History Main / TeenHater

* ''Literature/RebuildWorld'': SergeantRock Shirakabe is used to being forced to deal with egotistical BoisterousWeakling young hunters at his PrivateMilitaryCompany Drankam. On a large scale, they receive favoritism, with the OldSoldier members having their rewards drained to give the young hunters equipment they didn't earn, and they get coddled. Personally, Shirakabe has to deal with Katsuya being a GlorySeeker defying him using his popularity and bullies him in turn. Shirakabe is shocked to see Akira being a HumbleHero, and Akira earning that respect drives Katsuya into becoming TheRival. He also bullies Togami until he's paid by him for training, and since Shirakabe is a SlaveToPr about earning his pay, he acts as SinkOrSwimMentor. Eventually he comes to wonder why exactly he hated Katsuya so much [[spoiler:after he dies, which Shirakabe takes surprisingly hard.]]

** "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E5TheInconveniencing The Inconveniencing]]" features an abandoned convenience store haunted by the ghosts of its former owners, an elderly couple who both absolutely ''loathe'' teens due to how teenagers would disrupt their store when they were alive, eventually leading them to die. Naturally, Wendy and her idiotic friends decide this would be an excellent place to party. One by one, they each fall victim to the ghosts, only for Dipper to save them by revealing his true age ("I'm twelve - technically not a teen") and placating the ghosts with a rendition of the "Lamby Dance."

* ''Film/HocusPocus'': After two firemen come to shut off the "burning rain of death", they express contempt for teenagers on Halloween once they exit the house.

Whether it's because they see teens as {{delinquent}}s up to no good, [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager sex fiends]], or just [[AlphaBitch plain]] [[JerkJock bullies]], some characters just have it out for teenagers. Adults, especially the elderly, parents, law officers, and middle/high school teachers, might despise teenagers for [[KidsVersusAdults rebelling against their authority]] and being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter sassy]] [[DumbassTeenageSon little]] [[PhoneaholicTeenager runts]], while children might hold a grudge against them for being [[TheBully bullies]], or simply having more freedom than younger kids, which they're very much jealous of. Even [[BoomerangBigot teenagers themselves]] are susceptible to self-loathing due to negative experiences with and stereotypes surrounding their age group. It should be noted that adults who don't hate both teenagers ''and'' children may actually favor the latter more for [[ChildrenAreInnocent being more innocent]], and parents who fall to this trope may feel nostalgia over when their rebellious teen UsedToBeASweetKid. Conversely, kids who don't also hate adults may actually be on the latter's side for attempting to discourage teens' misbehavior.

Much of the fuel for this trope comes from the stigma centered around teenagers. Recklessness, cringe, and immaturity are commonly associated with this age group, even though that [[WiseBeyondTheirYears isn't always]] [[TeenGenius the case]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid'': Sebastian definitely starts out like this, at least as far as Ariel is concerned:

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': SergeantRock Shirakabe is used to being forced to deal with egotistical BoisterousWeakling young hunters at his PrivateMilitaryCompany Drankam. On a large scale, they receive favoritism, with the OldSoldier members having their rewards drained to give the young hunters equipment they didn't earn, and they get coddled. Personally, Shirakabe has to deal with Katsuya being a GlorySeeker defying him using his popularity and bullies him in turn. Shirakabe is shocked to see Akira being a HumbleHero, and Akira earning that respect drives Katsuya into becoming TheRival. He also bullies Togami until he's paid by him for training, and since Shirakabe is a SlaveToPr about earning his pay, he acts as SinkOrSwimMentor. Eventually he comes to wonder why exactly he hated Katsuya so much [[spoiler:after he dies, which Shirakabe takes surprisingly hard.]]

* Kagemaru, the main antagonist of the first season of ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'', even flat out admits it; after yelling at the assembled crowd of students to be silent when he finally shows up, he remarks, "This is why I hate teenagers".

* ''Series/JessicaJones'': In the episode "Ain't We Got Fun", Jessica outright admits her opinion of teenagers being "self-absorbed little assholes".

* Phineas Nigellus Black of the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series loathed his students who would be from ages 11 to 18. He thought of them as tedious, self-absorbed know-it-alls. The feeling was probably mutual.

* Exaggerated in ''{{Literature/Unwind}}'', where all of society seems to have turned against teenagers. From ages 13 to 18, it is legal for parents to have their teenage children "unwound", which means to be dissected alive and have 100% of your body used as living organ transplants. A special police force exists specifically to hunt down Unwinds who "kick-AWOL" (i.e. run away) and deliver them to the harvest camps. [[spoiler:It is revealed that after the Heartland War, the teenagers who protested the terrible state of society were labeled "Feral Teens" and the "Terror Generation", and the Unwind Accord was signed into law so the government would have an excuse to get rid of them.]]

* Exaggerated in ''{{Literature/Unwind}}'', where all of society seems to have turned against teenagers. From ages 13 to 18, it is legal for parents to have their teenage children "unwound", which means to be dissected alive and have 100% of your body used as living organ transplants. It can be done for any time at any reason, and the Unwind has no choice in the matter and no say in what will happen to them.

* Exaggerated in ''{{Literature/Unwind}}'', where all of society seems to have turned against teenagers. From ages 13 to 18, it is legal for a parent to have their teenage child "unwound", which means to be dissected alive and have 100% of your body used as living organ transplants. It can be done for any time at any reason, and the Unwind has no choice in the matter and no say in what will happen to them.

Whether it's because they see teens as {{delinquent}}s up to no good, [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager sex fiends]], or just [[AlphaBitch plain]] [[JerkJock bullies]], some characters just have it out for teenagers. Adults, especially the elderly, parents, and middle/high school teachers, might despise teenagers for [[KidsVersusAdults rebelling against their authority]] and being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter sassy]] [[DumbassTeenageSon little]] [[PhoneaholicTeenager runts]], while children might hold a grudge against them for being [[TheBully bullies]] and having more freedom, which they're very much jealous of. Even [[BoomerangBigot teenagers themselves]] are susceptible to self-loathing due to negative experiences with their age group. It should be noted that adults who don't hate both children ''and'' teenagers may actually favor the former more for [[ChildrenAreInnocent being more innocent]], and parents who fall to this trope may feel nostalgia over when their rebellious teen UsedToBeASweetKid. Conversely, kids who don't also hate adults may actually be on the latter's side for attempting to discourage teens' misbehavior (albeit unsuccessfully of course).

Much of the fuel for this trope comes with the stigma centered around teenagers. Recklessness, cringe, and immaturity are commonly associated with this age group, even though that [[WiseBeyondTheirYears isn't always]] [[TeenGenius the case]].

This trope generally has the Teen Haters in question be portrayed sympathetically if the work portrays teenagers as [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]] or, in a less villainous case, simply [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]]. However, the work may take the opposite route by having the teens be sympathetic {{Troubled Teen}}s whose destructive behavior results from a DarkAndTroubledPast, [[AbusiveParents problems at home]], or just frustration over being expected to act like adults yet being treated like children, thus giving them a FreudianExcuse. This may make the Teen Haters in question the antagonists. In retaliation, the teenagers may form a TeenageWasteland.

* ''LightNovel/RebuildWorld'': SergeantRock Shirakabe is used to being forced to deal with egotistical BoisterousWeakling young hunters at his PrivateMilitaryCompany Drankam. On a large scale, they recieve favoritism, with the OldSoldier members having their rewards drained to give the young hunters equipment they didn't earn, and they get coddled. Personally, Shirakabe has to deal with Katsuya being a GlorySeeker defying him using his popularity and bullies him in turn. Shirakabe is shocked to see Akira being a HumbleHero, and Akira earning that respect drives Katsuya into becoming TheRival. He also bullies Togami until he's paid by him for training, and since Shirakabe is a SlaveToPr about earning his pay, he acts as SinkOrSwimMentor. Eventually he comes to wonder why exactly he hated Katsuya so much [[spoiler:after he dies, which Shirakabe takes surprisingly hard.]]

* ObstructiveBureaucrat Superintendent [=McClellan=] in ''Series/MonsterWarriors''. He is Mayor Mel's ambitious and incompetent adviser who constantly suspects teenagers are behind all wrongdoing in Capital City. And [[TyrantTakesTheHelm when he becomes mayor]], his first act is to build a detention centre for teenagers.

* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': When the Cherubs bring Lyle Lipton to "Lover's Lookout" in their effort to convince him not to kill himself, he expresses distaste in teenagers upon arrival.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': All of the KND ''despise'' teenagers as a result of the show exaggerating the stereotype of [[ChildrenAreInnocent kids being kids]]. This was best shown in "Operation P.O.I.N.T.", where the group is shown eavesdropping on teens outside of "The Point" and plotting revenge against them, a MakeOutPoint where teenagers are described to make the transition into full-grown adults upon admission. Their hatred is so exaggerated to the point where any member of the organization is kicked out with their memories wiped once they reach their 13th birthday, regardless of their dedication to the group. Of course, it's also out of paranoia that said member could escape with vital secrets and sell them to their enemies should they betray the organization after turning 13, which has happened at least twice. The Delightful Children tried to make nice with the teen supervillains, but even they found their behavior infuriating.

* ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'': An episode where Scrooge and his love interest/rival treasure hunter are looking for a fountain of youth has Scrooge book the family in a Florida hotel during Spring Break. Scrooge is very annoyed by the teenagers running wild. Webby tries to be sympathetic about them telling Scrooge they just need to blow off some steam during a hard academy school year. It doesn't work on Scrooge because when he was a teenager, instead of blowing off steam, he had to work on his own uncle's steam boat. Once he and Goldie discover the fountain of youth they were looking for, they're ecstatic to regain their youth, but are horrified to learn the fountain doesn't actually grant them youth, it transfers youth from someone else, [[RapidAging causing the teenagers to turn into senile elders]], which the hotel's owner has been using for centuries to retain his youth. [[EveryoneHasStandards Scrooge isn't having any of it telling the owner he can't just pawn off his old age onto someone else, not even a teenager and fights to turn the teenagers back to normal]].

* ''WesternAnimation/Ducktales2017'': An episode where Scrooge and his love interest/rival treasure hunter are looking for a fountain of youth has Scrooge book the family in a Florida hotel during Spring Break. Scrooge is very annoyed by the teenagers running wild. Webby tries to be sympathetic about them telling Scrooge they just need to blow off some steam during a hard academy school year. It doesn't work on Scrooge because when he was a teenager, instead of blowing off steam, he had to work on his own uncle's steam boat. Once he and Goldie discover the fountain of youth they were looking for, they're ecstatic to regain their youth, but are horrified to learn the fountain doesn't actually grant them youth, it transfers youth from someone else, [[RapidAging causing the teenagers to turn into senile elders]], which the hotel's owner has been using for centuries to retain his youth. [[EveryoneHasStandards Scrooge isn't having any of it telling the owner he can't just pawn off his old age onto someone else, not even a teenager and fights to turn the teenagers back to normal]].

* The Inventor of ''ComicBook/MsMarvel2014'' fame is this in ''spades''. The rationale behind his plan is basically every anti-millennial screed you've ever heard turned UpToEleven. It's ambiguous how much of it he actually believes, and how much is just him taking advantage, but he's ''absolutely'' encouraging teenagers to internalize self-hatred.

* Music/MyChemicalRomance's ''Music/TheBlackParade'': The song "Teenagers" features a chorus about how "all teenagers scare the livin' shit out of" the singer, and is about negative stereotypes of teenagers.

* In ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'', Frank Heffley, Greg's father, ''loathes'' teenagers due to their tendency to vandalize and [[ToiletPaperPrank TP]] his house on Halloween, a holiday which he very much fears the upcoming of. He becomes armed with buckets of water to drop onto them once they come onto his property to trick-or-treat. As the series goes on, it’s clear that he hates any teenager from random ones to his oldest son Rodrick. He even considered sending Greg off to military school when the latter had turned 13, only to change his mind when [[spoiler:Greg accidentally saved him from public embarrassment.]]

Whether it's because they see teens as {{delinquent}}s up to no good, [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager sex fiends]], or just [[AlphaBitch plain]] [[JerkJock bullies]], some characters just have it out for teenagers. Adults, especially the elderly, parents and middle/high school teachers, might despise teenagers for [[KidsVersusAdults rebelling against their authority]] and being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter sassy]] [[DumbassTeenageSon little]] [[PhoneaholicTeenager runts]], while children might hold a grudge against them for being [[TheBully bullies]] and having more freedom, which they're very much jealous of. Even [[BoomerangBigot teenagers themselves]] are susceptible to self-loathing due to negative experiences with their age group. It should be noted that adults who don't hate both children ''and'' teenagers may actually favor the former more for [[ChildrenAreInnocent being more innocent]], and parents who fall to this trope may feel nostalgia over when their rebellious teen UsedToBeASweetKid. Conversely, kids who don't also hate adults may actually be on the latter's side for attempting to discourage teens' misbehavior (albeit unsuccessfully of course).

Whether it's because they see teens as {{delinquent}}s up to no good, [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]], [[HormoneAddledTeenager sex fiends]], or just [[AlphaBitch plain]] [[JerkJock bullies]], some characters just have it out for teenagers. Adults, especially the elderly, parents and middle/high school teachers, might despise teenagers for rebelling against their authority and being [[BrattyTeenageDaughter sassy]] [[DumbassTeenageSon little]] [[PhoneaholicTeenager runts]], while children might hold a grudge against them for being [[TheBully bullies]] and having more freedom, which they're very much jealous of. Even [[BoomerangBigot teenagers themselves]] are susceptible to self-loathing due to negative experiences with their age group. It should be noted that adults who don't hate both children ''and'' teenagers may actually favor the former more for [[ChildrenAreInnocent being more innocent]], and parents who fall to this trope may feel nostalgia over when their rebellious teen UsedToBeASweetKid. Conversely, kids who don't also hate adults may actually be on the latter's side for attempting to discourage teens' misbehavior (albeit unsuccessfully of course).

** "[[Recap/GravityFallsS1E5TheInconveniencing The Inconveniencing]]" features an abandoned convenience store haunted by the ghosts of its former owners, who absolutely ''loathe'' teens due to how they treated the owners in their old lives, leading them to die. Naturally, Wendy and her idiotic friends decide this would be an excellent place to party. One by one, they each fall victim to the ghosts, only for Dipper to save them by revealing his true age ("I'm twelve - technically not a teen") and placating the ghosts with a rendition of the "Lamby Dance."

This trope generally has the Teen Haters in question be portrayed sympathetically if the work portrays teenagers as [[TeensAreMonsters monsters]] or, in a less villainous case, simply [[KidsAreCruel cruel kids]]. However, the work may take the opposite route by having the teens be sympathetic {{Troubled Teen}}s whose destructive behavior results from a DarkAndTroubledPast, [[AbusiveParents problems at home]], or just frustration over being expected to act like adults yet being treated like children, thus giving them a FreudianExcuse. This may make the Teen Haters in question the antagonists. In retaliation, the teenagers may retaliate by forming a TeenageWasteland.

* At one point in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'', Peter Parker proclaims "Teenagers are just the ''worst''."

* ObstructiveBureaucrat Superintendent [=McClellan=] in ''Series/MonsterWarriors''. He is Mayor Mel's ambitious and incompetent adviser who constantly suspects teenagers are behind all wrongdoing in Capital City. And [[TyrantTakesTheHelm when he becomes mayor]], his fact is to build a detention centre for teenagers.