the perceived ground that they're too young to know the truth.
82	* MostWritersAreAdults
83	* NostalgiaFilter: The belief that things of the past are superior to similar things of the present.
84	* NotNowKiddo: When a child is dismissed simply because they're a kid.
85	* OlderIsBetter: Things created in past ages are considered better than things today.
86	* ParentInducedExtendedChildhood: A parent prevents their offspring from maturing or even aging.
87	* Really17YearsOld: A minor has to lie about their age to escape the stigma of being underage.
88	* SexMiseducationClass: One of the justifications teachers have for teaching their pupils lies about sex or limiting their knowledge is the account that they're too young.
89	* TeenHater: A character who hates teenagers.
90	* TeensAreMonsters: Teenagers are stereotyped as dangerous people.
91	* Totally18: A work emphasizes on a young character being of the legal age for an adult act, with the audience in disbelief due to the character's youthful appearance.
92	* TotallyRadical: Failed attempts at using slang to appeal to young people.
93	* TVTeen: Fiction portrays teenagers unrealistically.
94	* WhenIWasYourAge: The older generation looks down upon today's youth for having it differently than them.
95	* WouldHurtAChild: A character would willingly harm a child.
96	* YouMeddlingKids: Villains blame the young characters for catching them committing an unlawful act.
97	* YouthIsWastedOnTheDumb: Young people are considered stupid.
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99	!!Archetype Stereotypes
100	* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: A bratty and childish sibling who's a pest to their older sibling.
101	* BigBrotherBully: Older siblings are always portrayed as mean to their younger counterparts.
102	* BrattyHalfPint: A whiny and immature child.
103	* BrattyTeenageDaughter: A stuck-up, obnoxious drama queen of a teenage daughter.
104	* ChildishToothGap: Immature characters are depicted with a gap in their teeth.
105	* DeliberatelyCuteChild: A child uses their endearing nature as a manipulation tactic.
106	* DumbassTeenageSon: An adolescent son of a family who's stupid, weak, immature and incompetent.
107	* EmoTeen: Teenagers are the most expected to conform to the {{emo}} subculture, due to stereotypes that they're whiny, angsty, hormonal, and lost for identity.
108	* GrumpyOldMan: An old man who is cranky.
109	* HormoneAddledTeenager: A teenager who is impulsed by their sex drive.
110	* KidsHateVegetables: Children stereotypically have an immature disgust for vegetables.
111	* LittleJimmy: A young character with no awareness of a subject they are talking about.
112	* LittleMissSnarker: A young girl with a sassy attitude.
113	* MouthyKid: Children who act like they know everything.
114	* OldWindbag: An old character rambles to their young chagrins while on an adventure.
115	* PhoneaholicTeenager: A teenager who obsessively uses their phone.
116	* ScatterbrainedSenior: An absentminded senior citizen.
117	* ScratchyVoicedSenior: An old person with a scratchy voice.
118	* SmittenTeenageGirl: Teenage girls are portrayed with exaggerated crushes that make them act weird.

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