Blog dedicated to experiences of discrimination & mistreatment towards younger adults (roughly 18 to 30). Other age groups are welcome to share their support! Older adults are free to share past experiences they had as young adults.
Welcome to "This is Youngism". Youngism refers to a type of ageism usually targeted at people around 18-30 years old, being discriminated or mistreated due to lack of experience in the adult world in comparison to older adults or due to "not acting adult/mature enough" in the opinion of other individuals.
This account is still under construction, so posts likely will take a day or so until I start posting them.
Note (2nd of June, 2026): Still on semi hiatus: I was able to fix the IRL issue from march, but will need time to figure out things regarding this account. In the meantime, please read this post.
Related Topics: @this-is-ageism (general ageism) & @this-is-adultism (ageism targeting kids, teens / young people for not being like adults).
Youngism often also overlaps with other issues, like @this-is-ableism & @this-is-saneism, as disabled young adults often are invalidated due to their disabilities & mental health.
(other accounts that sparked inspiration, as well as accounts focusing on positivity, will be listed under the cut. If anyone wishes to be removed, please let me know. )
Housekeeping Notes:
Please avoid discriminatory language towards other groups faced with discrimination, mistreatment etc.
This account is not here to start arguments or discourse, and I'd appreciate discussions being kept civil
please include trigger warnings & content warnings as needed in your submissions, better be safe than sorry
if possible, please include alt text / image descriptions for screenshots
Other blogs this is inspired by: @this-is-npd-ableism @this-is-cluster-b-saneism @this-is-transandrophobia @this-is-exorsexism @this-is-audism @this-is-xenophobia
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i appreciate this blog sm because it seems like once you turn 18 (especially when you reach your early 20s) that no one cares about you or what you go through. everything is about children and elderly (though rightfully so and as it should because they're vulnerable by default) but they often forget that young adults are also vulnerable as well especially within marginalized groups. im sick of being told "well you're an adult now so you have to figure out" when no one taught me how to figure it out before adulthood. death to all forms of ageism.
this is a result of youngism.
I remember one thing when I turned 18 was my mother magically expecting me to know things. When I told her I was never taught, she asked what she had even sent me to school for (the thing was NOT a school related thing. It was something that's taught as part of parenting).
All age groups are vulnerable in their own right & all of us deserve to ask for help without worrying about being met with "you should know this by now", or "you're just too young, then".
A lot of ageism unfortunately also heavily overlaps with ableism, but that's a topic for another day.
Transphobia is about to be signed into law in the UK. We can fight this.
I am begging the UK trans community and its allies to attend the Mass Lobby at Parliament on June 25th, 11am-4pm, organised by Trans Solidarity Alliance.
Last year we broke the record for an LGBT+ mass lobby of Parliament. Will you help us break it again? Join us on 25th June 2026 to demand be
The new EHRC Code of Practice pushes trans people out of toilets, hospital wards, and community spaces. It normalises gender policing based on appearance and stereotypes. It becomes statutory guidance in the UK by the end of June.
Trans people are now legally their assigned gender at birth and must join gendered spaces accordingly, but if they are perceived as their lived gender, they can also be ejected from those spaces. The guidance says: either break the law, or don’t pass too well.
A mass lobby is where you invite your MP to discuss your concerns with you in-person. Ask your MP to:
Demand full parliamentary scrutiny, debate, and use their free vote on the EHRC Code of Practice.
Support any motions rejecting the EHRC guidance. As of June 4th, Labour MP Nadia Whittome has submitted a prayer motion - Early Day Motion 240.
Write to Bridget Phillipson, the Minister for Women and Equalities about our concerns
Your MP does not have to be an ally, they do not have to respond to your email for you to show up and greencard them (details below the cut.) What matters is that as many people as possible show up.
I cannot stress this enough: Showing up in person matters. It is much more effective than petitions, emails, and letters.
It is a horrible, stressful time, and I am so sorry if you're trans and live in the UK. But I was at last year's mass lobby and the line for greencarding alone stretched around the back gates. It was a record breaking mass lobby and made us impossible to ignore. Let's do even better this time. Details under the cut:
Worried about what to say?
Bring your personal worries about transphobia being signed into law, and trans friends being excluded from public spaces. You are a living person who deserves dignity. Remind your MP of that. You will also get guidance and brochures from Trans Solidarity Alliance that outlines our demands. This is mine from last year.
Money issues?
Trans Solidarity Alliance provides a travel bursary that you can sign up for via the link.
Got a refusal or no response from your MP?
Come anyway! You can request a same-day appointment with your MP through a process called greencarding. They will come and see you if they’re already in Parliament. Even if they don’t, they’re made acutely aware of your cause because you showed up in person. This is my greencard from last year.
Here is the EHRC Code of Practice in full. It's a tough read, but some highlights are:
Organisations can’t provide trans-inclusive, single-sex services, or they risk being sued for discrimination.
e.g. domestic violence support for women including trans women, men’s rugby group including trans men (12.68).
Trans people will have nowhere safe to pee.
If you’re a trans man, businesses can't allow you to pee in the men's, and you can also be ejected from women’s bathrooms if you’re perceived as a man. Vice versa for trans women. EHRC suggests a ‘third space’ bathroom, which is discriminatory and unworkable for most businesses. (13.130-133)
Sports organisations must exclude trans people from single-sex competitions (13.73).
A women’s only sports competition must exclude trans women because of their biological advantage or face potential lawsuits (13.74), but a trans man who has undergone testosterone treatment can also be excluded based on fairness rules (13.81).
Trans women are stripped of the legal definition of ‘lesbian’, and therefore no longer have legal protections if they’re discriminated against on the basis of sexual orientation. (2.50, 2.92).
Here is the Good Law Project's better explanation of the EHRC Code.
I have also made a PDF printout of QR codes for the government petition, email your MP tool, and mass lobby link to pass around your communities. DM me and I'll send it to you.
I'm 19, and since i didn't have a job after applying to a lot of places i applied to my mom's work, because i want to work in a restaurant and she said it's pretty easy to get hired there. I put her down as having referred me, but i didn't think people would put together her being my mom because we have different last names and don't really look alike. Except she told her managers i was applying, so when they called to set up an interview it was "your mom told me you wanted a job here, your mom has talked about you a lot" and it feels like they're treating me as hiring me as a favour to my mom and not me applying as an actual employee. when i showed up for my interview the first thing they said was "are you here for an interview? are you [mom's name]'s kid?"
worst is that the manager who interviewed me took down my phone number again, told me he would call or text me what time to come in for a final interview, and didn't contact me. instead, my mom texted saying "my manager told me to tell you to come in on thursday at 11" like??? I'm not a child, you can communicate with me directly, i have a phone. don't get me wrong i am really excited for this job it just bugs me that they seem to be treating me like a kid just because i'm an employee's son.
this is youngism & incredibly unprofessional.
I'm a little late responding to this, so I'm hope things are getting better.
If it's still an ongoing issue, do you think talking with your mother (so that she can tell the boss "please contact (name) directly" when this happens) might help? Telling her you want to be able to be independent in this and it would be very helpful if the boss contact you directly instead of using her as the messenger.
i'm over 30 now, but i still look a lot younger than i am somehow (literally got mistaken for 16 last year) and the way i still get treated like i'm a child somehow is maddening?. "oh xyz symptoms are normal in young people, go home" (no, they aren't, and also i'm not even young). like i'm constantly being condescended to, talked down to, and treated like i'm a silly little girl or something, like i don't have any relevant life experiences, like i don't know what i'm talking about, like i don't need medical treatment, etc. (while simultaneously told that i'm so 'blessed' to look younger than i am, it's not a blessing to see, for this long, how deep youngism and ageism go, it's horrible and it hasn't stopped :/)
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Okay, after looking through the inbox a few days ago & over the past months seeing posts this account is being tagged in, if really hate to have to make a boundary post.
This account was meant to be a place where I don't let my own boundaries get in the way. But I may need to for my mental health.
Please don't tag me in posts discussing controversies regarding other this-is accounts. Please do not send me asks expressing how you sent it here, because another blogs mod is a flawed person.
Whilst not diagnosed, I do have symptoms that at the very least mirror something close to moral-ocd. And these kind of things make me incredibly anxious about the possibility of slipping up myself and being mass hated. (to put it lightly)
I made it incredibly clear in a previous post that I am still flawed & far from perfect, I am just trying my best here & am avoiding any personal biases I may have grown up with affecting this accounts content. I'm trying to unlearn certain biases and work on certain flaws - but those are personal issues and do not belong on this account. This account being near-free of own opinions (beyond the account topic ) is in part also meant to be a safe space for everyone, including me, who is scared of their flaws making them a bad person.
I apologize if this seems rambly and a little all over the place, but I'm actively scared of checking this accounts notifications as of recent weeks.
Unless another this-is account is being youngist, there is no reason to bring name-drops into my inbox. Even if you are reporting youngism I'd prefer no name-dropping where it can be avoided.
I'm scared to post this, as I've been on the internet for long enough to know people might misunderstand this or jump to conclusions about me. But I think I rather put this here and try again than delete this blog. At least for now.
It's important to me to have a platform these experiences can be shared on. But if I eventually feel like it simply isn't safe for my own well being, I'll unfortunately need to discontinue this account. I hope it doesn't come to that.
I'll be checking things i was tagged jn & the inbox later today if I remember 🙏 Apologies for taking a while, there's some personal matters going on IRL
Hello! This blog is dedicated to sharing the experiences of people with OCD and similar disorders (undiagnosed/suspecting folk are welcome too!) along with the discrimination they face. If this looks familiar, it’s because it was inspired by many of the numerous other this-is blogs!
What is OCD and the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum?
[PT: What is OCD and the Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum?]
OCD stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. It’s a disorder characterized by unwanted and intrusive, thoughts, feelings, and fears (obsessions) followed by strict behaviors (compulsions) to alleviate the distress caused by the obsessions. There are other disorders that follow similar patterns but are more specialized than OCD, like compulsive skin-picking, hair-pulling, body dysmorphia, and even eating disorders.
About the Mod and Blog Decorations
[PT: About the Mod and Blog Decorations]
Call me Arcturus (Arc for short). My pronouns are he/him. I’m not gonna get super personal here, so just know I’m a guy who’s had OCD since he was 8 years old and has faced a LOT of people not understanding it. I have some other disabilities, but OCD is the only one that has to do with this blog.
The banner of this blog is the obsessive-compulsive spectrum flag and the avatar is the OCD flag! Both of these were created by Tumblr User @gravecoric (let me know if you would like me to remove the @).
Blog Rules
[PT: Blog Rules]
1: No other forms of bigotry. This blog is meant to combat discrimination. Do not stigmatize other disorders (including cluster b disorders and non-contact paras), races, religions, genders, identities, etc. I currently don’t have a DNI because educating everyone is important, and preventing certain groups from accessing such information (especially when it’s information they clearly lack as showcased by their harmful takes/behaviors) just makes the problem worse. Please don’t give me a reason to add a DNI.
2: I’m human. If I make a mistake or say something wrong, politely correct me. Please do not harass me, constantly ping me, or things of the sort. If I worded something confusingly, send me an ask! I’d be glad to make any adjustments to make it easier on everyone, just do so nicely!
3: Do not compare experiences. There’s no reward for having a worse time than other people. I understand seeking validation, but please do so in a way that doesn’t invalidate others.
4: Keep submissions to OCD and obsessive-compulsive-spec disorders. For general ableism or saneism, consider sending an ask to @this-is-ableism or @this-is-saneism. (Let me know if you’d like me to remove the @!)
5: Asks about information on OCD/the OCspec are not only welcome, but encouraged.
6: I cannot diagnose anyone with anything as I am not licensed and I don’t know the submitters personally. I can say “That sounds like OCD” or “This could be indicative of being on the OCspec,” but again, I cannot provide definitive answers or a professional diagnosis.
That’s all I can think of right now. I’ll edit this as needed, of course. Hope everyone has a good day/afternoon/evening/night! :)
Youngism is your parents never listening to you when you were right teling them things you're already doing and never apologizing when their proven wrong. Nobody else ever complained but still my parents made my mental health worst not allowing me little pleasures and talents which make me happy and functional and maybe extra cash.
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Is it youngism to be told you might be too young for your job and too I'm too immature ? (I'm 26 years old and I work at a high school) They even said I should apply elsewhere like an elementary school and transfer there because they were told they can't fire me.😞😔
Not a submission but do you know of any this-is blogs that are focused on abuse experiences or trauma in general? I'm not sure if there are any at all, I'd make it myself but knowing me I'd probably abandon it within a week on accident
Feel free to ignore this ask TT
Unfortunately I do not, but if anyone wants to make a "this-is-traumatic" blog, I'd happily boost it (as long as it's not made by a bigot ofc)!
I'm glad to hear I've managed to keep this blog safe thus far.
I'm definitely not perfect either & am still learning info on paraphilia's at my own pace -- unlearning any harmful assumptions I've grown up with.
My goal on this blog is to keep whatever views I have on most topics off here. This account isn't a place for discourse; it's simply a place to listen & share experiences. To be heard.
If I were to exclude anyone for their struggles then that would go against the point of the blog.
As long as people on here aren't being genuinely harmful and unsafe to myself or any askers, they're welcome here. As long as you're not hurting anyone, it's none of my business.
If I ever unknowingly do use harmful language, please feel free to let me know 🙏
your made up scenario isn’t real (shocker) and makes no difference when your kids are starving for your acknowledgment of the pain you caused them. you’re only performing the role of a good parent, without having to actually do any heavy lifting
[Image ID: Tumblr tags reading: #you'll die for me. awesome. will you break a habit for me? will you learn something new for me? will you fix your mistakes for me? #dying for me is surprisingly easy - it's often passive and instantaneous and you only need to do it once #will you do the hard thing of constantly and consistently putting in the work again and again and again? /End ID]
I may be on semi hiatus. I'll try to clear inbox when I can.
Something happened and I will probably need to fight to get it under control again. I won't share here (too personal vent) what it is exactly, but I'll be okay & I'll try to be safe.
Feel free to keep submitting things, it may just take longer to get to anything.
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I wasn't the most poor, as I lived in the city in a high cost area, but my family struggled to afford food sometimes, especially what actually met my nutrition requirements as I grew up. I'm an adult but am regularly confused as 14 (or around there, 12-16).
I've seen a significant amount of people imply that women attracted to me are only attracted to me because I look like a child and they are therefore pedophiles, that me being sexual in any way is pandering to child predators, again, I'm a grown ass adult man, I should be able to be seen as attractive with it having absolutely no relation to me being poor, being poor is not the same thing as being a child.
As an 18 year old, I once made the factual statement that I was an adult. This was met with laughter and being told that "no actually you're still a child". I never once denied my lack of experience with being an adult, I simply stated that I am one.
The fact that a lot of people are unable to recognize that someone can be less experienced than themselves without equating that person to a child is ridiculous.
The fact that so many people have this idea ingrained in them that you have to live to a certain age to be considered a "real adult" is ridiculous
An 18 year old on a legal level has pretty much all the same rights, voting power, and general ability to consent (body modification, marriage, sex, medical care, legally binding contracts contracts), etc as a 45 year old, stop infantilizing them!
