It might just be easier for her to say a director is canceled than to consciously grapple with the larger issue, which is that she’s on her way out of the nest

i'm wicked uncomfortable with the columnist labeling that the "larger issue." yes, teens are developmentally young, and yes, the range of nuance they can or cannot produce ranges WILDLY from teen to teen, and yes, politics are all over social media -- but politics are real and important, and nobody needs an advice columnist pooh-poohing the importance of politics like that.